St. Lunatics
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St. Lunatics are a hip-hop music crew from St. Louis, Missouri formed by rap artist Nelly and his hometown friends Ali, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan, City Spud, and Slo'Down.
Career
The group was formed in 1993 and came out with their hit, "Gimmie What U Got" and "Thug Luv for the Homiez", in 1996. After the St. Lunatics got signed to Universal Records Nelly was the first member to go solo, and while Nelly was working on his solo album Country Grammar, City Spud was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbery. After Nelly's breakthrough success in 2000, the St. Lunatics released their debut album Free City in 2001 with hits such as "Summer in the City" and "Midwest Swing". Ali released his solo album Heavy Starch in 2002 and Murphy Lee released his solo album Murphy's Law in 2003. Murphy has now launched his own label "UC-Me Entertainment" and is currently promoting his new artists. In 2009, the St. Lunatics were reportedly working on a new album to be released in the summer of 2009 however the album has been pushed back indefinitely. The first track "St. Lunatics" was already leaked in early March.[1] A second track leaked is "Get Low 2 da Flo"[2]. The first official single released is "Money Talks" (featuring Birdman).
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions[3] | Sales and certifications[4][5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | CAN | |||
| 2001 | Free City
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3 | 1 | 18 |
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| 2010 | City Free
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To Be Released | |||
Compilation
| Year | Album | Chart positions[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 2006 | Who's the Boss
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114 | 28 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions [8] | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
| 2001 | "Midwest Swing" | 88 | 41 | Free City |
| "Summer in the City" | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Money Talks" (featuring Birdman) | TBA | TBA | City Free |
References
- ^ http://1vibe.net/tag/city-free-st-lunatics-album/
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSjwnHBOeN8
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9fwxqtkldje~T5
- ^ http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
- ^ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
- ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2010/06/03/nelly-recruits-ti-diddy-kelly-rowland-akon-for-nelly-5-0-album/
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9fwxqtkldje~T5
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/st-lunatics/383330#/artist/st-lunatics/chart-history/383330?f=379&g=Singles
External links
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