Lords of Lyrics
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Lords of Lyrics, better known as “L.O.L.", is an American West Coast Rap duo that consists of Jerry L. Polidore and Jason K. Jackson, aka "JP" and Koop. The Los Angeles based group was formed in 1992.
scene by night, located on Crenshaw Boulevard and Exposition, in Los Angeles.
By 1994, L.O.L. emerged from the underground rap scene, performing with the likes of Cypress Hill
, Too Short, Mobb Deep
, Xzibit
. Their first album debuted in August 1994, titled "Do or Die", produced by Damon "Twin" Rose, while signed to Pyramid Records/Wilbro Records. During that time they fought to keep their careers alive through a shady record deal and faulty management.
In 1996, L.O.L. was picked up by Franchise Records, where their second full-length studio album, "Heaven or Hell" was released. The album was produced by DJ Slip
from Compton's Most Wanted
and NBA superstar, Stanley Roberts
, then center for the Los Angeles Clippers
and CEO of Franchise Records.
Although the group hasn't seen an abundant amount of commercial success in the U.S., they are best known for the "Heaven or Hell" album, which is now considered a classic album and contains the popular single, "Summer Breeze", and for "Boom Boom Crack", featured in the 1996 Hollywood movie, and on the Soundtrack of "The Last Days of Frankie the Fly", starring Kiefer Sutherland
, Dennis Hopper
and Daryl Hannah
.
After a short stint with Franchise Records, the label closed their doors, and L.O.L. group members eventually parted ways.
Original L.O.L. members, Koop and "J.P." have since reunited, working under the independent recording label, LynnByrd Music, LLC and have released their third full-length studio album titled, "Lost & Found", on December 29, 2009. "Lost and Found" was produced by Toj1200 and contains a collection of tracks recorded between 1999 and 2001, originally intended as the follow-up to the "Heaven or Hell" album.
L.O.L.'s Fourth album titled, "Redemption" was released on June 22, 2010.
History
Group member Koop (formerly known as Shawn) is a native of South Central Los Angeles, while JP (formerly known as Swan), born in Houston, TX, moved to Los Angeles at the age of 13. The Duo met and started rapping together in Jr. High School. A couple of years later, while attending University High School, the duo became popular for entertaining students with rap performances during lunch hour. Just after High School, JP and Koop formed L.O.L.. Members, Damon "Twin" Rose and DJ Marq, joined the group a shortly afterward. In their early years, the group was known to frequently perform at The Good Life, which was a Health Food Store by day, and doubled as the local renowned, Thursday night open-mic, Underground Hip HopUnderground hip hop
Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon. It is typically associated with independent artists, signed toindependent labels or no label at all....
scene by night, located on Crenshaw Boulevard and Exposition, in Los Angeles.
By 1994, L.O.L. emerged from the underground rap scene, performing with the likes of Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...
, Too Short, Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones...
, Xzibit
Xzibit
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...
. Their first album debuted in August 1994, titled "Do or Die", produced by Damon "Twin" Rose, while signed to Pyramid Records/Wilbro Records. During that time they fought to keep their careers alive through a shady record deal and faulty management.
In 1996, L.O.L. was picked up by Franchise Records, where their second full-length studio album, "Heaven or Hell" was released. The album was produced by DJ Slip
DJ Slip
DJ Slip , is a producer and member of the Compton group, Compton's Most Wanted. Terry started work with his father, Richard Allan, before becoming a professional DJ. He has produced all the three first Compton's Most Wanted albums along with The Unknown DJ...
from Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted
Compton's Most Wanted is an American gangsta rap group and one of the pioneers of the West Coast Hip Hop scene still performing today on independent labels. The leader of the group was MC Eiht.-Biography:...
and NBA superstar, Stanley Roberts
Stanley Roberts
Stanley Corvet Roberts is a retired American professional basketball player, in the center position.-High school and college:...
, then center for the Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
and CEO of Franchise Records.
Although the group hasn't seen an abundant amount of commercial success in the U.S., they are best known for the "Heaven or Hell" album, which is now considered a classic album and contains the popular single, "Summer Breeze", and for "Boom Boom Crack", featured in the 1996 Hollywood movie, and on the Soundtrack of "The Last Days of Frankie the Fly", starring Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland is an English-born Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24 for which he has won an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Satellite...
, Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
and Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah
Daryl Christine Hannah is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s, notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street and Roxanne and Kill Bill.-Early life:Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Susan...
.
After a short stint with Franchise Records, the label closed their doors, and L.O.L. group members eventually parted ways.
Original L.O.L. members, Koop and "J.P." have since reunited, working under the independent recording label, LynnByrd Music, LLC and have released their third full-length studio album titled, "Lost & Found", on December 29, 2009. "Lost and Found" was produced by Toj1200 and contains a collection of tracks recorded between 1999 and 2001, originally intended as the follow-up to the "Heaven or Hell" album.
L.O.L.'s Fourth album titled, "Redemption" was released on June 22, 2010.
Discography
| Album | Year |
|---|---|
| Do or Die Do or Die Do or Die is an American rap trio originally from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of group members Belo Zero, N.A.R.D. and AK-47. The trio has sold more than 3 million albums. The group experienced mainstream success with the gold single "Po Pimp", Produced by The Legendary Traxster off of their... |
1994 1994 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so.... |
| Heaven or Hell | 1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact... |
| Soundtrack: The Last Days of Frankie the Fly song: Boom Boom Crack Soundtrack A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the... |
1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact... |
| Single: Summer Breeze | 1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact... |
| Lost & Found (recorded in 1999-2000) | 2009 2009 in music The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year... |
| Redemption | 2010 2010 in music 2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music... |