The Fab 5
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- For other uses, see Fab Five.
| The Fab 5 | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York City |
| Years active | 1995 – 1999 |
| Genres | Hip Hop |
| Labels | Duck Down Records |
| Members | Rock Ruck Starang Wondah Louieville Sluggah Top Dog |
The Fab 5 is a Hip Hop group, consisting of Heltah Skeltah (Rock and Ruck) and O.G.C. (Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah and Top Dog). The group joined the Boot Camp Clik and signed a record deal with Duck Down Records in 1995. They released their debut single "Blah" b/w "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka" later that year, with the B-Side "Leflah" becoming a surprise Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1995. The two groups split up to release separate debut albums in 1996, with Heltah Skeltah dropping Nocturnal in June (including "Leflah"), and O.G.C. dropping Da Storm in October. Da Storm did not feature a Fab 5 track, and neither did Heltah Skeltah's 1998 sophomore album Magnum Force. The next "Fab 5" track came on O.G.C.'s 1999 sophomore effort The M-Pire Shrikez Back, on the song "Dirtiest Players in the Game", which was supposed to serve as a prelude to a full-length Fab 5 album. Multiple Duck Down Records releases noted plans for a Fab 5 album in the liner notes, with the album being named either Simply Fabulous or Without the Freddy. The album was never released, due to Rock leaving Duck Down Records in 1999 in pursuit of a solo career. All five will take part in the new Boot Camp Clik album The Last Stand, set for release on July 18, 2006.
[edit] Discography
- Nocturnal Heltah Skeltah (1996)
- Da Storm O.G.C. (1996)
- Magnum Force Heltah Skeltah (1998)
- The M-Pire Shrikez Back O.G.C. (1999)
[edit] External links
- Duck Down Records
- "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka" lyrics
- "Blah" lyrics
- "Dirtiest Players in the Game" lyrics
| Boot Camp Clik |
| Groups |
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| Black Moon | Smif-N-Wessun | Heltah Skeltah | O.G.C. | The Fab 5 |
| Members |
| Buckshot | Tek | Steele | Sean Price | Rock | Starang Wondah | Louieville Sluggah | Top Dog |
| Albums |
| Enta Da Stage | Dah Shinin' | Nocturnal | Da Storm | Diggin' in Dah Vaults | For the People | The Rude Awakening | Magnum Force | War Zone | The M-Pire Shrikez Back | Duck Down Presents: The Album | The BDI Thug | Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits | The Chosen Few | Collect Dis Edition | Total Eclipse | Monkey Barz | Chemistry | Tek N Steele: Reloaded | The Last Stand | Jesus Price Supastar |
| Affiliated members |
| Dru-Ha | Da Beatminerz | Representativz |
| See also |
| Duck Down Records |
