Rodney O & Joe Cooley
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Rodney O & Joe Cooley are noted west coast hip hop pioneers from Los Angeles, California, best known for tracks such as "Everlasting Bass" and "This is for the Homies." DJ Cooley was highly influential in Miami Bass music; Latin emcees Jonny Z and SPM did their own version of it, which they called Puro Latin Bass. The duo has had Billboard hits including "U Don't Hear Me Tho," "This Is For The Homies" and "Humps For The Blvd." Their first record was distributed by Macola Records, which also distributed seminal works by Eazy-E, NWA and Ice-T.
[edit] Discography
- 1988 Me And Joe (Egyptian Empire) U.S. #187[1]
- 1990 Three the Hard Way (Atlantic) U.S. #128[1]
- 1991 Get Ready to Roll (Ichiban Records), samples Love Rollercoaster
- 1993 Fuck New York (Psychotic)
- 1995 Everlasting Hits: The Best Of Rodney O & Joe Cooley (React)
- 1998 The Final Chapter (React America)
- 1999 Veteran's Day (Kritical)
[edit] References
"Billboard's Top R&B Singles 1942-1995" by Joel Whitburn.
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- Recently Performed at the Natomas High School Car show to a capacity Crowd of more than 213 people.
