Lamar Hill, a.k.a. LA Sunshine (L.A. Sunshine, alternative spelling) is an American

United States

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 old-school

Old school hip hop

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 MC prominent in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s.

MC career

In the late 1970s, he met Kool Moe Dee

Kool Moe Dee

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, Special K

Special K (artist)

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 and DJ Easy Lee and started performing at he age of 15. L.A. Sunshine joined with other rappers Kool Moe Dee and Special K as well as DJ Easy Lee to form the influential old school hip hop group the Treacherous Three

Treacherous Three

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. In 1981, they moved to Sugar Hill Records along with another Enjoy act Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five

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. The Treacherous Three became well known for their singles Feel the Heart Beat and Whip It. They were featured in the 1984 film the breakdance cult-movie Beat Street

Beat Street

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performing the song Xmas Rap with Doug E Fresh, but disbanded shortly afterwards.

Post-artistic career

LA Sunshine later on went to be the Rice High School basketball team coach.
Now he works at Promise Academy