 Inspired by his cousin's success in Black Soul, the relevancy of Racionais MCs, and the radical outlook of Public Enemy, Roger Def formed the group Joga Mento, or Judgment, in 1993 with two other MCs. By 2004, it was entirely self-contained, with three backing musicians and a couple of scratchers. Debut album No Foco Do Chaos, or The Force of Chaos, was an overtly political work.