Lootpack
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Lootpack were an American hip hop group signed to Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf in part to release the music he made with Charizma who was killed at the age of 20....

 with members Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...

, Wildchild
Wildchild (rapper)
Jack Brown, better known by his stage name Wildchild, is a rapper and member of the Lootpack. He has released two solo albums. The first, Secondary Protocol, released on Stones Throw Records, featured contributions from Oh NO, Percee P, Medaphoar, Planet Asia, Aceyalone, and Phil da Agony, and...

, and DJ Romes. They made their first appearance on the 1993 debut album by Tha Alkaholiks
Tha Alkaholiks
Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, was an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Since the early 1990s they have produced funky, upbeat, hedonism-themed party music with a hardcore hip hop edge, powered by the beats of DJ and producer E-Swift and the lively, comedic rhymes of...

, 21 & Over
21 & Over
21 & Over is the debut album by West Coast hip hop group, Tha Alkaholiks. It is highly praised, and has been described as "the quintessential West Coast party album." It has ten tracks, timed at only about 35 minutes, but it contains three singles, "Make Room," "Likwit" and "Mary Jane." None of...

.Allmusic

The first vinyl by Lootpack, Ill Psych Move EP, was released in 1996 on a label named Crate Digga's Palace founded by Madlib's father, Otis Jackson Sr. After this 12" they caught the attention of Stones Throw founder Peanut Butter Wolf
Peanut Butter Wolf
Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, is a DJ, hip-hop producer and the founder of hip-hop label Stones Throw Records.A native of San Jose, California, He took on the name Peanut Butter Wolf in the late-80s when he realized that a girlfriend’s youngest brother feared the “peanut butter wolf monster”...

, producer and DJ. Eventually the three of them signed for Stones Throw leading to their 1999 release of Soundpieces: Da Antidote
Soundpieces: Da Antidote
Soundpieces: Da Antidote is an album by Lootpack, an American hip hop group signed to Stones Throw Records. The entire album was produced by Madlib and features vocals by himself and Wildchild, as well as many West Coast guests....

. A follow-up has not been released, but all three of them have collaborated on other projects and recorded solo records. DJ Romes released the Hamburger Hater Breaks record in 2001, Madlib has produced concept albums as Quasimoto and Yesterdays New Quintet. Wildchild's 2003 album Secondary Protocol
Secondary Protocol
Secondary Protocol is a 2003 album by the rapper Wildchild, released on Stones Throw Records.-Reception:The album is "AMG album pick" and received 3 out of 5 stars from Allmusic.Pitchfork Media gave the album 6.3 out of 10.-Tracklisting:#Intro...

featured all Lootpack members and is the closest thing to a second Lootpack album.

EPs and singles

  • The Anthem EP 12" 1998
  • "Whenimondamic" 12" single 1999
  • "Weededed" 12" single 2000
  • Da Packumentary VHS 2001
  • "On Point"/"Questions Remix" 7" single 2002

Lootpack on Crate Diggas Palace

  • Psyche Move EP 12" and CD 1995
  • "Miss Deja Vu" 12" single 2004
  • The Lost Tapes CD/LP 2004
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