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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2003–2019 |
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Foreign Beggars were an English hip hop and dubstep group. Since their formation in 2002, the group's trajectory had seen them evolve from an underground hip hop group to an electronic crossover act. The group consisted of four artists individually known as Orifice Vulgatron (Pavan Mukhi, vocals), Metropolis Graham (Ebow Enyan Graham, vocals), DJ Nonames (James Miller, turntables), and Dag Nabbit (Dag Torgersbraten, producer). Vulgatron and Metropolis combined with Noisia to make the side project and supergroup "I Am Legion".[1] They released their collaborative album I Am Legion on 2 September 2013.
Foreign Beggars made their start producing several singles and albums on their own Dented Records imprint. In 2011 they teamed up with the Never Say Die label on The Harder They Fall EP. Following a diverse series of singles for mau5trap released in 2012, the group released its new album The Uprising on the deadmau5-helmed label. In celebration of the release of the album, Foreign Beggars went on UK and North American tours to showcase their new material in the live arena.
On 9 May 2019, the group announced via Facebook they were to disband after 17 years together,[2] with Mukhi announcing a new solo project, PAV4N, around the same date.
On 18 April 2020, Foreign Beggars member Ebow Enyan 'Metropolis' Graham 'suffered an accident at home and died in the early hours of the morning'.[3][4][5]
On 29 January 2021, the group's remaining members collaborated with Delhi-based hip hop duo Seedhe Maut and producer Sez on the Beat to release the song 'No Enema'.[6]
- ^ "Noisia Feat Foreign Beggars - Make Those Moves - YouTube". YouTube. 12 June 2013.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Foreign Beggars". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Reilly, Nick (20 April 2020). "Foreign Beggars' Ebow "Metropolis" Graham has died at the age of 40". NME.
- ^ "Foreign Beggars star Ebow 'Metropolis' Graham dies in 'accident' aged 41". The Independent. 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Foreign Beggars' Ebow "Metropolis" Graham has died, aged 41". DJMag.com. 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Remembering Ebow 'Metropolis' Graham, trailblazing UK rapper and master of polemical verse". The Independent. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.