, was already renowned throughout the 1990s, and as well already knew Kriminul from the mid-1980s. Jigmastas' recording debut was in Rude Rydims' "Everybody Bounce" on Freeze Records in 1995. The duo released their first single "Beyond Real" which became an underground raphit, and inspired the name of their self-funded record label, "Beyond Real Recordings," in 1996. To please their fans, Jigmastas released another single, "Last Will and Testimony" released by Tommy Boy Black Label and finally the debutLP albumGrass Roots: Lyrical Fluctuation in 2000. In May 2001, the highly anticipated debut albumInfectiousfeaturing the former guitarist of Living Colour, Vernon Reid and rapper Sadat X.