# Boogiemonsters
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{{Short description|American rap group}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Boogiemonsters
| image =
| alias =
| origin = [Petersburg, Virginia](/source/Petersburg%2C_Virginia)
[The Bronx, New York](/source/The_Bronx%2C_New_York)
| genre = [Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)
| years_active = 1993–1997
| label = [Pendulum](/source/Pendulum_Records), [EMI](/source/EMI_Records)
| associated_acts = [Scott Storch](/source/Scott_Storch), [DJ Lord Jazz](/source/Lords_of_the_Underground), [Bahamadia](/source/Bahamadia)
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = Vex
Mondo
Myntric
Yodared
}}
'''Boogiemonsters''' were an [American](/source/United_States) [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) group composed by [Bronx](/source/Bronx), [New York](/source/New_York_City) rapper Mondo McCann, [Alaskan](/source/Alaskan)-born Vex Da Vortex (Sean Pollard) and Jamaican-born brothers Myntric (Sean Myers) and Yodared (Ivor "Al" Myers).
== Biography ==
Vex, Myntric and Yodared met in high school in [Virginia](/source/Virginia) where their families had relocated from [New York City](/source/New_York_City). They formed a group and began performing together in talent shows. After graduation, Vex and Yodared attended [Virginia State University](/source/Virginia_State_University) while Myntric attended [Virginia Union University](/source/Virginia_Union_University). Fellow Virginia State student McCann was recruited into the group. The group performed at campus shows and won first place at [Howard University](/source/Howard_University)'s Hip-Hop Convention. They quickly landed a record deal with Pendulum/EMI and, in 1994, released ''[Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album](/source/Riders_of_the_Storm%3A_The_Underwater_Album)''.[{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p44747|pure_url=yes}}|title=Boogiemonsters: Overview|author=Bush, John|publisher=[allmusic](/source/allmusic)}}][{{cite book|title=Escape from the Black Hole: The True Story of a Former Hip-Hop Artist|author=Myers, Ivor|publisher=[Pacific Press](/source/Pacific_Press)|year=2007|isbn=978-0-8163-2198-8}}]
After the release of the first album, the group became [Seventh-day Adventist](/source/Seventh-day_Adventist)s.[ Yodared and Myntric left the group as both felt that the hip hop lifestyle was not in line with their religious convictions.][ Yodared became the head pastor at the Templeton Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church in [Templeton, California](/source/Templeton%2C_California).][ Pendulum Records ceased operation and EMI was the sole record company for their second album, ''God Sound'' (a darker, mature, hardcore, and pious recording), was released in 1997. After that, appearances were sporadic on compilations and [12 inch singles](/source/12_inch_singles). The group has disbanded since.
In 2008, member Vex Da Vortex released an instrumental album titled ''VEXSTRUMENTALS''.
In January 2025, Vex Da Vortex announced the passing of former member Myntric on [Instagram](/source/Instagram).][{{cite web |title=VEX DA VORTEX |url=https://www.instagram.com/vexdavortex/reel/DEszkVkRHDA/ |website=instagram.com |publisher=Instagram From Meta |access-date=2025-04-10}}]
== Music, lyricism and influences ==
Boogiemonsters intended to bring depth to the lyrics of hip hop by writing lyrics with stronger substance.[ ''[Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album](/source/Riders_of_the_Storm%3A_The_Underwater_Album)'' combined elements of abstract spirituality which combined elements of Christianity, [Rastafari](/source/Rastafari), Eastern mysticism and African religions to form the content of the album's lyrics; ''[God Sound](/source/God_Sound)'' was more openly inspired by Christianity.][ Group member Ivor Myers has cited [Jim Morrison](/source/Jim_Morrison), [Pearl Jam](/source/Pearl_Jam), [Nirvana](/source/Nirvana_(band)), [De La Soul](/source/De_La_Soul), [A Tribe Called Quest](/source/A_Tribe_Called_Quest), [Yellowman](/source/Yellowman) and [Bob Marley](/source/Bob_Marley) as influences on the group's music.][
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="3"| Chart Positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| [US Hip-Hop](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums)
! width="45"| [US Heatseekers](/source/Top_Heatseekers)
|-
| 1994
| align="left"| ''[Riders of the Storm: The Underwater Album](/source/Riders_of_the_Storm%3A_The_Underwater_Album)''
| 42
| 19
|-
| 1997
| align="left"| ''[God Sound](/source/God_Sound)''
| 47
| 15
|-
|}
=== Singles ===
*"Strange" (1994)
*"Recognized Thresholds of Negative Stress" (1994)
*"Honeydips in Gotham" (1995)
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930233842/http://www.vexdavortex.com/ www.vexdavortex.com] - Home of Vex's Independent Music Label, Confidential Records, Art, & Multimedia (C.R.A.M.)
*[http://www.powerofthelamb.com www.powerofthelamb.com]- A ministry ran by "Yodared" and his wife.
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Category:American Seventh-day Adventists
Category:Christian hip-hop groups
Category:East Coast hip-hop groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1993
Category:Virginia State University alumni
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