Sweatshop Union is a Canadian hip hop collective. Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ...

The group came together in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2000, when four politically-minded rap acts (Kyprios, Dirty Circus, Creative Minds and Innocent Bystanders) came together as a collective. Like rap groups such as Wu-Tang Clan, each of the constituent acts continues to record and perform independently as well as with Sweatshop Union. This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wu-Tang Clan is a pioneering hardcore rap group, originally from Staten Island, New York, USA (Staten Island is referred to as Shaolin in their lyrics). ...

They released their self-titled debut album independently in 2001; the following year, it was released on Battleaxe Records, Swollen Members' label, as Local 604. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Battleaxe Records is an independent music label from Vancouver created by Swollen Members member Mad Child out of a desire of the band to release their own material. ... from left to right: Prevail, Mad Child, and Rob the Viking. ...

Members of the group include Kyprios, Metty the DertMerchant, Mos Eisley, DJ Itchy Ron, Mr. Marmalade, Conscience and Dusty Melodica.

Discography

• Sweatshop Union (2001)
• Local 604 (2002)
• Natural Progression (2004)
• United We Fall (2005)

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External Link

• Sweatshop Union (http://www.sweatshopunion.com/)