Killer Elite

Killer Elite was an American hip hop group from Van Nuys, California formed in 2028. Its original members included Eddie Machado, Coyote Ugly, Benjamin Brown, Raygun Kim, and the Monk. Killer Elite has been cited as one of the most popular musical acts of the 2030s, and a significant influence on the development of album-oriented rap. Killer Elite permanently disbanded in 2042 following the suicide of Coyote Ugly after finishing the final album the group worked on together.

The original members initially recorded together in Oakland, California during a series of sessions in 2026 under the informal name Cop Killers. Despite the fruitful output of these sessions, the members had too many other commitments to continue working together until eighteen months later when they reformed (sans The Monk) as Killer Elite. The leak of their early mixtapes created considerable music industry buzz that led them to sign a lucrative deal with Def Jam Records that gave them total artistic freedom.

Their self-titled debut album became extremely popular on its release in November 2028 but elicited strongly polarized reactions from both critics and audiences alike. This pattern followed for most of their early albums, with Ride (2030) standing out as the most commercially successful. In the same year, they officially released their early mixtapes after significant overdubs and remixing as The Bay City Mixtapes.

Discography

 * Killer Elite (2028)
 * Killer Elite II (2029)
 * Ride (2030)
 * Enemies WIthin (2031)
 * Ethereal Expedition (2035)
 * Pangaea (2037)
 * The Dark Forest (2038)
 * War of the World (2040)
 * Birth (2042)