The pair met in high school and formed the group in 1998 during their time in Hiawatha Correctional Facility.
[1] Binary Star's debut effort, Waterworld, was produced on a $500 budget[2] and released in 1999, under the label Terrorist Records.
An extensive tour of Michigan followed, as both members of the duo were on parole and were not permitted to leave the state.
[3] Masters of the Universe was essentially a remixed version of Waterworld,[4] but garnered more attention, selling over 20,000 copies.
In 2013, Binary Star released its first album since Masters of the Universe, a self-titled EP to celebrate the duo's 15th anniversary.