Main Source was an innovative, acclaimed Toronto and New York-based hip hop group comprised of Toronto natives Sir Scratch, K-Cut, and Queens native Large Professor. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... NY redirects here. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Wild Pitch Records was a hip hop label started in the mid 1980s, eventually going out of business in the mid 1990s. ... William Paul Mitchell (born March 21, 1972 in Flushing, Queens, New York), best known as Large Professor, also as Large Pro and the Extra P, is a New York based hip hop record producer and MC. He is best known as a member of the influential underground hip hop group... NY redirects here. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... William Paul Mitchell (born March 21, 1972 in Flushing, Queens, New York), best known as Large Professor, also as Large Pro and the Extra P, is a New York based hip hop record producer and MC. He is best known as a member of the influential underground hip hop group...

Their first album, Breaking Atoms, featured conscious MC tracks such as "Looking at the Front Door" and "A Friendly Game of Baseball" and "Watch Roger Do His Thing" as well as the first on-record appearance of Nas on "Live at the Barbeque", which also featured Joe Fatal and Akinyele. Because of business differences, the group broke up before their second album, tentatively entitled The Science could be released. However, Sir Scratch and K-Cut released a second album under the Main Source name, entitled F*ck What You Think, with new recruit Mikey D on vocals; however, the album was shelved due to inner conlficts between the record label and group management. Breaking Atoms was the debut album of Main Source. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Akinyele (born Akinyele Adams) is an American rapper who recorded in the 1990s and early 2000s, known for his sexually explicit lyrics. ... F*ck What You Think is Main Sources second album. ...

Large Professor has gone on to be an instrumental producer for hip hop stars such as Eric B. & Rakim, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Nas, and Diamond D. He has released a Solo LP entitled First Class, and his shelved The LP has been widely bootlegged. Eric Barrier (Eric B.) and William Griffin (Rakim), were a hip-hop duo known as Eric B. & Rakim. ... Pete Rock & CL Smooth is a rap group from the 1990s. ... For other uses, see Nas (disambiguation). ... Diamond D (real name, Joseph Kirkland) is a hip-hop record producer and remixer from The Bronx, New York City. ...

K-Cut also produced for a wide range of hip hop artists including Maestro Fresh Wes, Fu-Schnickens, Queen Latifah and even NBA star Shaquille O'Neal. He also mentored another Toronto-based producer named Watts. Maestro is the stage name of Wesley Williams (born 1968 in Toronto, Ontario), a Canadian hip hop artist and actor. ... The Fu-Schnickens were a hip-hop trio in the early 1990s. ... Also see the Arab singer Latifa Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey) is a Grammy-winning American rapper/singer, model, and Academy Award-nominated actress. ... Shaquille Rashaun ONeal (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq (pronounced shack), is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Austin Watts Garrick is a Canadian Music Producer. ...

Large Professor makes a reference to his falling out with Sir Scratch and K-Cut on A Tribe Called Quest's third album Midnight Marauders. On the track "Keep It Rollin'" he says, "I'm Uptown chillin, takin in this grand master Vic blend from the projects, the PJ's, fuck them two DJ's". A Tribe Called Quest is a critically acclaimed American hip-hop group, formed in 1988. ... Midnight Marauders is a hip hop album by A Tribe Called Quest, released on November 9, 1993. ...

Discography

Studio albums

• Breaking Atoms: Released by Wild Pitch Records, July 23, 1991. CD, LP, and special double LP.
• F*ck What You Think: Released by Wild Pitch Records (eventually shelved), March 22, 1994. Double LP and CD.

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Singles

• "Looking at the Front Door" (1990)
• "Watch Roger Do His Thing" (1990) [was not released for sale]
• "Just Hangin' Out" (1991)
• "Peace Is Not the Word to Play" (1991)
• "Fakin' The Funk" (1992)
• "What You Need" (1993)

External link

• Main Source's MySpace