created by local talk resulted in numerous battles with local rappers, this also increased recognition of the increasingly popular teens. It was also during this time that Open Mic renamed the group to "The Demigodz", this was due to inspiration from one of his own verses. One day when the band played at UConn's 91.7 radio station, they caught the attention of rapper, Apathy, who was also in his teens at the time. They met Force Five, The Well Vu & Feedback, who taught them the many skills mainly on the "output stage of rap" by allowing them to record together. By the end of 199 Reflection and Feedback left the group and formed a separate rap group called "Skin N Bones". Open Mic brought in Apathy (who was then known as Apathy Alien tongue) as a member of the group. Alien Nation rap affiliates; MC Eternia and Naptron were chosen to join The Demigodz roster. They put out a new demo that circulated around the underground rap scene and created gossip on the independent hip hop scene. In 1996, Apathy made contact with Jedi Mind Tricks' Vinnie Paz (then known as "Ikon the Verbal Hologram"). Paz invited Apathy and MC Eternia down to Philadelphia to record verses with each other he was later featured on Jedi Mind Tricks The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness, on the tracks "The Three Immortals", "Omnicron" and "The Apostles' Creed". Due to good relation with Jedi Mind Tricks, it led to several extensions and new members to join, including duo 7L & Esoteric. By mid-1997, Eternia and Naptron left The Demigodz group due to personal and musical differences, this also meant the end of the groups relationship with Alien Nation. Apathy began to work as a solo artist and put out several singles and appeared on many compilation discs. Apathy kept the Demigodz name alive by successfully competing in frequent rap battles and openings for acts as Rakim and Black Sheep. Apathy was introduced to Celph Titled, who was attached to a distribution company in New York, soon moved up to the city get a chance to see him personally. Celph also introduced Apathy to the Bronx Science label with which he signed a contract and went on to produce an album Vinyl 12" for the record label. In 2000 Apathy officially reformed the Demigodz. The new line up included