User:Mralex44/The Earthquake Institute

The Earthquake Institute is a Hip Hop duo from Oxnard California. The group is comprised of members Ali ( Spitball )Flores and Louis ( Simon Sez ) Ontiveras.

Prior to becoming the Earthquake Institute in 2000, the group released an album titled Head For The Hills as The Backyard Rangers 1994. The Backyard Rangers gained national attention with their debut video "Ready On The Set" which aired on BET Rap City.

In 2004 The Earthquake Institute released their first full length album titled Super B Boy Pimpin on Richter Scale Records. The first video from the album titled " Science Friction " was in regular rotation on The Hip Hop Show KJLA, a video show based in Los Angeles California with a viewership of six million people. The follow up animated video " Audible Rollercoaster " was also in heavy rotation on The Hip Hop show. The group gained national attention with the release of the third single/ video " Super B Boy Pimpin ". The video received regular national exposure on Mun2 and SiTV. "Super B Boy Pimpin " landed # 10 on Billboards Hot 100 singles in May 2005.