NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Likwit Crew

The Likwit Crew is a West Coast hip hop collective. It was founded by King Tee who recruited Tha Alkaholiks and Xzibit as his first acts. Then, other artists such as J. Wells, Phil Da Agony, Lootpack, Defari, Styliztik Jones, Declaime, Montageone and The Barbershop MC's joined. It soon became a loose collection of some of the best West Coast underground rappers. West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s. ... King Tee, also spelled King T (born Roger McBride in Compton, California), is an American West Coast hip hop pioneer. ... Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, were an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. ... Alvin Nathaniel Joiner IV (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American rapper, actor, and television personality who was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico by his father and stepmother. ... Phil Da Agony, also known as Phil the Agony, (born Jason Smith) is a West Coast hip hop artist whose is a member of the hip hop collectives, Barbershop MCs, Strong Arm Steady and Likwit Crew. ... Though they were together since high school, the Hip Hop group; Lootpack - Madlib, Wildchild and DJ Romes - first made their presence known in 1994. ... D.A. Johnson Jr. ... West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s. ...

Extended members and close affiliates include The Beatnuts, Dilated Peoples and Ol' Dirty Bastard. A spin off group named Likwit Junkies, made up of DJ Babu and Likwit Crew member Defari, has been formed. The Beatnuts are a hip hop crew from Queens, New York City. ... Dilated Peoples is an underground hip hop group residing in California. ... Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 â€“ November 13, 2004) was an American MC known by the stage name Ol Dirty Bastard (often shortened to ODB). ... DJ Babu (born Chris Oroc) is a Filipino-American DJ and is a member of the Beat Junkies, a crew of DJs which includes others such as Melo-D, Rhettmatic, and J-Rocc. ...

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Category: Hip hop collectives Though they were together since high school, the Hip Hop group; Lootpack - Madlib, Wildchild and DJ Romes - first made their presence known in 1994. ... Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, were an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. ... D.A. Johnson Jr. ... While its true that J-Ros native neighborhood, Pacoima, doesnt carry the same clout in A&R offices as, say, Compton or Long Beach, the paths of many well-known L.A. hip-hop soldiers -- King-Tee and DJ Pooh, for instance -- have crossed there at one... King Tee, also spelled King T (born Roger McBride in Compton, California), is an American West Coast hip hop pioneer. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Phil Da Agony, also known as Phil the Agony, (born Jason Smith) is a West Coast hip hop artist whose is a member of the hip hop collectives, Barbershop MCs, Strong Arm Steady and Likwit Crew. ... Rico Smith, better known by his stage name Tash, is an American rapper. ... Alexi Laiho Alexi Wildchild Laiho (born April, 8 of 1979) is the lead guitarist from the bands Children of Bodom and Sinergy. ... Alvin Nathaniel Joiner IV (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American rapper, actor, and television personality who was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico by his father and stepmother. ... Act a Fool is the debut album by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. ... At Your Own Risk is the second album by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. ... Tha Triflin Album is the third album by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. ... Track Listing Likwit Only When Im Drunk Last Call Cant Tell Me Shit Turn tha Party Out Bullshit Soda Pop Make Room Mary Jane Who Dem Niggas Category: ... Track Listing WLIX Read My Lips Let It Out 21 and Under All The Way Live Hit and Run DAAAM! 2014 Bottoms Up Flashback The Next Level ... IV Life is the fourth album by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. ... At The Speed of Life is rapper Xzibits debut album. ... Likwidation is the third album by West Coast hip hop group Tha Alkaholiks, released in 1997 on Loud Records. ... Rapper Xzibits sophomore album. ... Rap Life is the solo debut album by West Coast hip hop artist, Tash. ... Focused Daily, the debut album by west coast rapper Defari, was released in 1999. ... West-coast rapper Xzibits third album was released in 2000. ... X.O. Experience is the fourth album by West Coast hip hop group Tha Alkaholiks, released under their nickname Tha Liks. ... Thy Kingdom Come is the fifth album of new material by West Coast hip hop artist King Tee. ... Man Vs. ... Shades of Blue is a remix album by producer Madlib over the archives of Blue Note Records. ... Odds & Evens is the second album by West Coast hip hop artist, Defari. ... Weapons of Mass Destruction is an album by rapper Xzibit, released in 2004. ... Firewater is the fifth album by West Coast hip hop group Tha Alkaholiks, released in January 2006 through Waxploitation Records. ... Street music could become only but noise in the background of a functionalized world , empty of meaning. ... Full Circle is an album from West Coast rapper Xzibit. ...

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