#Lyte Funkie Ones

[fantastickkay]

From Bop, October 1999.

[ourladyofomega]

Hip-Hop Culture turns 51 today.

[thehotboxsocial]

Pass The Peas Like They Used To Say 

More Peas [Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s]

Soul Clap [Showbiz & A.G.]

Fudge Pudge [Organized Konfusion feat. O.C]

Uptown Anthem [Naughty By Nature]

A Fight [Apache]

All About That Bull [The Original Point Blank]

Search 4 The Lyte [MC Lyte]

Behind Closed Doors [WC & The MAAD Circle]

Physical Form [Freestyle Fellowship]

The Phuncky Feel One [Cypress Hill]

I Shouldn't Have Done It [Slick Rick]

Game Type [Intelligent Hoodlum]

Wrong Place, Wrong Time [Twin Hype]

Got To Be Funky [Tuff Crew]

Badlands [2 Deep 2 Sleep]

Straight From The Dome [Blood Box & Ready Rock]

The Way Of Rhyme [Kriss Kross]

Party In The Projects [Northside]

Car Hoppin Ho [N.D.D feat. P-Loc]

Puerto Rico (Original Mix) [Frankie Cutless]

Playin 4 Keeps [Snoop Doggy Dogg feat. Convicts]

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[marshallmatherslptwo]

Eminem: Hip-hop saved my life

"Can y’all hear me? I can’t hear me. Can you hear me?

"This s--t’s crazy. So I wrote some s--t down tonight that I’m never going to f---ing remember, so I had to read it off the paper and s--t, but it’s from the heart. I realize what an honor it is right now for me to be up here tonight, and what a privilege it is to do the music that I love, and the music that basically saved my life.

"Where'd the man, where did Dre go? The man who saved my life, ladies and gentlemen, Dr. motherf---in’ Dre. So I'm going to try to make this as quick and painless as possible. I’m f---ing stuttering and s--t, I mean Jesus Christ.

"So I’m probably not supposed to actually be here tonight because of a couple of reasons. One of them that I’m a rapper, and this is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there’s only a few of us right now that have been inducted in already, but there’s only a few of us.

"Secondly, I almost died from an overdose in 2007, which kind of sucked. Hailie, plug your ears: because drugs were f---ing delicious, and I thought we had a good thing going man, but I had to go and f--- it all up and take too many. God d--n. OK Hailie.

"OK, so. Hold on, I lost my motherf---in' spot. Paul, did I say, I said drugs were delicious, right? And finally, I had to really fight my way through man to try and break through in this music, and I'm so honored and I'm so grateful that I'm even able to be up here doing hip-hip music, man, because I love it so much.

And they say you won't work a day if you love your job and s--t. This part I'm not crazy about? But, OK.

"My musical influences are many, and they say it takes a village to raise a child. Well it took a whole genre and culture to raise me.

"They say success has many fathers, and that’s definitely true for me. So whatever my impact has been on hip-hop music, I never would have or could have done this s--t without some of the groundbreaking artists that I'm about to mention right now.

"And this is a list man, I put this list together yesterday. And I kept adding to the s--t, adding to the s--t, and if I forget anybody, I apologize. But these were my teachers right here:

"I'm gonna start with the 2 Live Crew, 2Pac, 3rd Bass, Alliance, Apache, Audio Two — Milk Dee, what up! — Awesome Dre, the Beastie Boys, Big Daddy Kane, Big Pun, Big L, Biz Markie, the Notorious B.I.G. of course, Black Moon, the Boogie Monsters, Brand Nubian, Brother J from X Clan, Buckshot, Casual from Heiroglyphics, Chill Rob G, Chubb Rock, Chuck D and Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, D-Nice, Dana Dane, De La Soul — now I’m about a third of the way done.

"De La Soul, did I say De La Soul? Def Jef, Del the Funky Homosapien, DJ Quik, Dr. Dre of course, Dres from Black Sheep, Ed O.G., EPMD, Fat Boys, Fat Joe, Fu-Schnickens, Gang Starr, Geto Boys, Heavy D, House of Pain, Ice Cube, Ice-T, the Intelligent Hoodlum, JJ Fad, Jaz-O, Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Just Ice, K-Solo, Kid & Play: I'm a tenth of the way done.

"King Sun, King Tee, Kool G Rap, Kool Moe Dee, KRS-One, Kwame, Lakim Shabazz, Large Professor, Leaders of the New School, the one and only LL Cool J — love you bro. Lord Finesse, Lords of the Underground, Mantronix, Masta Ace, MC Breed, MC Lyte, MC Shan, Melle Mel, Merciless Ameer, Mobb Deep, Monie Love, Nas, Newcleus, Onyx, Organized Konfusion, Outkast, Andre 3000, Paris, Pharcyde, Queen Latifah, Rakim, Redhead Kingpin, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, I’m almost done.

"Redman, Roxanne Shante, Run-D.M.C., Salt-N-Pepa, Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh, Snoop Dogg, Souls of Mischief, Special Ed, Stetsasonic, now I’m all down to the S’s. Super Lover Cee and Casanova Rud, the D.O.C., the Roots, Black Thought, the Skinny Boys, Tony D, Too $hort, Treach from Naughty By Nature, A Tribe Called Quest, U.T.F.O., Whodini, Wise Intelligent and the Poor Righteous Teachers, Wu-Tang Clan and YZ.

"Those were my rock stars man, and I just want to say, like, those are just a few of the names that I hope will be considered in the future for induction. Because without them, a lot of us wouldn’t be here. I know I wouldn’t.

"So that’s all I had to say, man. I know this induction is supposed to be me talking about myself and s--t man, but f--- that. I would not be here without them. I’m a high school dropout man, with a hip-hop education, and these were my teachers. And it's their night just as much as it is mine. So thank you."

Hip-hop saved Eminem's life, he saved mine! Congratulations Em, and Thank You!!

[djchorlocontrolection]

Lyte Funkie Ones - (Sex U Up) The Way U Like It (Dj Stew's Funky Fresh A...

[cyarskaren52]

Incredible tribute by Kathy Iandoli of Daily Beast

The mid-1980s were a contentious time for hip-hop and nobody wanted to admit it. Nobody, meaning anyone tangentially connected to the corporate side of mainstream art. And by corporate, meaning monetizing. Oh, and by mainstream, meaning white.

That’s because the musical embodiment of hip-hop culture—rap music—was finally leaving its block and gearing up to take over the world. The pioneers were inching toward new levels like radio (thanks to Mr. Magic’s “Rap Attack”) and film (thanks to Harry Belafonte’s Beat Street, among others). Add to that the formation of Def Jam and Tommy Boy Records and we started to witness rappers fully becoming a viable part of the music industry.

It was terrifying to those who thought they could contain it. And they tried, really hard. Rap was endearing when it was cheeky, as evidenced in 1986 when Run-DMC and Aerosmith collaborated on the single “Walk This Way.” The two groups showed the yin and yang effect of how the mainstream detested both rap music and glam rock music, as they’re both “making noise” in rooms next to each other, only to “break down the wall” and work together. Everyone loved that symbolism, that “unapologetic unity” even as the Grammy committee was slowly piecing together its plan to acknowledge how rappers sold records—but not have the rest of the world see it on their TV screens. Ironic.

Then along came Sinéad O’Connor.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Sinéad was cut from a different kind of cloth. She sang in a band called Ton Ton Macoute before flying solo and landing in the ears of Americans, thanks to her college radio hit “Mandinka.” O’Connor cited inspirations ranging from Bob Dylan and David Bowie to Bob Marley, though like many, she was made aware of the hip-hop explosion happening in the States and was drawn to it. Some would say that O’Connor harbored a “punk” attitude, and hip-hop was as punk as you could get, so the allure made sense. Her 1987 debut album The Lion and the Cobra was a commercial success, earning her a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1989. Many regard that album as a “breaking free” of sorts. For Sinéad it was against the patriarchy and the Roman Catholic Church (at times, synonymous), though anyone could feel the depth of that rebellion and apply it to their lives. When O’Connor arrived Stateside, she found a space to openly rebel, and to put it bluntly, fight the power. She found that avenue through hip-hop as one of its biggest allies at a time when the odds were stacked against it.

There have been other instances where white artists have attempted to use their podium for the greater good of this Black art form. Blondie’s Debbie Harry shouted out Fab Five Freddy during her little rapping ditty on the 1980 Blondie hit “Rapture,” though it backfired once music history revisionists attempted to credit Blondie with the first commercial rap hit, usurping the throne of The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight,” though some will still argue that Blondie had the first rap music video. To be fair, Debbie Harry does not agree. In 1981, she circled back and requested the Funky 4 + 1 as musical guests when she hosted Saturday Night Live—though SNL agreed and then only televised the group’s performance as the credits rolled at the end of the episode. Suffice to say, getting hip-hop its well-deserved visibility in the ’80s was an uphill battle.

For O’Connor, it became a different kind of mission, one rooted in a deep understanding of what it’s like to be silenced and then openly criticized for the desire to speak up. This was an all-encompassing mission, though hip-hop played a major part of it. She did so in minor ways before quickly moving them to major.

In 1988, when her record label wanted her to give her Grammy-nominated debut album a jolt with a new song, she added rapper MC Lyte on the remix to her single “I Want Your Hands (On Me).” The single was offered as both a Dance and Street version, and while the aforementioned Aerosmith/Run-DMC collaboration was regarded as a “mash-up,” the Lyte collab was a bold, revolutionary, yet completely seamless joining of forces. It changed the game for women in hip-hop moving forward, offering new possibilities in sound and commercial experimentation.

Sinéad doubled down on her support for hip-hop a year later during the 31st Grammy Awards, where she was nominated in the aforementioned Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category and was also asked to perform. Meanwhile, hip-hop was fighting for its life at the ceremony. The genre had become far too big to contain, yet the Grammys found a way to do it, simply by not televising the first Grammy in history for Best Rap Performance. Further, they opted to make DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince the victors, with their commercial rap hit “Parents Just Don’t Understand,” clearly shunning less commercial rap acts. Rappers ultimately boycotted the Grammys, and in solidarity, Sinéad sported the Public Enemy logo painted to the side of her head while she performed her hit single “Mandinka” that evening. A year after that, she had Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee remix her single “Emperor’s New Clothes” off her follow-up album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got—which also includes her groundbreaking global smash “Nothing Compares 2 U,” written by Prince.

For Sinéad O’Connor, it was never about chasing the cool of hip-hop, it was fighting against the injustices perpetrated on its trailblazers. And it was beyond her recognition of her own white privilege or even the systemic racism that permeated throughout hip-hop culture (and still does to this day).

O’Connor acutely understood being in pain, and so much of hip-hop comes from the expression of pain. She may not have comprehended the pain that Black Americans had endured, but she wanted to help, and even in her pleas to ask the media to leave her alone and stop ripping her apart, she did the same for hip-hop.

In 1992, on an SNL stage—the same stage where she ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II on national television—O’Connor sang an a capella rendition of Bob Marley’s “War,” echoing the lines:

“Until the philosophy, which holds one race superior and another…inferior… is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned. Everywhere is war. That until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation. Until the color of a man’s skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. I’ve got to say war. That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race. I’ve got to say war.”

For this reason, Chuck D saluted her on Twitter, and Ice-T wrote, “Respect to Sinead…She stood for something…Unlike most people…Rest Easy.” As hip-hop approaches 50, it mourns an artist who defended it when very few did. Sinéad O’Connor fought, she collaborated, she protested, and said “fuck you” when she had to.

If that isn’t hip-hop, then what is?

Photo caption: On February 22nd, 1989, it was the 31st Annual Grammy Awards. And Hip Hop was left out. Sinéad O'Connor, in Solidarity with Hip Hop Culture, and her standing up for us being alienated, would put Hip Hop Culture on screen at all cost if she could help it, wore the Public Enemy logo emblazoned on the side of her head, at The Grammy's.

Rest empowered Dear Sister

👑✊🏾👑 Sinéad O'Connor 👑✊🏾👑

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[djmordecai]

Rare Formz - Brand New Funk (official music video)

beats & cuts by @DJMordecai 

lyrics & vocals by Chris Miller 

engineered by James Swisher 

Rare Formz lettering by Brad Bacon 

from 2015's @rareformz6905 Rare Formz - The Album https://rareformz.bandcamp.com/album/... 

a tribute to @djjazzyjeff  & The Fresh Prince ( @WillSmith ) - Brand New Funk 

as well as an homage to our hip-hop heroes. 

shoutout to @TheFoundationhiphop 

 LYRICS: 

Brand New Funk (Get Down!) (Get Down!) Brand New Funk (funky) (Hit It!) Brand New Funk (Get Down!) (Get Down!) Brand New Funk (funky) (Hit It!) Brand New Funk (Get Down!) (Get Down!) Brand New Funk (funky) (Hit It!) Brand New Funk (Get Down!) (Get Down!) Brand New Funk (funky) (Hit It!) 

[Chris Miller - Verse 1] They want that old school rap back and cats want it ASAP so I'mma flip it on niggas, the track be the gym mat I’m at a high demand for rap fans I'm Outstanding like the Gap Band, check soundscans, More money than ever so ain't no margin for error and I've been eatin’ on MC’s since Tougher Than Leather and my peoples got my back, like Africans with Mandela. So you better put them glocks down like you were Heather ‘cause I get high like Dominique smokin’ the chronic leaf and I'm in and out the future like Quantum Leap Come follow me. I flow off old school beats just like Mahogany I'm so ‘90s with the gold chain and rockin’ wallabees I still gangsta boogie Kool G Rap my ass off get stomped out for pressin’ that fast forward Sucka MCs ain’t ready for fastball ‘cause my style intense like you takin’ that crash course 

[Chorus] my DJ [rock the beat] shout out to Marley Marl big ups to Chubb Rock Special Ed and Ice-T Monie Love and Geto Boys Schoolly D and Run-DMC   Spoonie Gee and Rob Base Nice & Smooth all day man. 

[Verse 2] I stayed criminal minded BDP first album, that was ‘87.I was up in project housin’ D.O.C. came with No One Could Do It Better. Then that Paid In Full album had a nigga wantin’ chedda. I freestyle in project hallways all day. Then Sir-Mix-A-Lot had that Posse On Broadway Flow like the incredible letter man. Red said, whateva, man. Big drove the caravan in Maryland. I was a student of the game when I learned from Kane before Meth I was bringin’ the pain like Memphis Bleek, I was comin’ of age I wanted to be Cool J when he walked on stage. He was King Hercules. He walked like a panther. Sun Rise In The East that Jeru Tha Damaja I reminisce like Pete Rock and CL peace to Melle Mel. Shante the illest female 

[Chorus] my DJ: (rock the beat) Shout out to De La Soul Craig G and Pete Nice Whodini, MC Shan Juice Crew, Ice Cube Shock G, Jungle Brothers Black Sheep and Latifah Peace shout to Nicki D 

[Verse 3] Whatchu know ‘bout Milk and Giz? And ain't nobody rock a party like Biz I want to dance like The Kangol Kid Scoob and Scrap Lover, Trouble T-Roy, even DJ Kool Herc even invented the b-boy. Take a look around like Master Ace, Public Enemy got me hype when they said they wanted “BASS!” Flavor Flav was the first hype man, I love British Knights, but really I was a Fila fan. Just somethin’ you wanna hear like Gang Starr and Premier with that flava in your ear. That Craig Mack that’s real Love MC Ren, but when Lyte dropped Paper Thin, cats like Drake wouldn'ta made it back then we had Prince Paul, Large Professor, big Daddy-O can't forget Kurtis Blow them word and real rap shows Parrish and Erick Sermon, Heavy D from Mount Vernon Joeski Love he even did the Pee-Wee Herman 

[Chorus] to my DJ: (rock the beat) shout out to Doug E. Fresh Dana Dane and Slick Rick the whole Get Fresh Crew Steady B, Kool Moe Dee Cold Crush Brothers and Busy Bee Prince Rakeem and UTFO Fat Boys and Chill Rob G. And we out. Yeah, can't forget my DJs, shout out to: DJ Kool Herc DJ Red Alert Paul C Jazzy Jeff Cash Money Grandmaster Flash Mr. Magic DJ Hollywood Jazzy Jay Eddie Cheeba DJ Charlie Chase DJ Chuck Chillout The Masterdon and DJ Davy DMX 

 fresh to death, man.

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RICHNRICHIE (DJ NAVARRO & CAP'N RICHIE) - KILLAH PRIEST – PLANET ASIA – BRONZE NAZARETH – ROZEWOOD – HORSESHOE GANG – HUS KINGPIN – PACEWON – ROCK (HELTAH SKELTAH) – COMPTON MENACE – BISHOP LAMONT – TIMBO KING – D12 – CASUAL - CHINO XL – PRODIGAL SUNN – COPYWRITE – KOSHA DILLZ – TY FARRIS – CAPPADONNA – GUILTY SIMPSON - TRISTATE – RAS KASS – MADCHILD – BIG TWINS – TORAE – TRAGEDY KHADAFI – CHASE FETTI – SEAN STRANGE - PETE ROCK – KXNG CROOKED – JOELL ORTIZ – PAPOOSE – JARREN BENTON - DAZ DILLINGER - KOOL G RAP - LAYZIE BONE – SKYZOO – HAVOC – STEVIE STONE - INSPECTAH DECK – ETO – BROTHA LYNCH HUNG – SHEEK LOUCH – CANIBUS – RJ PAYNE – RICK HYDE – CORMEGA – LIL FAME (M.O.P.) - WILLIE THE KID – LA THE DARKMAN – MC EIHT - MYKA 9 – REKS – YOUNG BUCK - ETO - TWISTA – BIZZY BONE – TALIB KWELI – AB-SOUL – B-REAL – CHUCK D – SLUG (ATMOSPHERE) – AZ - KRIZZ KALIKO – SLIM THUG – LIL' FLIP – RJ (MR. LA) – PAUL WALL – MAINO – THE ALCHEMIST – DJ MUGGS – DANNY BROWN – RITTZ – CORMEGA – MACY GRAY – DEL THE FUNKY… - MEMPHIS BLEEK – OCTOBER LONDON - NEMS – LIL EAZY-E – OG MACO – WARREN G – CONSEQUENCE – SUGA FREE – ONYX – PROJECT PAT - JADAKISS – GZA – METHOD MAN – THE GAME – HOPSIN – ROYCE DA 5’9 – SCARFACE – BUN B – AOC OBAMA - GHOSTFACE KILLAH – RAEKWON – KRAYZIE BONE – ICP – RAKIM – JAY ROCK – O.T. GENASIS – DJ PAUL - XZIBIT – TOO SHORT – CURREN$Y – CONWAY THE MACHINE – BENNY THE BUTCHER – WESTSIDE GUNN – BIG K.R.I.T. – MASTA KILLA – EARL SWEATSHIRT – CAM’RON – PROJECT PAT – LLOYD BANKS – ICE-T – TRAE THA TRUTH - STYLES P – BOW WOW – ACTION BRONSON – BIA – GOODIE MOB – SLICK RICK – FREDDIE GIBBS - SOULJA BOY - DAVE EAST – FABOLOUS – JIM JONES – JA RULE – UNCLE MURDA – DJ QUIK - RZA - MEEK MILL – TEE GRIZZLEY – JUICY J – A$AP FERG – PUSHA T – KEY GLOCK – THE GAME - BUSTA RHYMES – FRENCH MONTANA – ICE CUBE – TYGA – WYCLEF – JOEY BADA$$ – LUPE FIASCO - JEEZY - SCHOOLBOY Q – FIVIO FOREIGN – KSI – CHIEF KEEF – WAKA FLOCKA FLAME – YG – TECH N9NE – E-40 – T.I. - YELAWOLF – RUSS – NF – TREY SONGZ – BLUEFACE – FAT JOE – NLE CHOPPA – CEE LO - FRENCH MONTANA - G HERBO – LIL YACHTY – JOYNER LUCAS – LUDACRIS – YO GOTTI - WALE – ICE CUBE - WIZ KHALIFA – KENDRICK LAMAR – BIG SEAN – 50 CENT – CHANCE THE RAPPER – YOUNG THUG – NAS - FUTURE – AKON – PHARRELL – CHRIS BROWN – LIL WAYNE – 2 CHAINZ – DABABY – G-EAZY – TRIPPIE REDD - GUCCI MANE – J. COLE – WU-TANG CLAN – LIL BABY – MIGOS – RODDY RICCH – ASAP ROCKY – LIL DURK - POLO G – 21 SAVAGE – JACK HARLOW – LIL UZI VERT – KID CUDI – T-PAIN – SNOOP DOGG – FUTURE – DOJA CAT

For more info please write to

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so I can give you the next steps & details.

Cap'n Richie #capnrichie

[capnrichie]

AVAILABLE GUEST ARTIST FEATURES FOR LICENSE:

PLANET ASIA – KILLAH PRIEST – BRONZE NAZARETH – CANIBUS – KEITH MURRAY – TRAGEDY KHADAFI - AGALLAH – PACEWON – EL DA SENSEI – ROCK (HELTAH SKELTAH) – RAS KASS – CAPPADONNA - TIMBO KING – COPYWRITE – PROGIDAL SUNN – HELL RAZAH – 60 SECOND ASSASSIN – CHRIS RIVERS - TORAE – DRES (BLACKSHEEP) – KRS-ONE – M.O.P. – MURS – BIZZY BONE – THE GAME – YOUNG BUCK - SPICE 1 – HORSESHOE GANG – MISTAH F.A.B. – STICKY FINGAZ – COMPTON MENACE – BIG TWINS – BISHOP LAMONT – HUS KINGPIN – WARCLOUD – YUKMOUTH – RUSTE JUXX – MC LYTE - TRISTATE - LIL' FLIP – PAPOOSE – MAINO – JUICY J – ICE-T – CHUCK D – KXNG CROOKED – BIG DADDY KANE - MASTA KILLA – INSPECTAH DECK – GHOSTFACE KILLAH – BUSTA RHYMES – WIZ KHALIFA – FUTURE – SEAN PRICE – TRINA – TOO SHORT – WAKA FLOCKA FLAME – BERNER – D12 (KUNIVA x SWIFTY) – JARREN BENTON – B-REAL (CYPRESS HILL) – KEYSHIA COLE – INDIA ARIE – PUSHA T – KOOL G RAP – CAM’RON – JUVENILE – OG MACO – ROYCE DA 5’9 – JADAKISS – LA THE DARKMAN – OBIE TRICE – MADCHILD – HOMEBOY SANDMAN – SHEEK LOUCH - LIL WAYNE – GUCCI MANE – DMX – TRIPPIE REDD – FRENCH MONTANA – BOBBY BROWN – HOPSIN - BIRDMAN (BABY) – JELLY ROLL – CHRIS WEBBY – RAHEEM DEVAUGHN – YOUNG THUG – RZA – THE GAME – WESTSIDE GUNN – BENNY THE BUTCHER – KRIZZ KALIKO – SNOOP DOGG – 2 CHAINZ – BLACK THOUGHT

AVAILABLE GUEST ARTISTS FOR CUSTOM EXCLUSIVES:

RICHNRICHIE (DJ NAVARRO & CAP'N RICHIE) - KILLAH PRIEST – PLANET ASIA – BRONZE NAZARETH – ROZEWOOD – HORSESHOE GANG – HUS KINGPIN – PACEWON – ROCK (HELTAH SKELTAH) – COMPTON MENACE – BISHOP LAMONT – TIMBO KING – D12 – CASUAL - CHINO XL – PRODIGAL SUNN – COPYWRITE – KOSHA DILLZ – TY FARRIS – CAPPADONNA – GUILTY SIMPSON - TRISTATE – RAS KASS – MADCHILD – BIG TWINS – TORAE – TRAGEDY KHADAFI – CHASE FETTI – SEAN STRANGE - PETE ROCK – KXNG CROOKED – JOELL ORTIZ – PAPOOSE – JARREN BENTON - DAZ DILLINGER - KOOL G RAP - LAYZIE BONE – SKYZOO – HAVOC – STEVIE STONE - INSPECTAH DECK – ETO – BROTHA LYNCH HUNG – SHEEK LOUCH – CANIBUS – RJ PAYNE – RICK HYDE – CORMEGA – LIL FAME (M.O.P.) - WILLIE THE KID – LA THE DARKMAN – MC EIHT - MYKA 9 – REKS – YOUNG BUCK - ETO - TWISTA – BIZZY BONE – TALIB KWELI – AB-SOUL – B-REAL – CHUCK D – SLUG (ATMOSPHERE) – AZ - KRIZZ KALIKO – SLIM THUG – LIL' FLIP – RJ (MR. LA) – PAUL WALL – MAINO – THE ALCHEMIST – DJ MUGGS – DANNY BROWN – RITTZ – CORMEGA – MACY GRAY – DEL THE FUNKY… - MEMPHIS BLEEK – OCTOBER LONDON - NEMS – LIL EAZY-E – OG MACO – WARREN G – CONSEQUENCE – SUGA FREE – ONYX – PROJECT PAT - JADAKISS – GZA – METHOD MAN – THE GAME – HOPSIN – ROYCE DA 5’9 – SCARFACE – BUN B – AOC OBAMA - GHOSTFACE KILLAH – RAEKWON – KRAYZIE BONE – ICP – RAKIM – JAY ROCK – O.T. GENASIS – DJ PAUL - XZIBIT – TOO SHORT – CURREN$Y – CONWAY THE MACHINE – BENNY THE BUTCHER – WESTSIDE GUNN – BIG K.R.I.T. – MASTA KILLA – EARL SWEATSHIRT – CAM’RON – PROJECT PAT – LLOYD BANKS – ICE-T – TRAE THA TRUTH - STYLES P – BOW WOW – ACTION BRONSON – BIA – GOODIE MOB – SLICK RICK – FREDDIE GIBBS - SOULJA BOY - DAVE EAST – FABOLOUS – JIM JONES – JA RULE – UNCLE MURDA – DJ QUIK - RZA - MEEK MILL – TEE GRIZZLEY – JUICY J – A$AP FERG – PUSHA T – KEY GLOCK – THE GAME - BUSTA RHYMES – FRENCH MONTANA – ICE CUBE – TYGA – WYCLEF – JOEY BADA$$ – LUPE FIASCO - JEEZY - SCHOOLBOY Q – FIVIO FOREIGN – KSI – CHIEF KEEF – WAKA FLOCKA FLAME – YG – TECH N9NE – E-40 – T.I. - YELAWOLF – RUSS – NF – TREY SONGZ – BLUEFACE – FAT JOE – NLE CHOPPA – CEE LO - FRENCH MONTANA - G HERBO – LIL YACHTY – JOYNER LUCAS – LUDACRIS – YO GOTTI - WALE – ICE CUBE - WIZ KHALIFA – KENDRICK LAMAR – BIG SEAN – 50 CENT – CHANCE THE RAPPER – YOUNG THUG – NAS - FUTURE – AKON – PHARRELL – CHRIS BROWN – LIL WAYNE – 2 CHAINZ – DABABY – G-EAZY – TRIPPIE REDD - GUCCI MANE – J. COLE – WU-TANG CLAN – LIL BABY – MIGOS – RODDY RICCH – ASAP ROCKY – LIL DURK - POLO G – 21 SAVAGE – JACK HARLOW – LIL UZI VERT – KID CUDI – T-PAIN – SNOOP DOGG – FUTURE – DOJA CAT

For more info please write to

officialcapnrichie@gmail.com

so I can give you the next steps & details.

Cap'n Richie #capnrichie

[thepopaddict]

LFO - LFO

LFO is the debut self-titled album of American pop group LFO. The album was released in 1999 spawning five singles released between 1998 to 2000. Two of those singles were top 10 hits in the US namely “Summer Girls” and “Girl On TV”. The album peaked #21 in the US achieving a platinum certification. According to Wikipedia, this album features many vocals from previous member Brian Gillis who left in 1999, especially a track called “Can’t Have You” which his lead vocals were left intact.

Track Listing:

Summer Girls

Girl On TV

Cross My Heart

Can’t Have You

I Don’t Wanna Kiss You Goodnight

West Side Story

Think About You

I Will Show You Mine

All I Need To Know

Baby Be Mine

Your Heart Is Safe With Me

My Block

Forever

My Top Five Picks:

5th Place - West Side Story

4th Place - I Don’t Wanna Kiss You Goodnight

3rd Place - Summer Girls

2nd Place - Can’t Have You

This single features original member Brian Gillis (1995-1999) who sang lead on the second verse. He was replaced by Devin Lima thereafter.

1st Place - Girl On TV

This music video featured singer/actress “Jennifer Love Hewitt” who LFO member Rich Cronin dated, and the song based on.

Picture Gallery:

LFO stands for Lyte Funkie Ones

from left to right: Brad Fischetti, Devin Lima, and Rich Cronin

Original member Rich Cronin (front/center) died in 2010 after losing his battle with leukemia.

Devin Lima (center) arrived in the group in 1999 replacing original member Brian Gillis. Lima died in 2017 after losing his battle with adrenal cancer.

Brad Fischetti (center) is a founding member alongside with Rich Cronin (right) and Brian Gillis (not in the picture) and also the last surviving member of the group. He toured from 2019-2020 to keep the legacy of the group and honouring the memory of Rich and Devin.

[fantastickkay]

From Teen Beat, Fall 1999.

[thefrogholler]

Musical Birthday Notes - March 18th

Musical Birthday Notes – March 18th

[jamlefevre]

Source: LFO

[y2kmusicvideohell]

apparently this was actually written for and about Jennifer Love Hewitt because she was dating the guy who puts out such rhymes as “when I met you I said ‘My name is Rich. You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch.’”

[mtvarchives]

Devin Lima [left] of “LFO”

< singer >

Richard “Rich” Cronin [middle] of “LFO”

< lead singer, songwriter >

Brad Fischetti [right] of “LFO”

< singer, actor, producer >

— Aug. 25th, 1999