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St. Lunatics

 
Artist: St. Lunatics
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Group Members:

Ali

Similar Artists:

Pretty Willie, D12

Formal Connection With:

Nelly, Murphy Lee
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  • Formed: 1993, St. Louis, MO
  • Genres: Rap
  • Representative Albums: "Free City", "Who's the Boss
  • Representative Songs: "Midwest Swing", "Summer in the City", "S.T.L.

Biography

Hailing from St. Louis, MO, the five-piece rap outfit St. Lunatics formed in 1993 and includes members Ali, Nelly, City Spud, Kyjuan, and Murphy Lee. In 1996, the group recorded their debut single, "Gimme What You Got," which turned into a regional hit -- selling 8,000 copies and receiving frequent airings on the St. Louis FM station 103 the Beat. Two years later, St. Lunatics met up with the owner of Fo' Reel Entertainment (and Mase's former manager), Cudda Love, who took the rappers under his wing. He landed the band not only a deal with Universal Records, but also solo deals for each individual member. June 2001 saw the release of St. Lunatics' debut album, Free City. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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St. Lunatics
Origin St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Genres Midwest Rap, Hip hop
Years active 1993—present
Labels Derrty Entertainment
Universal Records
U.C Me Entertainment
Members
Nelly
Ali
Murphy Lee
Kyjuan
City Spud
Slo'Down

St. Lunatics are a hip-hop music crew from St. Louis, Missouri formed by rap artist Nelly and his hometown friends Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, City Spud, and Slo'Down.

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Career

The group was formed in 1993 and came out with their hit, "Gimmie What U Got" and "Thug Luv for the Homiez", in 1996. After the St. Lunatics got signed to Universal Records Nelly was the first member to go solo, and while Nelly was working on his solo album Country Grammar, City Spud was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbery. After Nelly's breakthrough success in 2000, the St. Lunatics released their debut album Free City in 2001 with hits such as "Summer in the City" and "Midwest Swing". Ali released his solo album Heavy Starch in 2002 and Murphy Lee released his solo album Murphy's Law in 2003. Murphy has now launched his own label "UC-Me Entertainment" and is currently promoting his new artists. In 2009, the St. Lunatics are working on their second studio album entitled City Free which had been slated for a Summer release, but has been pushed pack to either November or December, but then later on pushed back further to March 2010. The first track "St. Lunatics" was already leaked in early March.[1] A second track leaked is "Get Low To Da Flo"[2].

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Chart positions[3] Sales and certifications[4][5]
U.S. U.S. R&B CAN
2001 Free City 3 1 18
  • RIAA certification: Platinum
  • CRIA certification: Gold
2010 City Free To Be Released

Compilation

Year Album Chart positions[6] Sales and certifications
U.S. U.S. R&B CAN
2006 Who's the Boss
  • Released: February 21, 2006
  • Label: Fast Life Music
 114 28 -
  • RIAA certification: N/A
  • CRIA certification: N/A

Singles

Year Song Chart positions [7] Album
U.S. U.S. R&B
2001 "Midwest Swing" 88 41 Free City
"Summer in the City" - -

References

  1. ^ http://1vibe.net/tag/city-free-st-lunatics-album/
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSjwnHBOeN8
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9fwxqtkldje~T5
  4. ^ http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
  5. ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
  6. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9fwxqtkldje~T5
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/st-lunatics/383330#/artist/st-lunatics/chart-history/383330?f=379&g=Singles

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