The 1996 release Illadelph Halflife was the group's first album to break the Top 40 on the Billboard 200 chart, spurred in part by MTV's airplay of the video for " What They Do " ( a parody of rap video clichés ) and " Clones ", which was their first single to reach the top five on the rap charts.

* Illadelph Halflife ( DGC / Geffen, 1996 )

Illadelph Halflife, the band's 1996 album, became its first album to chart within the top 40 spots on the Billboard 200 because of the successful single " What They Do ".

!, Illadelph Halflife and Things Fall Apart ).

In addition to recording their own albums, they have toured with and sung background vocals for The Roots ( Illadelph Halflife, Things Fall Apart ; Martinez appeared on Game Theory ).