Flobots

Featuring dual MCs as well as a full band, Flobots are a progressive rap group from Denver, CO, with a political conscious, musical chops, and a powerful live show. Flobots were founded in 2005 and released their debut recording, the seven-track Present Platypus EP, that October. Their debut full-length, Fight with Tools, followed a couple years later. The group inspired a strong following in the Denver region and found themselves opening shows for Public Enemy and the Fray. In 2008, Flobots were offered a major-label contract by Universal, which re-released Fight with Tools on its Republic subsidiary and issued 2010's Survival Story. ~ Jason Birchmeier