It’s been more than 20 years since Atmosphere, the underground hip-hop duo out of Minneapolis, first toured with Sage Francis and Mr. Dibbs, and their new Imagine the Fun tour with all three acts is ...

Drawing the biggest crowd ever for a homegrown hip-hop act at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand was just one of many reasons Saturday’s concert by Atmosphere felt like a truly big deal. After ...

I was looking forward to having Atmosphere visit us at KEXP, in part because the band is from my old hometown of Minneapolis. That city has always had a vibrant, active music scene, and I was eager to ...

Atmosphere’s rapper Slug didn’t harbor any aspirations that he and producer Ant would have a long career when they started releasing music 39 years ago. Their hometown of Minneapolis wasn’t exactly a ...

Hardcore fans of Minneapolis punks Lifter Puller get “LFTR PLLR” tattooed across their knuckles, but after Rob Osbourne (Ozzy’s adopted kid) appeared on the cover of People magazine wearing an ...

ATMOSPHERE There's always something good on Slug's TV. Until very recently, white rappers were connected with and introduced to the public by black rappers. Beastie Boys were inaugurated by Run-D.M.C.

“I do think the culture has changed, because it’s not just us,” Slug said. “Some of my colleagues and peers have continued to perform, continue to tour and put out records well into their 40s and 50s.

Originally formed in 1993, Atmosphere boasts a career of steady success as an independent hip hop group. Over 17 years the collective has survived various incarnations to the present lineup which ...

The Oregon baseball team is one of the top- ranked teams in the Big Ten. Now, that’s not a bad place to be heading into the postseason, but... Minneapolis-based hip-hop duo Atmosphere brought its ...

This weekend, I stumbled across a Tumblr that linked to the column with Washburn High School yearbook photos of National Public Radio Journalist Michele Norris and rapper Slug of the group Atmosphere.