Kausion was an American rap group composed of Cel, Gonzoe, and Kaydo that was signed to
Ice Cube's
Lench Mob Records
Lench Mob Records is an record label owned by Los Angeles rapper and actor Ice Cube. Founded as Street Knowledge Records, it was once home to many of Cube's former allies such as DJ Pooh, and Lench Mob's own Chilly Chill, Del the Funky Homos ...
in 1995. They released their debut album, ''
South Central Los Skanless
''South Central Los Skanless'' is the only album by American rap group Kausion. It was released October 10, 1995 through Lench Mob Records. The album peaked at number 37 on the US ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 23 on the Heatse ...
'', on October 10, 1995. The album peaked at number 37 on the
''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 23 on the
''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers.
[ Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))">((( South Central Los Skanless > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-16.] The group disbanded in 1996, with their final appearances being a collaboration with fellow Los Angeles-based rap group,
Tha Dogg Pound
Tha Dogg Pound is an American Hip hop music, hip hop duo made up of rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success.
Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albu ...
on the song, "I'll Do It" from the
''Supercop'' soundtrack and the song, "Lil' Sumpin'" from ''
The Lawhouse Experience, Volume One
''The Lawhouse Experience, Volume One'' is a hip hop compilation album presented by American producer Larry "Laylaw" Goodman. The eighteen-track album features guest appearances from several notable West Coast hip hop recording artists, such as ...
'', in 1997. Kausion's second album, ''Youth-Anasia'', was released on February 4 2020 via Blokkwise Entertainment.
Gonzoe died in 2021, after he was shot in
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
.
Rapper Gonzoe, associate of Ice Cube and 2Pac, shot and killed
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Discography
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Ice Cube
Musical groups established in 1995
Musical groups disestablished in 1997
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Hip hop groups from California
Gangsta rap groups
G-funk groups
1995 establishments in California
1997 disestablishments in California