L is bon ▁Hard ▁Team ). ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁US L ▁mon iker ▁pre va iled , ▁becoming ▁much ▁more ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁after ▁the ▁track ▁" So ▁Get ▁Up ", ▁a ▁hard ▁trib al ▁anth em ▁with ▁spoken - word ▁ap oc aly ptic ▁pro clam ations ▁by ▁Californ ian ▁vocal ist - ly ric ist ▁I th aka ▁Dar in ▁P app as ▁ ▁( more ▁often ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁I th aka , ▁but ▁cred ited ▁on ▁that ▁specific ▁release ▁as ▁" K or v ow rong "), ▁received ▁air play ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁clubs ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁DJ ▁Junior ▁Vas quez , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁world wide ▁release ▁at ▁the ▁Trib al ▁America ▁label . ▁They ▁also ▁produced ▁a ▁track ▁with ▁house ▁div a ▁Ce led a ▁on ▁the ▁vocals ▁called ▁" Are ▁You ▁Looking ▁For ▁Me ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁US L ▁contributed ▁" H ail wa ▁Y en ge ▁O ike ▁M b ela " ▁to ▁the ▁A ID S ▁benefit ▁compilation ▁album ▁O nd a ▁Son ora : ▁Red ▁Hot ▁+ ▁Lis bon ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁Hot ▁Organ ization . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁their ▁trib al ▁house ▁sound ▁morph ed ▁into ▁a ▁more ▁progress ive ▁and ▁dream y ▁v ibe . ▁After ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁final ▁album , ▁E tn ocity , ▁the ▁du o ▁officially ▁entered ▁an ▁in defin ite ▁hi atus , ▁as ▁both ▁artists ▁wanted ▁to