The Finatticz, stylized as The FiNATTiCZ, are an American hip hop group from South Central

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best known for their 2012 single "

Don't Drop That Thun Thun "Don't Drop That Thun Thun" is a song by The Finatticz. First released in April 2012 as the group's debut single, the song was a minor success locally. "Don't Drop That Thun Thun" experienced a burst in mainstream popularity in July 2013, after i ...

History

The Finatticz members Jayarah the Truth and EZ the Great met as krumpers while they attended Alexander Fleming Middle School in

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. They first began making music with Killa F Supernigga after meeting him at a show in Hollywood; Killa then introduced them to Nyce, with whom he had previously collaborated. In 2009, the quartet recorded a song initially entitled "Don't Drop That".Finatticz biography
Allmusic The group members had written its lyrics, while producer Payso B, Yc Lopez created the song's beat.South Central's The Finatticz Drop That Thun Thun
LA Weekly, June 4, 2012. Group member EZ the Great claimed the group "recorded this song in 15 minutes" and described the song's genesis as follows: "I remember we recorded it during the day, and that night we played it for a huge party at my girl O Titty's house...Everyone told us to turn it up!" Soon the song's fans began referring to the song as "The Thun Thun Song" due to the lyrics of its chorus, and it eventually was released under the title "

". In 2012, a remix which featured

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was released, and soon after Payso B played the song for

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, who brought the Finatticz to the label

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. The label signed them for the single release, and the song began receiving heavy airplay on local Los Angeles stations such as

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. A short video clip of the song, soundtracking a few seconds of

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, was uploaded to

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in July 2013 and went viral. This propelled the song to #35 on the

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and #10 on the Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs chart; the song also reached #74 on the Canadian Hot 100. In 2012, Jayarah the Truth served a prison sentence for

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of Ecstasy. Killa F Supernigga has also been convicted of accessory after the fact to murder and attempted murder. In 2016, The Finatticz EZ and Killa F has started working again after hooking up with iMG Recordings CEO Rick Robinson .https://www.facebook.com/FiNaTTicGang

Members

*James Dunn/Killa F Supernigga *Anthony Brown/EZ the Great *Tyrone Revis/Jayarah the Truth *Darrel Beason Jr./Nyce *Devion Sandifer/Yc lopez

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Finatticz American hip hop groups Musical groups from Los Angeles