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Fifth Platoon

The Fifth Platoon is a Hip-Hop group from Queens, New York. They inked a deal with SBK/EMI Records in 1989 after being discovered by producers Len Brown and Rich Ahee's RICHLEN PRODUCTION Co.Same production company who served as Executive Producers for Kid-N-Play's platinum "2Hype" and "Funhouse" LP's. The group released a single in 1991 called "The Partyline." They also released a phenomenal video. The song boasts of females they met while calling chatroom partylines. The song was a success for the group. It was a potential gold/platinum selling single, however, without the resources or the willingness of the label to invest the time and money into marketing and promotion, the single was a low level hit. The song was kind of polished, and could have crossed over to the pop market. The single had a B-Side cut called "Hallelujiah The Fifth is Here" which was a potential underground smash. It is fast-paced, and the lyricists showed off their true lyrical skills on this song.

They also released a song on the gold-selling "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II Movie Soundtrack" called "Back To School." The song was on a pop-vibe, but it's another one under their belt. The soundtrack featured other artists such as Vanilla Ice, Ya Kid K, and Cathy Dennis. The soundtrack really sold because of the presence of Vanilla Ice's Ninja Rap. The soundtrack was also released by SBK Records in 1991.

In 1992, after recording a second single called "Ideal Woman" which was unreleased, the group severed their ties with SBK Records due to creative control differences between Artist, Management, and Label. However, these Hip-Hop veterans continue to record today under a different name.

Fifth Platoon was also featured on a song called "Livin' Large in the Nineteez" on Joeski Love's "Joe Cool" album on Columbia/CBS Records. The song was the last song on the album, yet one of the best songs on the album.

Fifth Platoon also featured on the "Cypha Session" on the an untitled Lyricist Lounge promotional cd, which also featured the likes of Cella Dwellas, Bush Babees, Kayzo, Anthony Marshall, and Doug E. Fresh. They have also performed very frequently at the Lyricist Lounge open-mic sessions, which were held on a weekly basis, and shared the same stage with a host of heavy-hitters in the Hip-Hop game, including, but not limited to: Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Bush Babees, etc.

Fifth Platoon was so loved throughout their Queens neighborhood, that another group of individuals that also hailed from Queens decided to call themselves Fifth Platoon, which is a group of DJ's. According to reports, this was done without permission. However, the members of the original group Fifth Platoon, said that they took the action as being 'endearment' rather than intentional infringement.