Swollen Members

Swollen Members is a Canadian hip hop group consisting mainly of the duo Mad Child, and Prevail. Frequent collaborators include vocalist Moka Only and producer Rob the Viking. Since the group's formation in 1996, Swollen Members has released five studio albums, one greatest hits album and 2 compilations, as well as numerous other singles.

Their first releases were three 12" singles between 1996 and 1998 followed by the debut album Balance in 1999. Balance received wide critical acclaim and has since sold over 41,000 copies in Canada. Featuring collaborations with artists such as Everlast, Divine Styler, and Dilated Peoples, the album received the 2001 Juno Award for Best Rap Recording.

Following Balance, Swollen Members released Bad Dreams, released in November 2001, and featuring guests such as Chali 2na of Jurassic 5, Son Doobie, Joey Chavez, and former member Moka Only. The album earned Swollen Members their second Juno Award and four MuchMusic Video Awards including best rap video, best director and best independent video.

2002's Monsters in the Closet, their third release, brought official group membership for Moka Only and Rob The Viking to Swollen Members. Monsters in the Closet was a collection of B-sides and outtakes along with three new songs, "Breathe" which featured Nelly Furtado.

In 2003, the band released Heavy. In the same year the songs "All Night" and "Deep End (Utah Saints Remix)" were featured in the videogame SSX3.

In 2005, Moka Only decided to break off from the group for a second time and continue work on his solo career. The next year, Swollen Members released their fifth full album, Black Magic. A single from the album, "Put Me On", featuring Everlast, was released in August 2006.

Armed to the Teeth was released in October 2009 and featured artists included La Coka Nostra, Talib Kweli, Tech N9ne, Tre Nyce, and a return of Moka Only on the previously-released track, "Red Dragon".

Swollen Members released Dagger Mouth in April 2011 and its first single is "Mr. Impossible". The second single is "Bring Me Down" which features rapper Saigon. A compilation album titled Monsters 2 was released August 2, 2011.