When a double platinum French producer meets a Los Angeles rapper, you get Alltta, an innovative mix of organic and electronic music laced with intricate and poetic rhyme stylings. 20syl was first known with his French hip hop group, Hocus Pocus, both as a rapper and producer. He is also one of the four DJs in internationally known turntablist group C2C, who have won four DMC world championships, four French Grammy's and achieved double platinum sales with their album Tetr4. He also has been developping his solo career as a producer and his remixes of Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, and Schoolboy Q among others have garnered tens of millions of streams. Mr. J. Medeiros, has been prolific in releasing music both as part of his group the Procussions and a solo rapper. He also developped multiple talents becoming a producer and songwriter with an M.C.'s mind and singer for hip hop punk group, Knives.? Since their encounter in 2004, the pair have been wanting to work together on a full-length project and this is how Alltta and the album The Upper Hands were born. Both have proved their ability to maneuver through genres and touch on the avant garde while keeping their musical identity, pushing each other to create a new sound without losing themselves in the mix. This is what makes AllttA unique, two skilled artists who respect their craft and know when to move forward.