Título: Cage (rapper)
Seção: 2002-2009: Eastern Conference and Definitive Jux era
Background: Chris Palko was born in Wurzburg, Germany, to American parents. His father was stationed on a West German military base as a member of the military police. Palko lived there until the age of four when his father was dishonorably discharged for selling and using heroin, and the family was sent back to the United States where they lived in Middletown, New York. His father would often force Palko to pull homemade tourniquets around his arm as he injected heroin.

Conteúdo: Palko signed with The High & Mighty's Eastern Conference Records, releasing his debut album, Movies for the Blind, on August 6, 2002. It peaked at #12 on the Heatseekers chart, #14 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #58 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and #193 on the Billboard 200. Palko later stated, in 2006, that the album "sort of glorified drugs" and that he felt the album was "crazy for the sake of being crazy [...] . During this period, Palko formed the group The Weathermen, named after the left-wing political organization. The group released their debut album The Conspiracy on June 3, 2003, before Palko left Eastern Conference over alleged non-payment. An extended play, titled Weatherproof, was released on July 29, 2003.  Because Palko felt that he should no longer play a character, he began to take on a more open writing style, and signed with Definitive Jux, where he released his second studio album Hell's Winter, on September 20, 2005. Palko is quoted as saying "I make progressive rap, it's as simple as that. [...] I don't live for drugs anymore, I don't support them, and I'm not about to make a million songs about them anymore." Hell's Winter peaked at #26 on the Top Heatseekers chart and at #36 on the Top Independent Albums chart.  In a 2007 interview with American actor Shia LaBeouf, for Vanity Fair, LaBeouf expressed interest in starring as Palko in a possible film biography. On November 30, 2007, Spin reported that the film would go into production.  In 

user: What is the Eastern Conference?

assistant: Palko signed with The High & Mighty's Eastern Conference Records, releasing his debut album,

user: What was the name of his first album?

assistant: Movies for the Blind,

user: Was his first album successful?

assistant: It peaked at #12 on the Heatseekers chart, #14 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #58 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and #193 on the Billboard 200.

user: what were some of the songs from that album?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: did he release any other albums under eastern conference?

assistant: The Conspiracy

user: What is definitive jux?

assistant: he began to take on a more open writing style, and signed with Definitive Jux, where he released his second studio album

user: What was the title of his second album?

assistant: Hell's Winter,

user: was this album successful?

assistant: Hell's Winter peaked at #26 on the Top Heatseekers chart and at #36 on the Top Independent Albums chart.

user: Anything else interesting about this era?

assistant: In a 2007 interview with American actor Shia LaBeouf, for Vanity Fair, LaBeouf expressed interest in starring as Palko in a possible film biography.