Screwball (group)
Encyclopedia
Screwball is a New York City
hip hop
group, with members Hostyle, KL, Blaq Poet
, & Solo. Their debut Y2K The Album
was released in 2000 on Tommy Boy Records
. The album yielded two singles; "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E" and the surprising and virtually unbroadcastable "F.A.Y.B.A.N." (Otherwise known as "Fuck All You Bitch Ass Niggas"). The album's production was handled mostly by Mike Heron
with additional help from New York City
greats such as Pete Rock
, Godfather Don
, Marley Marl
& DJ Premier
. Their second album Loyalty
followed in 2001 on Landspeed Records and Screwed Up
, a compilation of new and old material followed in 2004 on Hydra Entertainment
. Member KL died in 2008 of an asthma
attack.
in the 1987 song "Beat You Down
". "Without Warning" is a Hip-Hop album from the duo Poet and Hot Day which was released on August 31, 1991 on Tuff City Records
. This was their only release together and the duo released only two singles from the LP: "I'm Flippin" and "Pandemonium". The album isn't well known, but Poet's lyrical flow and content give the album its share of publicity. The album has only one guest; a feature by a very young Cormega
on the track, "Set It Off."
Blaq Poet's debut solo album Rewind: Deja Screw was released in 2006 and featured several songs produced by DJ Premier
and featuring Big Shug
and Teflon. He is currently signed to DJ Premier
's label "Year Round Records".
Blaq Poet appeared, together with DJ Premier, on KRS-One
and Marley Marl
's album Hip Hop Lives
, on the song "The Victory" which made an end to KRS and Poet's rivalry during The Bridge Wars
. He also appeared on the NYG'z debut 2007 album Welcome 2 G-Dom that also released through Year Round Records. Blaq Poet released an album Tha Blaqprint
together with DJ Premier on June 30th, 2009.
. It includes contributions from Marley Marl
, Big Noyd
and R.A. the Rugged Man
He also appeared on DJ Muggs
's 2000 Soul Assassins II
, Infamous Mobb
's 2002 Special Edition and Cormega
's 2007 album Who Am I?.
, was also known as Kamakazee and released a couple of hailed underground 12" singles in the late '90s and early 2000's, often produced by Marley Marl
. In 2006 KL appeared on the Molemen
album Killing Fields
, on the song "Street Conflict", with Cormega
, and fellow Screwball member Hostyle. KL died on the 28th of March 2008 of an asthma attack. Upon his death, DJ Premier
said:
's 2001 come-back album Re-Entry
.
New York City
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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...
group, with members Hostyle, KL, Blaq Poet
Blaq Poet
Wilbur Bass , better known as Blaq Poet is an American rapper from Queensbridge, New York, USA.Blaq Poet was first heard in the track "Beat You Down" from the Bridge Wars during 1987, a diss song towards KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions. At that time Poet was at least 17 years old, as stated in...
, & Solo. Their debut Y2K The Album
Y2K The Album
Y2K: The Album is the debut album of the Queensbridge hip-hop group, Screwball, released on Tommy Boy Records in early 2000 following the controversial single "Who Shot Rudy?"...
was released in 2000 on Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
. The album yielded two singles; "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E" and the surprising and virtually unbroadcastable "F.A.Y.B.A.N." (Otherwise known as "Fuck All You Bitch Ass Niggas"). The album's production was handled mostly by Mike Heron
Mike Heron
Mike Heron is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work in the Incredible String Band in the 1960s and 1970s.-Career:...
with additional help from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
greats such as 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...
, Godfather Don
Godfather Don
Godfather Don is a New York City hip hop record producer. He was in Cenobites with Kool Keith and The Groove Merchantz with Victor Padilla, The Beatnuts production team. He has been "a creative force within New York City's underground hip-hop scene" since he appeared with debut in...
, Marley Marl
Marley Marl
Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
& DJ Premier
DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...
. Their second album Loyalty
Loyalty (Screwball album)
Loyalty is the second album from the Queensbridge hip-hop group, Screwball. It is produced mainly by Ayatollah & Godfather Don.-Track listing:-Samples:*"Gorillas"**"When There's a Will, There's a Way" by The Crusaders*"Torture"...
followed in 2001 on Landspeed Records and Screwed Up
Screwed Up
Screwed Up is the third and final album by Queensbridge hip hop group Screwball, released July 19, 2004 on Hydra Entertainment Records. Godfather Don produced 7 of the tracks.Member Blaq Poet has since gone solo. Member KL has since died...
, a compilation of new and old material followed in 2004 on Hydra Entertainment
Hydra Entertainment
Hydra Entertainment is a hip hop record label specializing in Instrumental hip hop. They are most notable for their Hydra Beats series of instrumental albums by prominent hip hop producers...
. Member KL died in 2008 of an asthma
Asthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...
attack.
Blaq Poet
Poet was earlier best known for his attack on KRS-OneKRS-One
Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...
in the 1987 song "Beat You Down
The Bridge Wars
The Bridge Wars was a hip hop rivalry during the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s, that arose from a dispute over the true birthplace of hip hop music and retaliation over the rejecting of a record for airplay. The Bridge Wars originally involved The South Bronx's Boogie Down Productions, led by...
". "Without Warning" is a Hip-Hop album from the duo Poet and Hot Day which was released on August 31, 1991 on Tuff City Records
Tuff City Records
Tuff City Records is a New York-based record label founded by journalist Aaron Fuchs in 1981. Initially concentrating on hip hop music, the label's roster expanded to include doo-wop, dancehall, and hip hop-jazz fusion, and releases included reissues of music from as far back as the 1940s.Fuchs was...
. This was their only release together and the duo released only two singles from the LP: "I'm Flippin" and "Pandemonium". The album isn't well known, but Poet's lyrical flow and content give the album its share of publicity. The album has only one guest; a feature by a very young Cormega
Cormega
Cory Mckay , better known as Cormega, is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life.- Early life :...
on the track, "Set It Off."
Blaq Poet's debut solo album Rewind: Deja Screw was released in 2006 and featured several songs produced by DJ Premier
DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...
and featuring Big Shug
Big Shug
Big Shug is a hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of the Gang Starr Foundation collective.-Biography:...
and Teflon. He is currently signed to DJ Premier
DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...
's label "Year Round Records".
Blaq Poet appeared, together with DJ Premier, on KRS-One
KRS-One
Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...
and Marley Marl
Marley Marl
Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
's album Hip Hop Lives
Hip Hop Lives
Hip Hop Lives is the collaborative album from MC KRS-One and producer Marley Marl. This is a historical album in the sense that 20 years prior, KRS and Marley were bitter rivals involved in the legendary Bridge Wars...
, on the song "The Victory" which made an end to KRS and Poet's rivalry during The Bridge Wars
The Bridge Wars
The Bridge Wars was a hip hop rivalry during the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s, that arose from a dispute over the true birthplace of hip hop music and retaliation over the rejecting of a record for airplay. The Bridge Wars originally involved The South Bronx's Boogie Down Productions, led by...
. He also appeared on the NYG'z debut 2007 album Welcome 2 G-Dom that also released through Year Round Records. Blaq Poet released an album Tha Blaqprint
Tha Blaqprint
Tha Blaqprint is the second studio album by American Queensbridge hip hop rapper Blaq Poet, released June 30, 2009 on DJ Premier's record label Year Round Records via Fat Beats Records...
together with DJ Premier on June 30th, 2009.
Hostyle
In 2004 member Hostyle released his debut solo album One Eyed Maniac on Hydra EntertainmentHydra Entertainment
Hydra Entertainment is a hip hop record label specializing in Instrumental hip hop. They are most notable for their Hydra Beats series of instrumental albums by prominent hip hop producers...
. It includes contributions from Marley Marl
Marley Marl
Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
, Big Noyd
Big Noyd
TaJuan Perry, better known as Big Noyd, is an American emcee from the Queensbridge projects in the New York City borough of Queens. He is closely affiliated with Mobb Deep, and he is featured on all of their albums...
and R.A. the Rugged Man
R.A. The Rugged Man
R. A. Thorburn, better known as R.A. the Rugged Man, is an emcee from Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.-Career:At 18, R.A. signed with Jive Records and then in the mid-1990s signed with Priority Records/EMI. His contract was later absorbed by Capitol Records but he began recording...
He also appeared on DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs
Lawrence Muggerud , better known as DJ Muggs, is Cypress Hill's DJ and producer. He also produced tracks for Funkdoobiest on the albums Which Doobie U B? and Brothas Doobie.-Cypress Hill :...
's 2000 Soul Assassins II
Soul Assassins II
-Track listing:...
, Infamous Mobb
Infamous Mobb
Infamous Mobb, also known as IM3, is a hip hop group from Queensbridge in Queens, New York, composed of members Ty Nitty, Twin Gambino and Godfather Pt.III. They are an integral part of the Queensbridge hip hop scene, which includes rappers like Nas, Cormega and Mobb Deep, and began with the Juice...
's 2002 Special Edition and Cormega
Cormega
Cory Mckay , better known as Cormega, is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life.- Early life :...
's 2007 album Who Am I?.
KL
KL, a cousin of Blaq PoetBlaq Poet
Wilbur Bass , better known as Blaq Poet is an American rapper from Queensbridge, New York, USA.Blaq Poet was first heard in the track "Beat You Down" from the Bridge Wars during 1987, a diss song towards KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions. At that time Poet was at least 17 years old, as stated in...
, was also known as Kamakazee and released a couple of hailed underground 12" singles in the late '90s and early 2000's, often produced by Marley Marl
Marley Marl
Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
. In 2006 KL appeared on the Molemen
Molemen
Molemen is a trio of Hip Hop producers from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of Panik , Memo and PNS. The trio runs Molemen Records, which features a stable of affiliated artists, including Vakill, DJ Presyce, Scheme, Astonish, Decay, and Longshot...
album Killing Fields
Killing Fields (album)
Killing Fields is an album by the American production triplet called the Molemen. The album boasts a wide variety of guests from New York as well as the midwest.-Track listing:# "Intro"#* Performed by DJ Presyce#* Produced by DJ Presyce...
, on the song "Street Conflict", with Cormega
Cormega
Cory Mckay , better known as Cormega, is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life.- Early life :...
, and fellow Screwball member Hostyle. KL died on the 28th of March 2008 of an asthma attack. Upon his death, DJ Premier
DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...
said:
Solo
Solo appeared on Marley MarlMarley Marl
Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...
's 2001 come-back album Re-Entry
Re-Entry (Marley Marl album)
Re-entry is a 2001 studio album by Marley Marl, released on on Barely Breaking Even Records.-Track listing:#Intro #Do U Remember#Three's Company #Spazz #Just Funky...
.
Discography
- Y2K: The Album
- Released 2000
- Singles: "F.A.Y.B.A.N.", "H-O-S-T-Y-L-E"
- Label: Tommy Boy RecordsTommy Boy RecordsTommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
- LoyaltyLoyalty (Screwball album)Loyalty is the second album from the Queensbridge hip-hop group, Screwball. It is produced mainly by Ayatollah & Godfather Don.-Track listing:-Samples:*"Gorillas"**"When There's a Will, There's a Way" by The Crusaders*"Torture"...
- Released 2001
- Singles: "Torture"
- Label: Landspeed Records
- Screwed UpScrewed UpScrewed Up is the third and final album by Queensbridge hip hop group Screwball, released July 19, 2004 on Hydra Entertainment Records. Godfather Don produced 7 of the tracks.Member Blaq Poet has since gone solo. Member KL has since died...
- Released: July 19, 2004
- Singles: "I Ain't Saying Nothing"
- Label: Hydra EntertainmentHydra EntertainmentHydra Entertainment is a hip hop record label specializing in Instrumental hip hop. They are most notable for their Hydra Beats series of instrumental albums by prominent hip hop producers...