Comprised of MCs
Alaska (or
Tim Baker) and
Windnbreez (aka Ian McMullin) -- who were both part of the
Atoms Family crew and collaborated frequently with their fellow members, including a 2002 appearance by
Alaska on
Cannibal Ox's
The Cold Vein -- and producer
paWL (Paul Iannacchino), who joined up with the two MCs in 2002 (he had worked previously with
Mr. Lif and
the Presence, among others),
Hangar 18 found itself a nice fit at New York's underground hip-hop stalwart Definitive Jux. By 2003, the group's first single, "Where You At" b/w "Hangar 18 at the Temple of Doom," was released, and the next year their first full-length,
The Multi-Platinum Debut Album, hit shelves. In 2007 their follow-up,
Sweep the Leg, was released. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide