. . . . "People Under The Stairs"@en . . "1997Z"^^ . "People Under the Stairs (abbreviated PUTS and The P) are an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1997. Since their inception, the group has consisted solely of Christopher Portugal (Thes One) and Michael Turner (Double K), and the group employs a DIY work ethic of sampling, MCing, DJing, and producing all of their output.Despite difficulties achieving mainstream or chart successes, the group has shunned critiques that they are an \"underground\" group."@en . . . . . "group_or_band" . .