Antipop Consortium are an alternative hip hop group. The group formed in 1997, when Beans, High Priest, M. Sayyid and producer Earl Blaize met at a poetry slam in New York City. They are notable for their stream-of-consciousness lyrics and musical references to contemporary composition methods.

The group disbanded due to creative differences in August 2002, with Beans pursuing a solo career while High Priest and M. Sayyid formed Airborn Audio, which released a single album, Good Fortune, on Ninja Tune in 2005, and toured with The Faint and Bright Eyes. All three members have pursued solo projects since the group’s breakup.

They reunited in 2007. In an August 2007 interview , the four members stated that they reunited with the intention of touring and releasing a new record.

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Last night on the evening of the release of their new album Fluorescent Black, Dj Rupture of Mudd Up interviewed Beans and Priest on the history of Antipop. Both Beans and Priest tell the story of Antipop with their own memories. They give many awesome details of how was the New York Rap scene in the late 90′s breaking up with weighty music. If you missed you can grab it here!