Camp Lo
Encyclopedia
Camp Lo is an American
hip hop
duo, formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx
, New York
. The duo consists of rappers
Sonny Cheeba (Salahadeen Wilds) and Geechi Suede (Saladine Wallace), both of Muslim
upbringing.
, Camp Lo made their first appearance in 1996 on The Great White Hype
soundtrack, with their single
, "Coolie High". The smooth party song was a minor hit, peaking at #25 on the Billboard
Hot Rap Singles
chart. Their first major exposure came with the release of their second single, the upbeat, horn driven "Luchini", otherwise known as "This Is It". The song became a crossover hit in 1997, breaking into the Top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100
, and reaching the top 5 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The track peaked at #74 in the UK Singles Chart
in August 1997. The duo released their debut album Uptown Saturday Night
in January 1997. The effort was widely acclaimed, praised for its accessible content and smooth, funk
and jazz
inspired production.
The majority of the album was produced by Ski
, famous for his work with Jay-Z
. Guest appearances were provided by De La Soul
's Trugoy and Digable Planets
' Butterfly. The album's 1970s styled content was influential on a number of artists within the next few years after its release, like Will Smith
, who enlisted Camp Lo for an appearance on his top-selling Big Willie Style
album. Also in 1997, they appeared on Oran "Juice" Jones' single "Poppin' That Fly". They collaborated with De La Soul
in 2000, on the song "So Good" from the Hip Hop 101 Compilation. They finally returned with another album in 2002, titled Let's Do It Again
. This effort was not nearly as well-received as their debut, and was met with mediocre reviews and sales. Shortly after the album's release, Aesop Rock
enlisted the duo to appear on his album Bazooka Tooth
, exposing them to fans of the underground Definitive Jux
label. In 2007, the duo returned with Black Hollywood
after a five year hiatus from their previous release.
In April 2008, Camp Lo signed with SRC/ Universal Records. They changed their name to The Lo, on the recommendation from DJ Mr. Cee. The duo released a new single titled "Lumdi", produced
by Korleon. They also confirmed a 2011 release for a new collaboration album with Pete Rock
, as they form their new group '80 Blocks From Tiffanys'.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
duo, formed in 1995, which hails from The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The duo consists of rappers
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Sonny Cheeba (Salahadeen Wilds) and Geechi Suede (Saladine Wallace), both of Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
upbringing.
Career
Initially signed with Profile RecordsProfile Records
Profile Records was a record label that specialized in many types of urban-oriented music, such as hip hop, active until 1996..- History :In 1980, at 23 years old, after working briefly for MCA, Cory Robbins was looking to start a record label. He invited his songwriter friend Steve Plotnicki to be...
, Camp Lo made their first appearance in 1996 on The Great White Hype
The Great White Hype
The Great White Hype is a 1996 film directed by Reginald Hudlin. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, John Rhys-Davies, Salli Richardson and Jamie Foxx....
soundtrack, with their single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Coolie High". The smooth party song was a minor hit, peaking at #25 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Rap Singles
Hot Rap Tracks
Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...
chart. Their first major exposure came with the release of their second single, the upbeat, horn driven "Luchini", otherwise known as "This Is It". The song became a crossover hit in 1997, breaking into the Top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, and reaching the top 5 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The track peaked at #74 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in August 1997. The duo released their debut album Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night (album)
-Album:-Singles:-Personnel:*art direction – Carla Leighton*artwork – Dr. Revolt*assistant engineering – Dejuana Perignon, Dexter Thibou, Max Vargas*bass – Joe Quinde*design – Carla Leighton*engineering – Guido, Joe Quinde...
in January 1997. The effort was widely acclaimed, praised for its accessible content and smooth, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
inspired production.
The majority of the album was produced by Ski
Ski (producer)
David Willis, otherwise known as DJ Ski and Ski Beatz, is an American record producer mainly working in hip hop.-Biography:Discovered by DJ Clark Kent, Ski was originally known as "MC Will-Ski". In the 1990s, he was a member of the group Original Flavor, the first group managed by future recording...
, famous for his work with Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
. Guest appearances were provided by De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
's Trugoy and Digable Planets
Digable Planets
Digable Planets is an American alternative hip hop trio based in New York City, composed of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler , Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving . They released their debut album Reachin' in 1993, and their follow-up album Blowout Comb in 1994...
' Butterfly. The album's 1970s styled content was influential on a number of artists within the next few years after its release, like Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
, who enlisted Camp Lo for an appearance on his top-selling Big Willie Style
Big Willie Style
Big Willie Style is the first solo studio album recorded by Will Smith, after spending most of his career as the latter half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince...
album. Also in 1997, they appeared on Oran "Juice" Jones' single "Poppin' That Fly". They collaborated with De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
in 2000, on the song "So Good" from the Hip Hop 101 Compilation. They finally returned with another album in 2002, titled Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again (Camp Lo album)
Let's Do It Again is the second album from Hip Hop group Camp Lo. Released five years after their successful debut Uptown Saturday Night, the album landed flatly, commercially and critically....
. This effort was not nearly as well-received as their debut, and was met with mediocre reviews and sales. Shortly after the album's release, Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock
Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
enlisted the duo to appear on his album Bazooka Tooth
Bazooka Tooth
Bazooka Tooth is the fourth full-length album by American hip hop artist Aesop Rock , released on September 23, 2003 on Definitive Jux ....
, exposing them to fans of the underground Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
label. In 2007, the duo returned with Black Hollywood
Black Hollywood
Black Hollywood is the third album by Hip Hop duo Camp Lo, scheduled for release on July 24, 2007 on Good Hands Records. It is the duo's first album in five years. The album is entirely produced by long-time collaborator Ski, who produced the majority of the group's first two albums, Uptown...
after a five year hiatus from their previous release.
In April 2008, Camp Lo signed with SRC/ Universal Records. They changed their name to The Lo, on the recommendation from DJ Mr. Cee. The duo released a new single titled "Lumdi", produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Korleon. They also confirmed a 2011 release for a new collaboration album with Pete Rock
Pete Rock
Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
, as they form their new group '80 Blocks From Tiffanys'.
Discography
| Uptown Saturday Night Uptown Saturday Night (album) -Album:-Singles:-Personnel:*art direction – Carla Leighton*artwork – Dr. Revolt*assistant engineering – Dejuana Perignon, Dexter Thibou, Max Vargas*bass – Joe Quinde*design – Carla Leighton*engineering – Guido, Joe Quinde...
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| Let's Do It Again Let's Do It Again (Camp Lo album) Let's Do It Again is the second album from Hip Hop group Camp Lo. Released five years after their successful debut Uptown Saturday Night, the album landed flatly, commercially and critically.... |
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| Black Hollywood Black Hollywood Black Hollywood is the third album by Hip Hop duo Camp Lo, scheduled for release on July 24, 2007 on Good Hands Records. It is the duo's first album in five years. The album is entirely produced by long-time collaborator Ski, who produced the majority of the group's first two albums, Uptown... |
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| Stone & Rob: Caught On Tape
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| Another Heist Another Heist Another Heist is an album by Camp Lo released on October 20, 2009. Most of the production was handled by long time collaborator Ski Beatz.-Track listing:... |
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| 80 Blocks From Tiffany's w/ Pete Rock Pete Rock Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth... |