Dirty Circus

After three successful independent albums as part of the critically-acclaimed Sweatshop Union crew, DIRTY CIRCUS is close to releasing its new album and reaching more people than ever with their brand of patented party-rocking yet conscious hip hop music. DIRTY CIRCUS, made up of DJ ItchyRon, Mos Eisley and Metty the Dert Merchant, got their start in the late ‘90s performing, collaborating with other artists, creating underground tapes and selling them hand to hand. Taking the collaborations a step further, they pooled resources with four other Vancouver-based rappers to assemble their first professionally recorded and manufactured album, Sweatshop Union’s Local 604. After selling over a thousand copies of the project without distribution, the newly-formed Sweatshop Union caught the attention of independent record label Battle Axe Records, who picked up the album and gave it formal distribution. With the Battle Axe release of the debut Sweatshop Union album in 2002, the crew created several music videos and hit the road hard, touring and rocking shows. Building further upon the momentum they established, they recorded tw... more...