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Robin Yvette Allen (born February 6,1966), known professionally as the Lady of Rage, is an American
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, singer and actress best known for her collaborations with several other Death Row Records artists, including Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on the seminal albums, ''
The Chronic ''The Chronic'' is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in ...
'' and ''
Doggystyle ''Doggystyle'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg (then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg). It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album was recorded and produced following Snoop's app ...
''. The Lady of Rage has been described as "one of the most skillful female MCs" with a "mastery of flow" and " hard-core lyrics".


Biography

In the summer of 1988, the Lady of Rage met Shahkim, now known as Black Rushn of the Original Outlaw Brothers, a rap group from
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. Once Shahkim convinced the Lady of Rage that he could get her a record deal, he brought her into his group. The members of the Outlaw Brothers made Rage a member of the group, and they eventually signed to a production deal with the L.A. Posse (who went on to produce several big hits for LL Cool J). At the time, the L.A. Posse had several artists within their group including, MC Wind, and
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. The L.A. Posse also had several relationships with different labels. Rage, along with all of the artists in the camp worked diligently writing and recording out of
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in lower Manhattan. In 1991, the Lady of Rage met with
Chubb Rock Richard Simpson, also known as Chubb Rock (born May 28, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York) is a New York-based rapper who released several successful hip hop albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A National Merit Scholar, Chubb Rock dropped out ...
, providing vocals for the track "Bring Em Home Safe" on his album ''
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'', which she recorded under the name of 'Rockin’ Robin'. Dr. Dre discovered the Lady of Rage after hearing the vocals she recorded for the L.A. Posse's album, ''They Come in All Colors'' (1991). She later appeared on several tracks on Dr. Dre's 1992 album ''
The Chronic ''The Chronic'' is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in ...
'', and on Snoop Dogg's ''
Doggystyle ''Doggystyle'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg (then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg). It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album was recorded and produced following Snoop's app ...
'' in 1993. On July 26, 1994, the Lady of Rage released the hit single "
Afro Puffs "Afro Puffs" is the first single released by the Lady of Rage in 1994 from the Death Row labeled ''Above the Rim: The Soundtrack''. The extended, video, and instrumental version on the single samples "Superman Lover" (Intro) by Johnny "Guitar" W ...
" (from the
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to ''
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'') which reached No. 5 on the '' Billboard''
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chart. She also made an appearance on
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's album ''
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'' on the track "Do What I Feel". Though she had made more than a dozen appearances on soundtracks as well as albums from her Death Row Records cohorts, the Lady of Rage didn't release her debut album until 1997. Her debut solo album, '' Necessary Roughness'', was released in June 1997 and peaked at No. 7 on the '' Billboard'' R&B Album chart and 32 on the ''Billboard'' 200 Albums chart. Her solo album was originally called ''Eargasm'', but it was continually pushed back - the album was meant to have been the next album on Death Row Records after ''
The Chronic ''The Chronic'' is the debut studio album by the American hip hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place in ...
'', and then after ''
Doggystyle ''Doggystyle'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg (then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg). It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. The album was recorded and produced following Snoop's app ...
'', before finally being released in 1997. After the release of her album and a guest-appearance with
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alongside
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("You Know My Steez (Three Men and a Lady Remix)") in 1998, Rage left Death Row Records and the music industry to focus on acting, appearing in an episode of ''
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''. The Lady of Rage then went on to be featured in the sitcom ''
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'' on
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as Coretta Cox, a recurring role she played from 1997 to 2000. She also had a role in ''
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'' as Baby D, the sister of Day Day's ex-girlfriend. From 2000 to 2002, she made three appearances on songs by Snoop Dogg: "Set It Off" from his album '' Tha Last Meal'' (2000), a solo track, "Unfucwitable", on '' Snoop Dogg Presents...Doggy Style Allstars Vol. 1'' (2002), and "Batman & Robin", from his album '' Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss'' (2002). In 2007, Rage signed to Shante Broadus' label, Boss Lady Entertainment, and recorded a mixtape called, '' From VA 2 LA''. She also made appearances on '' Bigg Snoop Dogg Presents…Welcome to tha Chuuch: Da Album'' (2005) and ''
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'' (2006) in the song ''"Keep it Gangsta".'' In 2008, Rage was a part of the FEM (Females Earning Money) Movement along with fellow female rappers Babs (of
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), Lady Luck, and
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. In 2008, she performed with
MC Lyte Lana Michele Moorer (born October 11, 1970), better known by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rap music, rapper, Disc jockey, DJ, actress and entrepreneur. Considered one of the pioneers of female rap, Lyte first gained fame in the late 19 ...
,
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, and Salt-n-Pepa at the
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. In the summer of 2010 she joined Snoop Dogg during his headlining set at the
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festival concert series, along with
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,
RBX Eric Dwayne Collins (born October 8, 1969) better known by his stage name RBX (standing for "Reality Born Unknown"), is an American rapper and songwriter from Long Beach, California. Early life and education Contrary to popular belief, Collins i ...
, and
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 ...
for a performance of the ''Doggystyle'' album in its entirety. In 2011, Rage was part of the group N'Matez, along with
Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), known professionally as Daz Dillinger (formerly Dat Nigga Daz and commonly Daz), is an American rapper and record producer. In the 1990s at Death Row Records, aided the catapult of West Coast rap and gang ...
,
Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer who aided gangsta rap's rise via 1990s verses helping set lasting trends. He is one half of the rap duo Tha Dogg Po ...
, and
RBX Eric Dwayne Collins (born October 8, 1969) better known by his stage name RBX (standing for "Reality Born Unknown"), is an American rapper and songwriter from Long Beach, California. Early life and education Contrary to popular belief, Collins i ...
. They released the track "Trajical". Rage signed on to play herself in ''Dogg Pound 4 Life'', a biographical film focusing on the rise of the 1990s 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 ...
and was pictured in an Instagram post with
Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), known professionally as Daz Dillinger (formerly Dat Nigga Daz and commonly Daz), is an American rapper and record producer. In the 1990s at Death Row Records, aided the catapult of West Coast rap and gang ...
. Rage also made an appearance on
MC Eiht Aaron Tyler (born May 22, 1971), better known by his stage name MC Eiht (pronounced MC eight), is an American rapper and actor. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's nam ...
's 2017 album '' Which Way Iz West'' on the track "Heart Cold".


Discography


Studio albums

* '' Necessary Roughness'' (1997)


Mixtapes

* ''VA to LA'' (2006)


Filmography


Film


Television


References


Further reading

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External links

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