Thievery Corporation is a Washington, D.C.-based recording artist and DJ duo consisting of Rob Garza, Eric Hilton, and their supporting artists. Their music style mixes elements of dub, acid jazz, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Eastern, and Brazilian (such as bossa nova) with a lounge aesthetic. The language of the group’s lyrics throughout their career include English, Spanish, French, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian and Hindi. This reflects the group’s world music influences.

Their lyrics are highly influenced by their opposition to certain political events. Tracks such as “Amerimacka” and “Revolution Solution” from their album The Cosmic Game and Richest Man in Babylon from the album of the same title reveal the group’s opposition to the positions and initiatives of former president George W. Bush’s administration and supporters.

In September 2005, the group participated in the Operation Ceasefire concert, with the objective of ending the Iraq War.