The Nonce "Mix Tapes" 12" Wild West Records NONCE 3005-1 (US) 

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Track Listing:

A1Mix Tapes3:30A2Mix Tapes (Dub Recording)3:29A3Mix Tapes (Instrumental)3:30B1Keep It On Yawl!4:15B2Keep It On Yawl! (Concrete Stereo Mix)4:10B3Eighty Five2:42B4Eighty Five (Instrumental)2:42

The Nonce was a hip-hop duo from , that was active in the 1990s (releasing material from 1992 to 1999). As part of the collective, working with , among others, the duo developed a reputation for smooth, jazzy, classy production, complemented by laid-back, smart rhymes (paying homage to the emcees they grew up listening to in the mid-1980s).

The members of the group were (a.k.a. Sach) and .

Debut Single and World Ultimate

In 1992, the duo released its first single, “The Picnic Song.” The group fit in between spaces made by other luminaries such as , , and , but it was to be nearly two more years (due to internal wrangling with the label) until the duo would release its biggest single to date, “,” in 1994.

In 1995 a full length album, , was released on 's label (via Wild West Records). The album is currently . In 2005, to commemorate the album's 10-year , a Japanese surfaced in limited quantities. There are also plans to the album on in the future. As of 2008, no official re-issue has surfaced.

The Sight of Things and Previously Unreleased Material

After World Ultimate came an , in 1998. In 2005, previously unreleased material from the Nonce was issued in the form of two compilations: and .

Sach Solo material

Nouka Basetype, now known as Sach, began to release solo material from 1998 with the cassette only album . He followed that up in 2002 with the released LP, . 2005 saw the release of his 3rd solo album, . Sach has also produced beats for numerous Los Angeles underground hip hop artists such as Global Phlowtations, Ganjah K, Medusa, Figures of Speech, Studious Steve, Freestyle Fellowship etc.

Death of Yusef

On May 21, 2000, Yusef Muhammad was found dead on the side of in Los Angeles, he was 28 years old. He was murdered.

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