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Da Lench Mob Background information Origin Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, political hip hop Years active 1990–1995 Labels Lench Mob, Atco, Priority Associated acts Ice Cube, Sir Jinx, Yo-Yo, Chilly Chill, Del the Funky Homosapien Past members J-Dee
Maulkie
Shorty
T-BoneDa Lench Mob was a West Coast hip hop group associated with Ice Cube. The group consisted of rappers J-Dee, Shorty, T-Bone and Maulkie.
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History
The group made its debut on Ice Cube's first solo album, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted. At that time, the name referred to all of the performers on the album (including Ice Cube), rather than the distinct group it would become.
With Ice Cube as its executive producer, Da Lench Mob released its debut album, Guerillas in tha Mist, in 1992. The video for the album's lead single, also titled "Guerillas in tha Mist", became popular in the fall of 1992. The 2004 video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas featured "Guerillas in tha Mist", appearing on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos.
In 1993, J-Dee was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, and was dropped by Lench Mob Records. He claims to be innocent.[1] Instead of disbanding, the group brought in a South Central Los Angeles-based rapper called Maulkie (former member of the Ruthless Records group "Yomo & Maulkie") for its second album Planet of da Apes, released in 1994. They broke up soon afterwards.[2]
Discography
Albums
Year Title Chart positions[3] RIAA certifications[4] Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip hop albums 1992 Guerillas in tha Mist 24 4 Gold 1994 Planet of da Apes 81 14 Singles
Year Title Chart positions[5] Album Hot rap singles 1992 "Guerillas in tha Mist" - Guerillas in tha Mist 1993 "Freedom Got an A.K." 7 1994 "Chocolate City" - Planet of da Apes "Goin' Bananas" - References
- ^ http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/jdee
- ^ "Da Lench Mob". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Da+Lench+Mob. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Albums chart positions". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p26078/charts-awards. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ "RIAA certification". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=&artist=da%20lench%20mob&label=&format=&category=&type=&awardDescription=&startMonth=1&startYear=1958&endMonth=1&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&sense=ASC&perPage=25&go=Search. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
- ^ "Singles chart positions". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p26078/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
Ice Cube Studio albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted · Death Certificate · The Predator · Lethal Injection · War & Peace Vol. 1 · War & Peace Vol. 2 · Laugh Now, Cry Later · Raw Footage · I Am the WestExtented plays Compilations Singles "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)" · "Steady Mobbin'" · "True to the Game" · "Wicked" · "It Was a Good Day" · "Check Yo Self" · "Really Doe" · "You Know How We Do It" · "Bop Gun (One Nation)" · "What Can I Do?" · "The World Is Mine" · "We Be Clubbin'" · "Men of Steel" · "Pushin' Weight" · "Hello" · "You Can Do It" · "Until We Rich" · "$100 Bill Y'all" · "Why We Thugs" · "Go to Church" · "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" · "Do Ya Thang" · "I Rep That West"Other Songs Related articles Categories:- American hip hop groups
- West Coast hip hop groups
- Ice Cube
- Priority Records artists
- West Coast hip hop musicians
- Rappers from Los Angeles, California
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