9 9 1 ▁by ▁Prom oe ▁and ▁Em be e . ▁The ▁two ▁had ▁met ▁while ▁att ending ▁school ▁in ▁V ä ster å s ▁and ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁their ▁te ens ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁in ception . ▁Cos . M . I . C ▁joined ▁shortly ▁there after ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁group ▁independently ▁released ▁their ▁c ass ette - only ▁debut ▁EP ▁Super st ars , ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁by ▁Th rees ick ste ez . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁released ▁their ▁third ▁c ass ette , ▁From ▁The ▁W ax ▁Cab inet ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁long - time ▁associate ▁and ▁frequent ▁collabor ator ▁Supreme ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁permanent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁pre - D VS G ▁time ▁when ▁Prom oe ▁and ▁Cos . M . I . C ▁were ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁gra ff iti ▁writers ▁called ▁the ▁" B IF " ▁( B ab yl on ▁Is ▁Fall ing ) ▁crew ▁in ▁V ä ster å s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁L oo pt ro op ▁started ▁their ▁own ▁record ▁label , ▁David ▁V s . ▁G oli ath ▁( comm only ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁D VS G ), ▁and ▁with ▁distribution ▁handled ▁by ▁the ▁Swedish ▁punk ▁rock ▁label ▁Burn ing ▁Heart ▁Records ▁they ▁released ▁their ▁full - length ▁debut ▁album ▁Modern ▁Day ▁City ▁Sym phony ▁in