ðeɪ wɜː dʒˈɔɪnd baɪ kwɚɹˈæm kjˈuː hˈʌsiːn, ɹˈʌps ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ænd tˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈʌp ænd kjˈuː ɛmbˈɑːɹkt ˌɔn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn pˈæθ fɔːɹ dʒˈoʊ ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ æz ɐ dˈuːoʊ wɪðˌaʊt ɹˈɪk ænd ʃˈɜːɹæz.
They were joined by Qurram 'q' Hussein, Rup's in 1998, and two years later Rup and Q embarked on their own path for JoSH as a duo without Rik and Shiraz.