Fieldy's Dreams is a
rap
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project by
Korn
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Originally formed in 1993 ...
bassist
Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, active from 2000 to 2002. His first album, the
gangsta rap
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album ''
Rock'n Roll Gangster
''Rock'n Roll Gangster'' is the only studio album by Fieldy's Dreams, a hip hop project of Korn bass guitarist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu. It was released on January 22, 2002 via Epic Records. Production was handled by Bjorn "Polarbear" Soderb ...
'', was released on January 22, 2002. Most of the lyrics and music were by Fieldy himself, with Polar Bear (of
Infinite Mass
Infinite Mass is a Swedish hip hop group formed in 1991.
In 1992 the group won the talent show Swedish Championship of Rap. The same year, they achieved fame by participating in the movie '' Sökarna,'' and released the single "Shoot the Racist" ...
) helping out with the rest.
Fieldy renamed his project Fieldy's Nightmare and was due to release a 2008 album, ''Sobriety'', but recording was put on hold to focus on work with Korn. Fieldy said that the new album would not be gangsta rap but a bass instrumental album with a
funk
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/
jazz
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fusion.
The Fieldy's Dreams song "Baby Hugh Hef" placed tenth on a list of the "50 Worst Songs of the '00s" in a 2009 ''
Village Voice
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'' article.
References
American hip hop groups
Korn solo projects
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