Lawless Element

The duo of Magnif and Griot became engulfed in hip hop culture at the ages of 6 and 9, and spent their teenage years honing their skills on the production boards and on the microphone.

The next year, the duo hooked up with fellow Detroit native, producer J Dilla, to release the single "The Shining".

In early 2005, LE worked with Dilla's Jaylib partner Madlib on the single "High", which landed them a deal with popular independent rap label Babygrande Records.

URB magazine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and stated that it was "Heavily influenced by the golden age of De La Soul, Pete Rock and DJ Premier" and that it featured "12 top-shelf tracks" The album also earned the duo Featured Artist status on the Okayplayer website.

Magnif has continued production work for a number of other underground acts, and released a mixtape titled SupaBeatMaker in late 2005.