Ugly Leaders

Croatian rap group from Rijeka, formed in 1988 by DJ Pimp, DJ R and MC Condom X. Like it was the case for the rap groups that emerged on the Croatian territory (then part of the former Yougoslav state) in late '80s, they rapped in english and didn't have any studio recordings of their own until 1992 when they produced their debut album Channel Is Deep & Beech and released it independently. While recording the material that was going to be their sophomore album, DJ R left the group to pursue his career as a member of various heavy metal bands through the remainder of the decade, and at that point a new member Gigi joined. Their second album Prisoners Of Pain, co-produced by Denyken, who's been better known within croatian rock circles, dropped in 1994 in conjuction between Denyken Records and croatian major label Croatia Records. The following years saw them being active through compilation appearances, most notably Rijekkka's Most Wanted in 1995, and live performances both in their country and internationally. DJ R returned in 1996 but kept on with his involvement with the rock music scene alongside his hiphop membership. The crew re-emerged in 1998 with the track "On Da Mic" and the accompanying video that both featured Rob-G, US rapper of croatian descent. This led to recording new material through the following year and releasing it as "2000 EP" in early 2000, as well as recording several videos. Later the same year they appeared on the Hip Hop Generacija 2001 compilation and by 2001 the band was inactive, eventhough its members, each with his own solo projects, more or less continued to be present in the scene for a while afterwards.