Formed back in 1997 by two childhood friends, Playaz Circle (AKA the Duffle Bag Boyz) did whatever it took to make ends meet even if it meant hustling. "We were a small crew from College Park," says Tity Boi (Tauheed Epps). "We were making money and going from one level to the next, so we came up with Playaz Circle. It's an acronym for Playaz that stands for Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z (A to Z meaning from beginning to en d. wanted to make a "legal" hustle, stay out of jail and stay out of the grave."

One of the moves that the crew decided involved pooling their monies together and recording an independent CD that eventually made its way to the streets called United We Stand, United We Fall. It would later prove to be one of the smartest moves they ever made.

"What happened was when we put together our lil' CD it actually sounded good, explains Tit. We had everybody on there including Lil Fate, I-20, and other DTP members and just the people that we
mess with…our friends. For a lotta of us, it was our first or second time recording anything, but we actually sounded good to where it gave us confidence-getting feedback from our fans and friends and whatnot. We were like maybe we can do it. So me and Dolla just kept it going."

Another aspiring rapper who moved to their College Park apartment complex and would soon become a part of their circle was a loquacious MC named Chris Bridges (AKA Ludacris), who would one day be the opening act for PC. According to the Circle, Luda first befriended Lil' Fate and the two of them soon started working on demo tapes at his place. Shortly afterwards Lil' Fate introduced Luda to Tit and they all became friends, who shared a common dream making it in the rap game day.

"I'd do some songs with Dolla and present them to Ludacris and he'd say man y'all sound good together," recalls Tit. "And I'd say y'all oughta do something with this; holla at Dolla and let's do it. And Luda would say talk to Chaka. But whenever I would go to Chaka, he would always say it wasn't the right time. By the time it was time for DTP to come out with other artists I think that Chaka kinda felt it was the right situation for us and we agreed so they just put it down on the table."

Supply And Demand is Dolla and Tit's debut on DTP. According to the two the albums basic theme is derived from their own life experiences, which has taught the harsh realities of supply-side economics. "We were raised to be hustlers," says Tit. "You know coming up through the struggle you learn quick that if it is something around you that will sell or if there's a demand for it then you need to be the one who supplies it." (Source: defjam.com)