In 1999 Luke Hale and Collin Troy (2bers) scraped together what cash they could, bought a sampler and a 4-track recorder, and got to work. Since then, the 2bers have become one of the most prominent Hip-Hop groups in New Mexico. Emotive and literate; the 2bers combine crunching breakbeats, gritty eloquence, and supple compositions to effuse a sound that lands somewhere between Atmosphere and Citizen Cope. Recognized as NM State’s Best Hip-Hop 2007, as well as the Weekly Alibi’s Best Hip-Hop 2008, the 2bers continue to expand with banging live shows and a chemistry that Marie Curie herself would want to study.