# Polyrhythm Addicts

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{{short description|American hip hop group}}
{{One source|date=November 2016}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Polyrhythm Addicts 
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|background       = group_or_band
| origin          = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), U.S.
| alias           = 
| genre           = [Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)
| years_active    = 1998–1999; 2007–present
| label           = [Wreck/Nervous Records](/source/Nervous_Records_(US))<br>[Babygrande Records](/source/Babygrande_Records)
| website         = 
| current_members = 
* [DJ Spinna](/source/DJ_Spinna)
* [Shabaam Sahdeeq](/source/Shabaam_Sahdeeq)
* Tiye Phoenix
| past_members    =
* [Apani B](/source/Apani_B._Fly)
* Mr. Complex
}}

'''Polyrhythm Addicts''' is an American [hip hop](/source/hip_hop_music) group formed in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) in 1998. It is composed of [DJ Spinna](/source/DJ_Spinna), [Shabaam Sahdeeq](/source/Shabaam_Sahdeeq) and Tiye Phoenix.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/polyrhythm-addicts-p369292/biography Allmusic history]</ref> Previously, the group included [Apani B](/source/Apani_B._Fly), who was replaced by Phoenix, and Mr. Complex, who died in 2026.

Polyrhythm Addicts began as a collaborative project set up by [Nervous Records](/source/Nervous_Records_(US)) that united several New York City rappers for one single, "Not Your Ordinary." The reception paved the way for the album ''Rhyme Related'', released in 1999. The group then disbanded to focus on their individual careers, reuniting for the ''Breaking Glass'' album, released in 2007.

The group's debut is an [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) album pick, the review stating, "The tracks included are saturated with quality from top to bottom."<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/rhyme-related-r421046/review Allmusic review]</ref>  Its second album was released on [Babygrande Records](/source/Babygrande_Records).<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/break-glass-r1027005 Allmusic review]</ref> Both of its albums feature a guest appearance from [Pharoahe Monch](/source/Pharoahe_Monch).

Mr. Complex died on February 6, 2026.<ref>{{cite web |first=Bryson |last="Boom" Paul |date=February 10, 2026 |url=https://www.hot97.com/news/90s-new-york-rapper-corey-mr-complex-roberts-passed-away/ |title=90s New York Rapper Corey “Mr. Complex” Roberts Passed Away |work=HOT 97 |access-date=May 19, 2026}}</ref>

==Discography==
*''Rhyme-Related'' (1999)
*''Break Glass'' (2007)

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