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Before Eyedea & Abilities were an MC/DJ pair, they were <a href="spotify:artist:1AgWsZON0joqldki9fG6bn">Mike Larsen</a> and Gregory "Max" Keltgen, two friends from Minneapolis. In 1997, however, while still in high school, the duo began competing in the battle circuit, gaining recognition from high-profile wins at 1999's Scribble Jam and the 2000 HBO-televised Blaze-Battle World Championships, among others. Despite rumors of possible deals with Puff Daddy or <a href="spotify:artist:7dGJo4pcD2V6oG8kP0tJRR">Eminem</a>, Eyedea & Abilities chose to sign with fellow Minnesotans <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Rhymesayers%22">Rhymesayers</a>, and released their debut album, First Born, in 2001. A departure from the battle raps they had previously done, First Born was an introspective concept album musing about the state of hip-hop and life. Because both Eyedea & Abilities were involved in other projects (Oliver Hart and <a href="spotify:artist:5fGjMsFedwgYZH9OsAJrAl">the Micranots</a>, respectively), their second album, E&A, didn't come out until 2004. By the Throat arrived in 2009. On October 17 of the following year, <a href="spotify:artist:1AgWsZON0joqldki9fG6bn">Eyedea</a> died in his sleep of an apparent drug overdose. ~ Marisa Brown, Rovi
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