Sons of Funk is an American
R&B group and production group from
Richmond
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,
California
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, United States, that were formerly artists on
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, ...
. They had great success in the late 1990s and are best known for their hit singles "Pushin Inside You" and "
I Got the Hook Up!".
Music career
1997-98: ''The Game of Funk''
By 1997, Sons of Funk was signed to
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, ...
by
Master P
Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...
, who had ties to Richmond, California. Their first mainstream appearance was on the
soundtrack to ''I'm Bout It'' on the single ''Pushin' Inside You'', which was also produced by the group. The single made it to number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100.
On April 21, 1998 Sons of Funk would release their debut album ''
The Game of Funk
''The Game of Funk'' is the only studio album by American R&B/hip hop quartet Sons of Funk. It was released on April 21, 1998, via No Limit/Priority Records. Production was handled by Sons of Funk themselves, as well as KLC and Mo B. Dick, with ...
'' on
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, ...
&
Priority Records
Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for artists including N.W.A, Ice-T, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Big L, Silkk the Shocker and Westside Connection. It also distributed hip hop record labels including Death Row R ...
. The album would chart at #44 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
Sons of Funk appeared and produced the song "End Of The Road" on
Silkk The Shocker
Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker, is an American rapper and actor. He originally went under the stage name Silkk, but later adopted Silkk the Shocker after the release of his first album ...
's January 1999 album ''
Made Man
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''. In late 1999 the group would retire from the music industry due to unknown reasons.
2014-present: Reunion & ''The Lost Files, Vol. 1''
In 2014 the group would reunite, on January 8, 2015 they would release their second album together entitled ''The Lost Files, Vol. 1'' via S.O.F. Music LLC, Sons of Funk also has new music video for the first single from the album entitled "Inside of You".
2016- The Lost Files, Vol. 2
Record production
The group also produced songs on
Silkk the Shocker
Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker, is an American rapper and actor. He originally went under the stage name Silkk, but later adopted Silkk the Shocker after the release of his first album ...
's ''
Made Man
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'' and Mo B. Dick's ''
Gangsta Harmony
''Gangsta Harmony'' is the only solo studio album by American singer and record producer Mo B. Dick. It was released on April 13, 1999 through No Limit Records. Recording sessions took place at The Ice Cream Shop, at Westlake Audio and at The Vil ...
''.
Members
*Zo
*Dez Dynamic, Jerry JP Perkins, Rico Crowder
Discography
Studio albums
Soundtrack albums
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
See also
*
No Limit Records
No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, ...
*
No Limit Records discography
List of the albums released by No Limit Records between approximately 1991–2006.
No Limit Records Distribution: In-A-Minute (1991–1994), Solar Music Group (1994–1995), Priority (1995–2001), Universal (2001–2004), Koch (2004–2006)
Disc ...
*
Beats by the Pound
The Medicine Men (or Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Carlos Stephens, DJ Daryl, and O'Dell.
The collective helped sell 30 million records for Master P's ...
References
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American hip hop groups
American rhythm and blues musical groups
Southern hip hop groups
No Limit Records artists