Monsta Island Czars


Monsta Island Czars is a hip-hop collective based in New York City, New York, United States most notable for members MF Grimm and MF Doom.

History

The members of the group take their names from movie monsters from Toho's Godzilla movies. Their first full-length album, Escape from Monsta Island! was released in 2003 by Metal Face Records. Most M.I.C. tracks are produced by King Caesar or King Geedorah. Throughout the years it seems many group members have become inactive, including MF Doom.
There was a rumor that the remaining members of M.I.C. were set to release a new album titled 'Return To Monsta Island' sometime in 2007, but this rumor was dispelled in an interview with X-Ray. There has been no known M.I.C. activity since 2009, and it appears the group is defunct.

Rumored breakup

Around the time the rumor of "Return to Monsta Island" was dispelled, fans became unsure whether the group is on hiatus or have split up. Clues included the collective's MySpace webpage being deleted, and their official site going down. Some of the older M.I.C. members have scattered to other record labels such as Mindbenda Recordings & Classified Recordings. In 2007 rumors continued that W.I.C. was still active and working on new tracks, but nothing seemed to come out of it.
Since the release of "Escape from Monsta Island!" and the supposed split of the M.I.C., MF Grimm and Bed Stuy rapper Poison Pen have collaborated on a track for "Stronghold: the Mixtape, Vol. 2" under the moniker Strong Monstas. In the intro to the song, Grimm names himself, Poison Pen, Breez Evahflowin and Rodan as the members of Strong Monstas.
Due to no new information related to Monsta Island Czars surfacing since, it appears the group is now defunct.

Discography

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