Themselves

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title: "Themselves" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["anticon", "american-hip-hop-duos", "musical-duos-from-california", "musical-groups-from-oakland,-california", "musical-groups-established-in-1998"] description: "American hip hop group" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themselves" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American hip hop group ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]

Field	Value
name	Themselves
background	group_or_band
alias	Them
origin	Oakland, California
genre	Hip hop
years_active	1998–present
label	Anticon
associated_acts	Subtle, 13 & God
current_members	Doseone
Jel
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| name = Themselves | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = Them | origin = Oakland, California | genre = Hip hop | years_active = 1998–present | label = Anticon | associated_acts = Subtle, 13 & God | current_members = Doseone Jel Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in Oakland, California. It consists of Doseone and Jel. They are also part of Subtle and 13 & God. The duo's first studio album, Them, was included on *Fact*s "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.

History

Doseone and Jel met through Mr. Dibbs and formed Themselves. Then known as Them, the duo's first studio album, Them, was released in 2000. In 2002, Themselves released the second studio album, The No Music. A remix album, The No Music of AIFFs, was released in 2003. In 2009, Themselves released a mixtape, The Free Houdini, as well as the third studio album, Crowns Down. Another remix album, Crowns Down & Company, was released in 2010.

Members

• Doseone – vocals, production
• Jel – vocals, production

Discography

Studio albums

• Them (2000)
• The No Music (2002)
• Crowns Down (2009)

Mixtapes

• The Free Houdini (2009)

Remix albums

• The No Music of AIFFs (2003)
• Crowns Down & Company (2010)

Live albums

• Live (2003)
• Live II (2005)

Singles

• "Joyful Toy of 1001 Faces" (1999)
• "This About the City Too" (2002)
• "P.U.S.H." (2004)

Compilation appearances

• "It's Them" on Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop (1999)
• "Them's My Peoples" on A Piece of the Action (2001)
• "My Way Out of a Paper Bag" on Giga Single (2001)
• "This About the City Too" on Urban Renewal Program (2002)
• "Dark Sky Demo", "Poison Pit", "It's Them" and "Good People Check (Hrvatski Remix)" on Anticon Label Sampler: 1999-2004 (2004)
• "Take to the King" on African Jag Vol. 1 (2006)

References

References

1. Kamps, Garrett. (February 11, 2004). "The Noticon". [[SF Weekly]].
2. Merono, Esther. (December 2, 2009). "Themselves". [[SLUG Magazine]].
3. Acharya, Kiran. (July 28, 2010). "Aorta To The Blade Of The Day: Doseone On Alan Moore & More". [[The Quietus]].
4. Ali, Reyan. (December 9, 2009). "Themselves". [[Salt Lake City Weekly]].
5. (February 25, 2015). "The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (Page 6 of 101)". [[Fact (UK magazine).
6. Chennault, Sam. (October 1, 2002). "Themselves: The No Music". [[Pitchfork (website).
7. Stelloh, Tim. (February 1, 2004). "Themselves: The No Music of Aiff's". [[PopMatters]].
8. Gieben, Bram E.. (June 30, 2010). "Themselves: Return of the Boom Bap". [[The Skinny (magazine).
9. Fallon, Patric. (September 2, 2010). "Themselves "You Ain't It (Lazer Sword Remix)"". [[XLR8R]].

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