Lanard "D.C. Scorpio" Thompson (also credited as "DC Scorpio") is a
Washington, D.C.
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-based
hip-hop recording artist.
He is best known for the
singles "
Stone Cold Hustler", "
Beam Me Up, Scotty
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", and "Stone Cold Hustler II". D.C. Scorpio is considered to be a pioneer in the
D.C. hip-hop scene, and is known for infusing
go-go
Go-go is a subgenre of funk music with an emphasis on specific rhythmic patterns, and live audience call and response.
Go-go was originated by African-American musicians in the Washington, D.C. area during the mid-60s to late-70s. Go-go has lim ...
music and culture into his songs.
He also starred in the 1998 independent film ''
Streetwise
Streetwise may refer to:
Knowledgeable
*Streetwise, possessing knowledge of youth culture, also called "street"
*Streetwise, possessing know-how (practical knowledge), as opposed to ivory tower or book knowledge, knowledge on how to succeed throu ...
''.
Discography
Singles
*"
Stone Cold Hustler" – (Kolossal, 1987)
*"
Beam Me Up, Scotty
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" – (I Hear Ya!, 1988)
*"Stone Cold Hustler II" – (Washington Hit Makers, 1990)
*"How You Like Your Rhymes to Be" – (Creative Funk, 1990)
Other related albums
*''
Go Go Live at the Capital Centre'' – (I Hear Ya!, 1987)
*''
The Go Go Posse'' – (I Hear Ya!, 1988)
See also
*
Hip hop in Washington, D.C.
References
External links
D.C. Scorpiointerview wit
"TMoTTRadio.com"*
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African-American male actors
American male actors
African-American male rappers
American male rappers
Southern hip hop musicians
Go-go musicians
Living people
Music of Washington, D.C.
Rappers from Washington, D.C.
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American male musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century African-American musicians