TheOGM was born in Elizabeth , New Jersey, raised in Linden , New Jersey; Eaddy is from Newark, New Jersey. Both were part of the same performing arts collective, the NJstreetKLAN (also known as the JerseyKLAN) and formed the group in Newark in 2012. They were influenced by hip-hop and gangsta rappers ( DMX and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony ) in their teens, but later began attending underground punk shows in Brooklyn featuring Japanther , Cerebral Ballzy and The Death Set as well as Ninjasonik, Theophilus London and the A.L.I.E.N. art shows. The band also cites influences that include horror movies and director/former White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie . Critics have noted the band’s cinematic influences as well as those of its punk and hip-hop roots, though the band has been compared to Death Grips , Black Flag , Big Black and Bad Brains .
Formed the group in Newark
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