The Artifacts is a hip-hop group consisting of El Da Sensei, Tame One and DJ Kaos. They hail from Newark, New Jersey and made underground music that paid homage to the four elements of hip-hop.
The Artifacts’ most popular single “Wrong Side of Da Tracks” paid special homage to graffiti, as they were graffiti writers themselves. Other of artifacts’ popular hits include “Easter”, “C’Mon wit da Git Down” and “The Ultimate (You Know The Time)”
Which member of Artifacts music group has died?
Tame One, a founding member of the New Jersey-based Hip Hop collective Artifacts has passed away at the age of 52. No cause of death has been released.
His passing was confirmed by Rah Digga, who posted an emotional tribute and offered her condolences on Instagram.
“I usually don’t race to the internet to post news like this when I’m in the middle of feeling it…but we gonna give this Jersey legend his muthafuckin flowers!!” she wrote. “Hold your head @el_da_sensei #RIPTameOne #Artifacts #LegendsNeverDie #BrickCity #JerseyShit #YouHadToBeOutside.”
Hailing from Newark, New Jersey, the Artifacts consisted of Tame One, El Da Sensei and DJ Kaos. Also known as “The Brick City Kids,” the Artifacts dropped their debut album, Between a Rock and a Hard Place on October 25, 1994.
The project was critically acclaimed for its b-boy and graffiti motifs and the album featured production from Buckwild of D.I.T.C., along T-Ray of the Soul Assassins crew.
Their sophomore album, That’s Them was released on April 15, 1997, and the group split up soon after its release.
Over the years, the Artifacts would reunite for occasional performances but didn’t release another project until this year’s No Expiration Date, a joint project with producer Buckwild, released in August 2022.