The Luniz have just released their new album - "Silver & black" - which features a myriad of guests and arguably their best material since their 1995 "Operation Stackola" debut. Members Yukmouth and Knumskull's collective catalogues are as varied as they are extensive. From the incredible success of "I got 5 On It" in '95, then the full-length "Operation Stackola" which remains intrenched in true Hiphop fans' minds as one of the greatest Bay Area releases period. Then to the follow up album "Lunatik Muzik" whic hwas unfortunately heavily slept on - It featured a legendary joint with Too Short (The Luniz on-time rival) called "Funkin' Over Nothin", as well as the comedic hits "Phillies", "Is It Kool?" and "Highest Niggaz In The Industry". A 'Bootlegs & B-Sides" album shortly after retrospectively bridged the gap between albums.
Ultimately, Yukmouth was offered a solo deal by Rap-A-Lot records and he chose to capitalize on it by instantly putting his heart and soul into his solo debut "Thugged Out: The Abulation" in 1998 - "I recorded over 50 tracks for that album, and put the hottest 27 or 28 on a double CD and I rolled with it" Yukmouth says about his solo debut.
He quickly followed it with "Thug Lord", which held it down for what maybe some of his greatest work. Yukmouth has a new solo album called "Godzilla" due out early 2003, which he decribes as being "Larger than life, It's going to feature tracks for all different people, something fort he streets and for the clubs. It's going to be huge. Watch out for it."
Knumskull, however, wasn't offered a solo deal with his label - C-Note records - instead he had to travel the independent route with Clee from the Digital Underground with a collaborative effort titled "Good Lawd That's A Lot of Drank" which featured the heavily slept on comedic rip-off of Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" which was an over hyped pop hiut at the time. The take-off was called "La Vida Broka" and featured Ras Kass.
Commenting on Knumskull's recording situation at that time, Yuk states "Why didn't C-Note offer Knum a solo deal? That's the question." - Never the less, Knum is working on a new solo to hit right after yet ANOTHER Luniz album next year.
On top of Yuk's solo joint, the new Luniz albuim, and a new Knumskull album, there's going to be a Yukmouth compilation called "United Ghettos" out later this year, accompanied by a DVD movie which will feature Ja Rule, Mac Dre, E-40 and several other prominent Hiphop artists.
But with all the future plans, there's a few sketchy things about the past that need to be cleared up. Yukmouth unexpectedly found himself on the end of several lyrical battles over the past few years with some very unlikely competitors. The most prominent of which was a battle that's still on going with Master P.
"I never had no real, real, real like gun fight no beat down type beef with Master P it's always been lyrical" Yuk professes "He chose to bite my shit, so I chose to step into a lyrical war with him until he stops biting niggas shit and that's my way of doing it - same with anyone else Too Short, or any other person who got a problem with Yuk, it's going to be a lyrical war because I'm too grounded in the streets to ever let it be street shit cause it isn't, and I don't want it to go there. Shit, may the best man win, you know?"
"I'm just defending myself" He continues "These cats is fucking with me. Now, Master P, he fucked with me. Shit, he stole 'Ice Cream man' that was the first album to make his whole empire. - The first album that went Gold off his whole shit. From then on, all that no Limit shit went gold...That kicked it off. Some shit he stole from me, THEN, when Pac died, he stealing all Pac shit. And there's no body out there speaking for Pac It's not like Pac was my top down, down, partner homie, homie - I knew Pac we see each other, we smoke together, BUT, he wouldn't call me everyday like he'd call Richie Rich, or The Gov, of C-Bo, you know? So, when I did the song it's like everyone was like 'Oh Yuk, you a Outlaw? You down with Pac?' Nah man, I just rode for Pac cause a lot of motherfuckers that were down with Pac should have been made the song - They kept they mouths shut, so I refuse to let some motherfucker bite me AND Pac at the same time so I was riding for me and Pac. Cause Pac was my homie."
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Ultimately, Yukmouth was offered a solo deal by Rap-A-Lot records and he chose to capitalize on it by instantly putting his heart and soul into his solo debut "Thugged Out: The Abulation" in 1998 - "I recorded over 50 tracks for that album, and put the hottest 27 or 28 on a double CD and I rolled with it" Yukmouth says about his solo debut.
He quickly followed it with "Thug Lord", which held it down for what maybe some of his greatest work. Yukmouth has a new solo album called "Godzilla" due out early 2003, which he decribes as being "Larger than life, It's going to feature tracks for all different people, something fort he streets and for the clubs. It's going to be huge. Watch out for it."
Knumskull, however, wasn't offered a solo deal with his label - C-Note records - instead he had to travel the independent route with Clee from the Digital Underground with a collaborative effort titled "Good Lawd That's A Lot of Drank" which featured the heavily slept on comedic rip-off of Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" which was an over hyped pop hiut at the time. The take-off was called "La Vida Broka" and featured Ras Kass.
Commenting on Knumskull's recording situation at that time, Yuk states "Why didn't C-Note offer Knum a solo deal? That's the question." - Never the less, Knum is working on a new solo to hit right after yet ANOTHER Luniz album next year.
On top of Yuk's solo joint, the new Luniz albuim, and a new Knumskull album, there's going to be a Yukmouth compilation called "United Ghettos" out later this year, accompanied by a DVD movie which will feature Ja Rule, Mac Dre, E-40 and several other prominent Hiphop artists.
But with all the future plans, there's a few sketchy things about the past that need to be cleared up. Yukmouth unexpectedly found himself on the end of several lyrical battles over the past few years with some very unlikely competitors. The most prominent of which was a battle that's still on going with Master P.
"I never had no real, real, real like gun fight no beat down type beef with Master P it's always been lyrical" Yuk professes "He chose to bite my shit, so I chose to step into a lyrical war with him until he stops biting niggas shit and that's my way of doing it - same with anyone else Too Short, or any other person who got a problem with Yuk, it's going to be a lyrical war because I'm too grounded in the streets to ever let it be street shit cause it isn't, and I don't want it to go there. Shit, may the best man win, you know?"
"I'm just defending myself" He continues "These cats is fucking with me. Now, Master P, he fucked with me. Shit, he stole 'Ice Cream man' that was the first album to make his whole empire. - The first album that went Gold off his whole shit. From then on, all that no Limit shit went gold...That kicked it off. Some shit he stole from me, THEN, when Pac died, he stealing all Pac shit. And there's no body out there speaking for Pac It's not like Pac was my top down, down, partner homie, homie - I knew Pac we see each other, we smoke together, BUT, he wouldn't call me everyday like he'd call Richie Rich, or The Gov, of C-Bo, you know? So, when I did the song it's like everyone was like 'Oh Yuk, you a Outlaw? You down with Pac?' Nah man, I just rode for Pac cause a lot of motherfuckers that were down with Pac should have been made the song - They kept they mouths shut, so I refuse to let some motherfucker bite me AND Pac at the same time so I was riding for me and Pac. Cause Pac was my homie."
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