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At the center of this conglomerate--this inner circle where professional and personal relationships blur into one--is Muggs. He's the binding element, the one who commands universal respect, but he's also an unlikely CEO or spokesperson.

"When he's in the studio, when he's with friends and family--Muggs is Muggs," Estevan says. "He's always the same. He doesn't talk much, because sometimes there isn't shit to say. But he won't lie, he'll tell you what he thinks. People who don't know him might think he's stuck up, or coming off rude, but that's just the way he is."

“When he’s in the studio, when he’s with friends and family—Muggs is Muggs,” says Estevan “Scandalous” Oriol (right), who Muggs (back) refers to as “his brother.” “He’s always the same.”

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