Monsta Island Czars

Monsta Island Czars
OriginNew York City, U.S.
GenresHip-hop
Years active1993–2008, 2010
Labels
Past members
  • MF Grimm (Superstar Jet Jaguar)
  • Ahmed (MechaGodzilla)[1]
  • Big Bad Baragon (BARAGON/Moguera)[2]
  • B-Wyze
  • CX KidtroniK
  • Fatman Scoop (Deceased)
  • Gamera[3]
  • Gonzo
  • InfinitEVOL (Grimlock)
  • Junclassic (Gabarah) (Deceased)
  • Kongcrete (Kong) (Deceased)
  • KEO/Lord Scotch (Lord Smog)
  • K.Sise (Monsta X)
  • Kurious (Gappa/Biolante)
  • Kwite Def (Kamackeris)
  • Majesty (GAMMA-RA) (Deceased)
  • MeccaGodZilla
  • MF Bash (Bashton Da Invizabul Mang/Invisible Man)
  • MF Doom (King Geedorah) (Deceased)
  • MF Mez (Destroyah)
  • RapOet (King Orga)
  • Raylong (Monsta Zero)
  • Roc Raida (Deceased)
  • RODAN
  • Spiega (Deceased)
  • Subroc (SpaceGodZilla) (Deceased)
  • Tommy Gunn (Megalon) (Deceased)
  • Wayne-O (Pip)
  • X-Ray Da Mindbenda (King Cesar) (Deceased)
  • Yves St. LaRock (Deceased)
  • Zamir the Dutch Master Sword (Gigan)

Monsta Island Czars (M.I.C.) was a New York City-based hip-hop collective that was formed by MF Grimm in 1993, and included MF Doom, among numerous New York MCs, music producers, DJs, visual artists, break-dancers, and entrepreneurs.[4]

History

The majority of the group were given aliases riffing on the Kaiju ("strange beast" or "monster") in Toho's Godzilla movies. Escape from Monsta Island!, their only officially-released full-length album, was released in 2003 by Metal Face Records and Benn Grimm Entertainment. Most of the tracks on the album were produced by X-Ray or King Geedorah (MF Doom).

It was rumored in 2003 that a follow-up album was set to release, titled Return To Monsta Island[5], however, this was dispelled in a 2007 interview[6] with X-Ray. Fans soon became unsure whether the group was on hiatus or had broken up. Clues included the collective's MySpace webpage being deleted and their official site (monstaisland.com) going dark. In 2007, rumors continued that M.I.C. was still active and working on new tracks, but nothing seemed to come out of it.[7] The group broke up in 2008[8] but briefly reunited in 2010[9].

In 2013 and 2016, X-Ray (as King Cesar) released two new albums titled All Hail the King and All the King's Men, featuring multiple former members of M.I.C., including Gabarah, Kamackeris, Kong, Megalon, Monsta X, Rodan, and Spiega.

Discography

  • The Next 1,099 Years (1999)
  • "Run the Sphere" [single/EP] (2000)
  • Escape from Monsta Island! (2003)
  • "Escape!" [single/EP] (2003)
  • "The Come Up" [EP] (2014)
  • Monsta Mixes [compilation] (2024)

References

  1. ↑ "XRay Da Mindbenda Exclusive Interview!". YouTube. Changing of the Hip Hop Guards. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Baragon (Monsta Island Czars)". UG Rap. Underground Rap Magazine. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Winning, Brolin. "Monster Mixes Vol #1". Alpha Beats. Alpha Beats. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Infinit Evol on MF Grimm, Monsta Island & Jay Electronica". YouTube. May 17, 2010.
  5. ↑ Carey, Percy. "Best of MF". Discogs. Day By Day Entertainment. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ "X-Ray Interview, August 2007". Archived from the original on October 17, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Rumors of new M.I.C. projects on Wu-Tang Forums in late 2000s". Archived from the original on March 28, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  8. ↑ http://www.ugrap.de/interviews/tommy-gunn/
  9. ↑ .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qle3M2Yk-6w
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