PSC or Pimp Squad Click (stylized as P$C or Pimp $quad Click), is an American
hip hop group from
Bankhead,
Atlanta, Georgia
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. Formed in 2001, the group was originally composed of six members,
southern
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rapper
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s
Big Kuntry King
Sean Merrett (born November 1, 1978), better known by his stage name Big Kuntry King, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is perhaps best known as a member of Southern hip hop group Pimp $quad Click, along with longtime friend and f ...
, Mac Boney, C-Rod, Dollar D.P, AK and
T.I. In 2002, the group began amassing several
self-released
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mixtapes, namely their ''In da Streets'' series, which garnered them local recognition. PSC released their debut studio album ''
25 to Life
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Set in a modern environment, the ...
'', in 2005, under
Grand Hustle Records
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and
Atlantic Records
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.
History
The group was formed in 2001 by T.I., alongside his longtime friends and fellow
Atlanta
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-based
rapper
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s Big Kuntry King, C-Rod, AK, Dollar D.P and Mac Boney. They made their commercial debut on the track "Heavy Chevys", taken from T.I.'s debut solo album, ''
I'm Serious
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The album included guests appearances from Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes (who called T.I. "the Jay-Z of the South"), Jazze ...
'' (2001). However, after ''I'm Serious'' failed to gain major recognition,
Arista Records
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released T.I. from his
recording contract
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. In 2002, the group released a full-length project together, a
mixtape
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titled ''In da Streets''.
The group's debut studio album ''
25 to Life
''25 to Life'' is a third-person shooter video game developed by Avalanche Software and Ritual Entertainment and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox and released in 2006.
Set in a modern environment, the ...
'', was released in 2005 and received mixed reviews. The album title "25 to Life", refers to the group members' ages at the time. Although the critical reviews were lukewarm, it peaked at number 10 on the US
''Billboard'' 200 chart on October 8, 2005. The album features
guest appearance
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s from
Young Jeezy
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,
Young Dro
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,
CeeLo Green
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,
Lil Scrappy
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Richardson was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar in Atlanta. Along with labelmates Tr ...
and
Lloyd; while its
production
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was handled by
Lil Jon
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, Jasper Cameron and
Sapp, among others. P$C's debut single "I'm a King", which was produced by Lil' Jon, features Lil' Scrappy and was included on the soundtrack to the drama film ''
Hustle & Flow
''Hustle & Flow'' is a 2005 American drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton and Stephanie Allain. It stars Terrence Howard as a Memphis hustler and pimp who faces his aspiration to become a rapper. It als ...
'' (2005). The single reached number 67 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.
In 2004, PSC appeared on "Pimp Squad", from American music producer
The Alchemist
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's debut album, ''
1st Infantry'', as well as on the song "Limelight", from T.I.'s third solo album ''
Urban Legend
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''. In 2006, T.I. featured his PSC cohorts on the track "Bankhead", from his fourth album ''
King
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''. In 2008, Big Kuntry King featured PSC on the track "Still Kuntry", from his debut solo album, ''
My Turn to Eat
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''.
In 2008, AK, also known as AK the Razorman, began to show he was disgruntled with T.I. and the label: "I'm an original P$C member. I met T.I. back in 1995; I was six-teen years old and he was four-teen. We put our heads together. He already had a deal in
Brooklyn
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, that's why we made him the leader of the P$C; to lead us out of the streets and into the
rap business and that is what happened. When his deal went bad with
Arista in 2001 with the ''I'm Serious'' album, we didn't leave him nor abort our mission. We didn't leave T.I. behind; we didn't turn our backs on him. We continued to push hard for him.
ig Kuntry and I IG, Ig, or ig may refer to:
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came up with our deals and the ''In da Streets Vol.1'' album. You already know the history of how the P$C started. With me being an original member and there from day one, back in the trap days, I was the one who kept T.I.'s head from being shot off. I saved him in the music business as well. Arista did not want to drop his album until he came to them with another
hit
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. That is when myself and Big Kuntry came through with "Heavy Chevy's", it was right on time. We dropped that on him
.I.when he thought it was over for him. We got our little check for that and did some shows and got some exposure, it was cool, and nothing was wrong back then; it was all one hundred. But now, a lot of people coming out of Grand Hustle, haven't been promoted as his friends as we were. They weren't the backbone of Grand Hustle like us. We were the first people introduced as T.I.'s group as the click itself. Now you're seeing all these new faces and the old faces haven't even expanded nor done their own thing yet. We're still lingering and waiting around." In a 2011 interview with Inday, a Grand Hustle marketing promoter, he confirmed AK was no longer a part of the Grand Hustle label or PSC.
On May 15, 2017, PSC released a song titled "My Boi".
Discography
Studio albums
Mixtapes
Singles
Guest appearances
References
External links
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2001 establishments in the United States
African-American musical groups
Atlantic Records artists
Gangsta rap groups
Grand Hustle Records artists
Musical groups established in 2001
Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state)
Musical quartets
Rappers from Atlanta
Southern hip hop groups
T.I.