the X-Ecutioners are a group of American hip hop DJs/turntablists from
New York City, New York. The group formed in 1989, and currently
consists of three DJs, including Total Eclipse, DJ Boogie Blind, DJ
Precision. Original members of the group included Mista Sinista, Rob
Swift, and Roc Raida (who died in September 2009).the X-Ecutioners
formed as a DJ crew in 1989 that originally included 11 members. The
group's original name was the X-Men named after the Marvel Comics
superhero team which was chosen partly because of their rivalry
between DJ Clark Kent's crew of DJs, known as the Supermen, and after
the DC Comics' Superman. They later changed their name for trademark
reasons.After the group's name changed, the crew was later reduced to
members Rob Swift, Roc Raida, Total Eclipse, and Mista Sinista (named
after the X-Men villain Mister Sinister) before releasing their debut
studio album, X-Pressions in 1997. Sinista later left the group
shortly after the release of their second studio album Built from
Scratch in 2001.the X-Ecutioners have worked with many famous artists
on their albums Built from Scratch and Revolutions and are highly
respected in hip hop for their turntable skills, being famous for the
technique known as beat juggling. They have been known to do numerous
collaborations, ranging from Kool G Rap to Cypress Hill, Mike Shinoda
y Joe Hahn of rock band Linkin Park, and co-released a collaboration
album with Mike Patton called General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners. The
X-Ecutioners contributed a remix of Run-DMC's "King of Rock" on the
Harmonix game Amplitude, and the song "Like This" was featured in the
video game SSX 3. Their Music and themselves were also featured in the
game, NFL Street. As of 2007, Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and Precision
have formed a new group called Ill Insanity. Their latest studio album
release, Ground Xero contains 14 tracks featuring the likes of DJ
QBert, DJ Excess, and Grand Master Roc Raida. Ill Insanity has posted
a blog on their Myspace regarding a reunion tour in Australia in
October 2008. The group commented in their blog
New York City, New York. The group formed in 1989, and currently
consists of three DJs, including Total Eclipse, DJ Boogie Blind, DJ
Precision. Original members of the group included Mista Sinista, Rob
Swift, and Roc Raida (who died in September 2009).the X-Ecutioners
formed as a DJ crew in 1989 that originally included 11 members. The
group's original name was the X-Men named after the Marvel Comics
superhero team which was chosen partly because of their rivalry
between DJ Clark Kent's crew of DJs, known as the Supermen, and after
the DC Comics' Superman. They later changed their name for trademark
reasons.After the group's name changed, the crew was later reduced to
members Rob Swift, Roc Raida, Total Eclipse, and Mista Sinista (named
after the X-Men villain Mister Sinister) before releasing their debut
studio album, X-Pressions in 1997. Sinista later left the group
shortly after the release of their second studio album Built from
Scratch in 2001.the X-Ecutioners have worked with many famous artists
on their albums Built from Scratch and Revolutions and are highly
respected in hip hop for their turntable skills, being famous for the
technique known as beat juggling. They have been known to do numerous
collaborations, ranging from Kool G Rap to Cypress Hill, Mike Shinoda
y Joe Hahn of rock band Linkin Park, and co-released a collaboration
album with Mike Patton called General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners. The
X-Ecutioners contributed a remix of Run-DMC's "King of Rock" on the
Harmonix game Amplitude, and the song "Like This" was featured in the
video game SSX 3. Their Music and themselves were also featured in the
game, NFL Street. As of 2007, Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and Precision
have formed a new group called Ill Insanity. Their latest studio album
release, Ground Xero contains 14 tracks featuring the likes of DJ
QBert, DJ Excess, and Grand Master Roc Raida. Ill Insanity has posted
a blog on their Myspace regarding a reunion tour in Australia in
October 2008. The group commented in their blog
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