Potluck was an underground hip hop music group made of American rappers, Underrated (born Joshua R. Leiderman) and 1 Ton (born James Nnaemeka Kerri). Potluck released 6 studio albums, '' Humboldt County High,'' '' Tha Lost Koast Kollective,'' ''Harvest Time'', '' Straight Outta Humboldt'', '' Pipe Dreams'', and most recently ''Rhymes & Resin. Pipe Dreams,'' released February 10, 2009, appeared on the

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chart at #30 on February 28, 2009. Throughout their career, Potluck has toured with artists such as

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, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony,

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, and the

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Meaning Behind the Name

Hailing from

Humboldt County, California Humboldt County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,463. The county seat is Eureka. Humboldt County comprises the Eureka–Arcata–Fortuna, California Micropolitan Statistica ...

, known largely in California for the harvesting and routine consumption of "pot" or cannabis, Potluck promoted the cannabis lifestyle. Both artists have their Prop. 215 cards. Most of their songs, like most artists on the Suburban Noize record label, are about growing and/or smoking the plant. "The name 'Potluck' doesn't mean 'a gathering with food,' it refers to the multiple ethnic groups that joined together to make their albums, almost like a potluck of ideas instead of food from a collection of cultures."—Underrated. Potluck has collaborated with other artists such as

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, Mr. GARTH-culti-VADER, Mali aka Mally, the

, Stranger Haze, 4Saken, Playaz Lounge Crew,

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, T-Trash,

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, T.O.N.E-z, Brokencyde etc. who are also described as marijuana "activists". Underrated also acts as the group's producer, making most of the beats, and 1 Ton is in charge of touring.

Discography

Collaborations

References

External links

* https://www.facebook.com/potluck.music
Biography at Suburban Noize Records
* http://www.potluckmusic.com/ {{Authority control Hip hop groups from California Underground hip hop groups American musical duos Hip hop duos People from Humboldt County, California Musical groups established in 2000 2000 establishments in California