Yaggfu Front
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Yaggfu Front are notable for being the first North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 based hip-hop group to be signed to a major record label. Their group name is an acronym which stands for You Are Gonna Get Fucked Up (if you) Front, they consist of members Spin 4th, D'Ranged & Damaged and Jingle Bel. Working as late night Djs at NCSU Radio Station WKNC
WKNC
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, they landed a record deal with Mercury Records and released their first single,"Looking For A Contract",in 1993. In 1994,they released their album, "Action Packed Adventure", a conceptual album with jazzy influences. The album received 3.5 "Mics" out of 5 in the Hip-Hop magazine The Source(February 1994). After releasing a few singles, including the Diamond D
Diamond D
Diamond D is a hip hop producer and MC from the Bronx, New York City, and one of the founding members of the legendary D.I.T.C. crew. He started out as a DJ for Jazzy Jay back in the late 1980s and was at the same time perfecting his skills in beat making and turntablism, and together with rhyme...

 featured "Slappin' Suckas Silly Remix" and a successful album, they bowed out of the game. Along with many other rappers who signed to major labels at the time, they parted company with their record label (Mercury Records). In 2002, around the time members of the group were working with the DemiGodz, they released "The Secret Tapes" a compilation of material recorded during their most successful stint in the game, 1992
1992 in music
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 to 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...

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Former member of the group 'Damaged' is rumored to feature on UK Hip Hop artist Ricta's debut album expected for release in late 2011.

Main albums

Album information
Action Packed Adventure!
Action Packed Adventure
Action Packed Adventure! also known as Action Packed Adventure! is the debut concept album by the rap group Yaggfu Front. This album has been compared to the Pharcyde & Das EFX for its quirky and somewhat playful lyrics...

  • Released: March 6, 1994
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - 200,000 copies sold according to Soundscan
  • Singles: "Busted Loop", "Left Field", "Lookin' For A Contact"
The Secret Tapes(Compilation album
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A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

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  • Released: October 15, 2002
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