Thurz was one half of Los Angeles' critically lauded sub-commercial rap duo U-N-I, Yannick “Thurz” Koffi has already racked up over 2 million views on Youtube while being rained with accolades - named “Best Breakout LA Artist” at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, featured in URB Magazine's “NEXT 100” & “NEXT 1000,” XXL Magazine’s “New Kids in Town,” Billboard Magazine’s “Acts to Watch,” The Source Magazine’s “Unsigned Hype” & “Off the Radar