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Gustavo Black Alien, a Brazilian musician and poet from the city of Niteroi, is considered by many one of the best rappers of Brazil.

A very active member of the underground rap scene in Brazil, Black Alien first went on stage in 1993 and since then has performed alongside other popular Brazilian acts such as Fernanda Abreu, Raimundos e Marcelinho da Lua. He was a member of Planet Hemp, a group which Marcelo D2 was also a part of, and created the band Reggae B with bass player Bi Ribeiro, from Paralamas do Sucesso.

Black Alien released his first solo album in 2004: Babylon by Gus Volume 1 – O Ano do Macaco (The year of the monkey). The album title alludes to Bob Marley's "Babylon by Bus".

In 2007 Black Alien cut off his dreadlocks for the firs time since he began his career.