ARTISTCodefendants

Codefendants is a hip-hop/punk group formed in 2022 in Berkeley by Fat Mike and Sam King. Ceschi is also listed among the members, with vocals and guitar from 2022. In November 2022, the group released the joint EP Codefendants X Get Dead with Get Dead.

The album This Is Crime Wave followed in 2023, alongside the singles “Crime Wave” and “Sell Me Youth”; January’s “Bad Business” features N8noface. In 2024, Codefendants released “Living Las Vegas” with 2Mex and “Without a Trace” with Factor Chandelier, as well as “Counting Back From 13.” Later releases include “The Right Wrong Man” with Fat Mike (2025), “Rivals” with The D.O.C. (2026), and the album Lifers, released in April 2026.