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Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell make up the hip-hop duo that is Hood Internet. Hood, based in Chicago, specializes in combining mainstream and underground hip-hop tunes with more established indie rock sounds.
Their more high-profile combination mash-ups include Kanye West vs. Lil Wayne, MGMT vs. Sufjan Stevents, and Michael Jackson vs. Ratatat.
On stage, Brink and Reidell use their stage names; Brink is ABX (pronounced Abex) and Reidell is STV SLV (pronounced Steeve Sleeve).
The two artists run a blog site under their band's moniker; they use the site to self-distribute their mixes, leading to the pair eventually performing live DJ sets of their material.
According to their website profile, New York Magazine categorized the Hood Internet in the "lowbrow" and "brilliant" quadrant of their Approval Matrix in 2007.
Brink and Reidell also create and maintain Album Tacos, a web blog that combines well-known album covers with imagery of tacos and other delicious Mexican food items.
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