Metty, Eisley, and DJ Itchy Ron began performing on the local hip hop scene in their hometown of
Vancouver in 2000. They collaborated with Pigeon Hole (then known as "Creative Minds"), among others, to self-publish their first album
Wildlife Canada. In 2005, they released their second album
Over Easy, featuring more local hip-hop artists. A year later they would also end up re-issuing their
Over Easy album as
Over Easy V.2. They later formed
Sweatshop Union with Pigeon Hole and other local Vancouver hip-hop artists that they had collaborated with in the past. Dirty Circus released their first album as a duo (without DJ Itchy Ron),
Alive and Well, in 2010 on
URBNET Records. As well as the two main rappers, the album features a number of guest musicians. The album's lead single, "Into the Sun", features contributions from Geo of
Blue Scholars and
Shad. Others on the album include
Bootie Brown,
Chin Injeti,
Rhettmatic, and
Rob the Viking. It was one of three albums released on the same day by side projects of Sweatshop Union, alongside
Pigeon Hole's
Age Like Astronauts and
Trillionaire$'
By Hook or by Crook. ==Discography==