Black Alien & Speed was an independent Brazilian Hip hop

Hip hop music

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 duo active between 1993 and 2001. Made up of singer Black Alien and the late producer/musician/rapper Speed, they started out using the name "Speedfreaks" and around 1998 became "Black Alien & Speed".

The group performed and recorded in Brazil with artists such as Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa

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, De La Soul

De La Soul

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, Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys

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, Chad Smith

Chad Smith

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 (Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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), Carlos Lyra

Carlos Lyra

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, Roberto Menescal, Nação Zumbi

Nação Zumbi

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, Otto

Otto

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, Marcelo D2

Marcelo D2

Marcelo D2 is a Brazilian rapper.- Biography :A former vocalist of the band Planet Hemp, he started his solo career in 1998 with the album Eu Tiro É Onda. The album was recorded in his studio by David Corcos, and was mixed in New York and Los Angeles by Carlos Bass and Mário Caldato Jr...

 and many others. In 2001, 80.000 copies of the hit "Quem Que Caguetou?"/"Follow Me, Follow Me" were released in a magazine in Brazil, and later in 2003, this song was in a commercial for a Nissan car called "Le Marathon". With the advertisement success, famous DJ Fatboy Slim

Fatboy Slim

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 remix

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ed the track and the remixed version became another hit.

In 2005 the group separated and both members are working on solo careers. Black Alien has recorded a successful solo album, Babylon By Gus, Vol. 1 (2004).