Tha Hoodz are the Dj / Producer partnership of Brent Frost aka richard steel &
Kenji Simon aka Kenji 451.
Their sound lurks in moodiness. Atmospheric and dark.
Having similar musical influences ranging from Hardcore and Punk to Hip Hop,
they now create bass-heavy electronic
Hip Hop hybrids.

richard steel is from St. Paul, Minnesota
and currently resides in Berlin.
Dj and passionate record collector since 1999 producing music about 5 years.
He co-hosted a radio-show and honed his skills in front of audiences improvising with live acts including Infinite livez (big dada / ninja tune records). richard has no past releases.

Berlin born Kenji 451 has been spinning
and producing for 15 years. He is also Tour-Dj for the german Hip Hop Duo „Zugezogen Maskulin“

Releases:
Long Lost Relative „XX EP“ LP / 2015 LLR Records
Long Lost Relative „return“ LP / 2014 LLR RecordsKenji 451 „Trust“ LP / 2014 edit entertainment
Wake Up People „Dark World Light“ LP / 2013
Grimm 104 / 2013 Buback Records

Now choosing to release music through
the alias “adopted names” the reticent duo communicate through their deeply harmonic multi layerd sound.
Their tangled structures demand immersion.