Each a respected artist on the individual level, DJ RJD2 (born Ramble John Krohn) and MC Blueprint (Albert Shepard) first came together as Soul Position in 2001 in Columbus, OH. In 2002 they released a six-song EP, Unlimited, which was followed the next year by the full-length 8 Million Stories on the Minneapolis-based Rhymesayers label. In 2006 the group issued their second album, Things Go Better with RJ and Al. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide