Atmosphere (formerly Urban Atmosphere) is an American underground hip hop group that was formed in 1994, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1998, just prior to the release of the group's first full-length release Overcast!, group member Spawn left the group leaving Atmosphere to be simply a duo between members Ant and Slug.

There are at least four known bands with the name Atmosphere. 1) Atmosphere, a Minnesota hip-hop group, formed around 1994. At its creation, the group was called “Urban Atmosphere.” Atmosphere originally consisted of Spawn (MC), ANT (producer) and Slug ( DJ at the time). After Spawn left the group (now rapping under the name Rek The Heavyweight ) the line up was set, with Slug, ANT and a rotating DJ. Currently the group consists of rapper Slug (Sean Daley), producer Ant (Anthony Davis), and