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The Regime (stylized as The ReGime) is an American hip hop
collective A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an ...
created by
Yukmouth Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. He is a mem ...
in 1997, and originally included fellow rappers
Tech N9ne Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two m ...
, Phats Bossi, Madmax,
Poppa LQ The Regime (stylized as The ReGime) is an American hip hop collective created by Yukmouth in 1997, and originally included fellow rappers Tech N9ne, Phats Bossi, Madmax, Poppa LQ, Dizzle Don and Govnormatic. Not long after the original forma ...
, Dizzle Don and Govnormatic. Not long after the original formation, Gonzoe of rap group
Kausion Kausion was an American rap group composed of Cel, Gonzoe, and Kaydo that was signed to Ice Cube's Lench Mob Records in 1995. They released their debut album, ''South Central Los Skanless'', on October 10, 1995. The album peaked at number 37 on t ...
and Lil Ke also joined. The group is signed to Yukmouth's
Smoke-A-Lot Records Smoke-a-Lot Records, distributed by Rap-a-Lot Records, is a record label founded and owned by rapper Yukmouth and manager Kat Gaynor. The name comes from Yukmouth's Luniz nickname, "Smoke-a-Lot". The label itself is home to artists including Luni ...
, and share that label's dragon logo. The Regime is unique when it comes to rap groups in that the members are from different states and cities around the U.S.. Besides guest appearances on numerous Yukmouth related projects, the group has released three mixtapes in the ''All Out War'' series and have plans for their debut album to be titled ''Regime Dragon Gang''.


Group members


Current members

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Ampichino Anthony Hunt (born 1976), better known by his stage name Ampichino or Amp, is an American rapper and producer from Akron, Ohio. His 2002 single "Do the Damn Thang" featuring Yukmouth peaked at #15 on the Hot Rap Songs and Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Ho ...
*Basek *BG Bulletwound *Boss Tone *Big Rae *Bueno *
C-Bo Shawn Thomas, also known by his stage name C-Bo, is an American rapper. C-Bo, notoriously known for his relationship with law enforcement, was one of the first rappers to be jailed due to his lyrical content, a scathing critique of political off ...
*Chase D.O.E. *Chino Nino *Digital Top Hat *Dizzle Don *DJ Fingaz *Don Menace *DORASEL *
Dru Down Danyel Robinson (born September 14, 1971), better known by his stage name Dru Down, is an American rapper and actor from Oakland, California.allmusic - Dru Down biography/ref> He is currently a member of The Regime, a collective of rappers that ...
*Mr. *Freeze * The Gatlin *Gov Matic *Grant Rice *
Jamal Jamal ( ar, جمال ''/'') is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "beauty",Jamal
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and a surna ...
* Jay R Jay *K.P. *Kuzzo Fly *Kenny Kingpin *Lee Majors *Marc Shyst *
Messy Marv Marvin Watson Jr. (born March 19, 1976), better known by his stage name Messy Marv, is an American rapper who began his career in the Fillmore District of San Francisco, California. Messy was also known as a collaborator in the rap group Kaalman ...
*Monsta Ganjah *Ms. Story *Rahmean *Slam Versatile *Smiggz *
Tech N9ne Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced "tech nine"), is an American rapper. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two m ...
*The Reason *The Fleet *T-Lew *Young Bossi *
Yukmouth Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. He is a mem ...
*Phats Bossalini *Mad Maxx *Lil Ke


Former members

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Tha Realest Jevon Jones (born October 11, 1973) is an American rapper better known by his stage name Tha Realest, and formerly Tenkamenin The Vigilante (or simply Tenkamenin). His debut album, '' Witness Tha Realest'', was released on July 14, 2009, followin ...
*Don Stryke *E-Blak *J-Stone *Gonzoe (deceased) *
Mr. Malik Illegal was a short-lived hip hop duo composed of Jamal Phillips (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Malik Edwards (Holly Hill, South Carolina) that was signed to Rowdy Records. History The duo, known to be affiliated with the hip-hop collective ...
*Nyce *Pretty Black *Yung Skrilla


Discography


Studio albums

* ''Dragon Gang'' (2013)


Side projects

* Lil Ke & Mad Max – ''The Regime Presents Thugg Lordz'' (2001)


Mixtapes

* ''All Out War, Volume 1'' (2005) * ''All Out War, Volume 2'' (2005) * ''All Out War, Volume 3'' (2006) * ''The Last Dragon'' (2013)


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Regime Hip hop groups from California Musical groups established in 1997 Hip hop collectives Musical quartets African-American musical groups Musical groups from Oakland, California