In 2000 Youngblood released Unlearn, which featured appearances by Talib Kweli, Mike Ladd, DJ Skooly and Ike Willis.

Unlearn, which like Word On The Street was released independently, garnered the band significant attention and led to them being signed to Ozone Music NYC.

McIntosh rejoined the band in 2013, and his playing and songwriting both appear on Pax Volumi, which was released on September 9, 2013, by Tru Thoughts.

In 2021, following 13 allegations of grooming students/ex-students by founding member David Henzie-Skogen,[5] Joseph Goltz announced on behalf of the band that "We don't know what the future holds for the band...", but that "...we will no longer be working under his leadership or with his label going forward.

Layered Arts Collective also functioned as a record label/publishing house for their family of artists (including Cougar, a group of experimental rockers that also counted David Henzie-Skogen as a member).