Over the last few years, Earthgang ( Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot ) have become media darlings, drawing the support of major music outlets including Noisey, Complex and Revolt and even a coveted "Unsigned Hype" nod in The Source; while remaining true to the
anti-conformist attitude they cemented with their 2013 single "The F Bomb." Their forthcoming album Strays With Rabies is a natural progression of their sound that simultaneously invites new listeners while assuring their existing fans that they have no intention on changing who they are. The two formed Earthgang while still students at Benjamin E. Mays High School, the same school that produced all four members of Goodie Mob decades before them. United by their varied musical influences, ranging from the Ohio Players to Madonna to Madlib, the two continued to hone their skills as students at Hampton University. It was while enrolled at
Hampton that they would craft their debut EP The Better Party .