The High and Mighty

The High & Mighty are an underground rap duo from New York. Members Mr. Eon (rapper, b. Eric Meltzer) and Mighty Mi (DJ, b. Milo Berger) originally hail from Philadelphia. They debuted in 1999 on the prestigious underground rap label R

The High & Mighty are an underground rap duo from New York. Members Mr. Eon (rapper, b. Eric Meltzer) and Mighty Mi (DJ, b. Milo Berger) originally hail from Philadelphia. They debuted in 1999 on the prestigious underground rap label Rawkus with their album, Home Field Advantage, featuring rappers such as Mos Def, Kool Keith, What?What? (aka Jean Grae), Pharoahe Monch and Eminem. They later left Rawkus, distributing the records issued by their own record company Eastern Conference Records via Landspeed Records. They also established a group called Smut Peddlers with Cage and published a album called Porn Again.

Rapper Master Ace called them "a couple of high whiteys", probably because he was not pleased that they mentioned listening to his records in their "Jewish slaughterhouse" - it is not clear whether Ace simply misunderstood their homage or whether he attacked them for being white hip-hop musicians. According to Ace himself, however, another rapper had told him that the High and Mighty had dissed him at one of their shows. This prompted him to create the devastating "Acknowledge" song on his 2001 album Disposable Arts. Ace eventually learned that he was misinformed, but the track had already been released, presumably causing embarrassment and ending the feud.