1) The first is an altern… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name.
1) The first is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York, consisting of Andres Dres Titus and William Mista Lawnge McLean. They were a part of the Native Tongues Posse, which included Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul. They debuted in 1991 with the hit song "Flavor of the Month" and later released their first album, A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, which gained them praise and recognition in the hip-hop community for its unique rhythms and intelligent lyrics.
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing charted three times on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1992 with "The Choice Is Yours" (#9), and "Strobelite Honey" (#1). Black Sheep were also featured on Vanessa Williams' album, Work To Do (#8).
Black Sheep was also one of the first groups to parody gangsta rap (still in its infancy when A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing was released) in the hilariously over the top "U Mean I'm Not." It describes in cringing detail a dream one of the members had about shooting his sister for staying in the bathroom too long, and his mother for breaking his egg yolk while cooking breakfast. When he is roused from his sleep, he tells his friends in a bewildered, almost frightened voice, "I dreamed that I was... hard."
The group's second album, Non-Fiction, was seen as not living up to the group's well-established talents. Due to virtually no promotion and a generally poor reception, the album managed only lackluster sales. Titus and McLean would separate soon afterwards to attend to various independent projects. In 2000, they reunited to record a track for the movie Once in the Life. Dres is currently planning to release a new mixtape titled 8WM under the name Black Sheep, scheduled for release in the summer of 2006. Mr. Lawnge, now known as Mr. Long, has distanced himself from this new release.
Dres was featured on the second Handsome Boy Modeling School album, White People, on the track "First...and Then".
2) The second band who go by the name Black Sheep. They are a Hardcore Punk/Ska band from Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium. Their influences include Leftover Crack, Choking Victim, Capdown, Comeback Kid, No Cash and The Filaments.
The band are comprised of:
VANKOU : Vocals - Guitar
LOUL : Drums - Vocals
NOAR : Guitar - Vocals
VAYES : Bass - Vocals
Check them out at:
http://www.myspace.com/bxsbelgium
http://www.bxsmusic.be/
3) The third band named Black Sheep is a Classical Rock three piece band based in York, U.K. Who's most interesting feature is that their drummer is also their vocalist. Although a musicially brilliant band they have yet to break out of their genre and play within set guidelines. They can be found on last.fm under the name Black Sheep Experience
4) The forth band is a Heavy Metal rock band from Hollywood, Ca., formed in 1981. Black Sheep fronted by Willie Basse is famous for having more than a few members that would go onto greater fame in other bands including Paul Gilbert, Slash, Randy Castillo and James Kottak They sold the name to the rap group in the 1990's, but the rappers never fulfilled their contractual agreement. Therefore the rock band continues forward with current media and releases. Their first album titled " Trouble in the Streets" released in 1985 on Enigma Records #72071. Second release EP, " Sacrifice" is currently available. Black Sheep is known for their precision & technical prowess. They are mainstays on the world famous Sunset Strip.
Album page:
http://thesunsetstriponline.com
http://williebasse.com
http://blkshp.com
5) The fifth band in an underground Black Metal/Noise band that has formed in 2002 and has a demo and a split album out.
6) The sixth band is a Celtic Rock music group based in the South of England. Their first (and only at time of writing) album is called Wrecking Reels. See their website: http://www.blacksheepband.co.uk/
7)The seventh band is a Hard Rock,Classic Rock From Thessaloniki - Greece/Hellas.
They participated in Schoolwave 2008 and have at least one song, named "Enjoy The Ride"
8) An experimental rock band from the United Kingdom. Julian Cope's latest ensemble, featuring the likes of Acoustioka and Christophe F. There sole release so far is Kiss My Sweet Apocalypse, available in (very) different versions on CD and vinyl.
9) A hard rock band from the United States.
10) A rock band from Germany.
11) A Jazz group from Japan. Dairo Suga(スガダイロー),Ryuichi Yoshida(吉田隆一) and Atsushi Goto(後藤篤).
L A S M
Black Sheep Lyrics
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B.S. - When I'm not sure who's talking, or Dres and Lawnge both are
M.L. - Mista Lawnge
Dres - Who else?
(Yo-Yo: "Don't try to play me out, don't try to play me out.")
I.B. - Hello. We are the hosts of L.A.S.M. association, Ladies Against Sexist Motherfuckers. And today our guests are Black Sheep. You both are from New York right?
I.B. - You supposedly met in North Carolina?
B.S. - Yea, yea, yea. North Carolina. Yea. Uh huh. Yea, yea.
I.B. - So what's the difference between the lifestyles you lead in New York and North Carolina?
B.S. - Trees and building. Trees and buildings.
Dres - Basically, look, there was tractors, rakes, and hoes down there. Up here we just got the hoes. You know what I'm saying.
B.S. - Tractors and rakes.
I.B. - Dres, you seem to have a conceited personality. Do you?
Dres - Next question please.
I.B. - Ah. Wow. In your album you disrespect women by calling us hoes. Why is that?
Dres - Listen, listen, listen. Honey, ho is merely short for honey. Dig? Hoe is short for honey. We just got lazy and dropped the -ney.
B.S. - Right. Like when you drop to you knees. Right, right.
I.B. - Wait a minute. Do you call you mother, or sister, or your grandmother a ho? (Go ahead girl)
M.L. - Basically I do. They half hoes. You know what I'm saying. That's my point.
I.B. - Mista Lawnge, what do you mean by this nine point five thing?
M.L. - Could we talk about that some other time.
I.B. - But the people want to know.
M.L. - Not right now.
I.B. - But, but.
M.L. - Look, I said later man.
I.B. - I can dig it.
M.L. - I'll bet she can... ho knows all of my business.
I.B. - Hold up, hold up. All professionalism aside, motherfucker, where do you come off thinking you're God's gift to the world? It is dogs like you that make men look so bad.
B.S. - He, he, he.
I.B. - Do you really think this bullshit is going to sell?
(beep beep, beep beep, beep beep, beep beep)
M.L. - Well listen it's like this. Ah, I am a very important man. Right. And as you can tell. It doesn't really matter because, as long as I'm up in somebody busting somebodies gills. Right.
I.B. - Look I've had enough of your egotistical, chauvinistic, pimp daddy, immature, couldn't get a real woman even if you want to attitude.
Dres - Honey. Listen. Honey, check this out.
I.B. - That's it. I can't take it any more.
Dres - Honey. Listen. Honey. Listen.
I.B. - This is the end of this interview. Later.
B.S. - Come on.
I.B. - I said later man.
B.S. - He can dig it.
I like them niggers. I like them niggers. I like them niggers.
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The lyrics to Black Sheep's song L.A.S.M. are a satirical take on interviews and discussions surrounding the objectification and disrespect of women in the hip-hop industry. The song begins with an interview between the hosts of L.A.S.M. and Black Sheep, where they discuss the difference between New York and North Carolina, and the use of the word “hoe” in their album. The guests, especially Mista Lawnge, portray themselves as arrogant and obnoxious, disregarding the misogyny in their lyrics and refusing to answer questions about their rap and personal lives. The female host eventually loses her patience and ends the interview abruptly.
The use of comedic delivery in this song highlights the absurdity and hypocrisy of the language and attitudes of certain male rappers towards women. The vulgar language used is an exaggerated version of real-life scenarios that many women in the music industry face. The female host and L.A.S.M. portrayed in this song represents a voice of reason and accountability for these misogynistic themes in hip-hop.
Overall, the song L.A.S.M. serves as a commentary on the perception of women in the music industry and the double standards it perpetuates.
Line by Line Meaning
I.B. - Hello. We are the hosts of L.A.S.M. association, Ladies Against Sexist Motherfuckers. And today our guests are Black Sheep. You both are from New York right?
Introduction of the radio show, L.A.S.M., and the guests, Black Sheep, where I.B. questions whether they are from New York or not.
B.S. - Ah. That's true. New York. That's true. Yo.
Black Sheep affirms that they are indeed from New York.
I.B. - You supposedly met in North Carolina?
I.B. questions Black Sheep on their supposed meeting in North Carolina.
B.S. - Yea, yea, yea. North Carolina. Yea. Uh huh. Yea, yea.
Black Sheep confirms their meeting in North Carolina.
I.B. - So what's the difference between the lifestyles you lead in New York and North Carolina?
I.B. queries on the difference in lifestyles between North Carolina and New York.
B.S. - Trees and building. Trees and buildings.
Black Sheep points out the disparity between the landscape of North Carolina, which largely consists of trees, and New York's architectural skyline.
Dres - Basically, look, there was tractors, rakes, and hoes down there. Up here we just got the hoes. You know what I'm saying.
Dres humorously remarks that North Carolina had tractors, rakes, and hoes, and that they only have hoes in New York.
B.S. - Tractors and rakes.
Black Sheep confirms Dres' statement about the presence of tractors and rakes in North Carolina.
I.B. - Dres, you seem to have a conceited personality. Do you?
I.B. accuses Dres of having a big ego.
Dres - Next question please.
Dres chooses to skip I.B.'s question about his personality.
I.B. - Ah. Wow. In your album you disrespect women by calling us hoes. Why is that?
I.B. questions why Black Sheep uses the term 'hoes' to refer to women in their albums.
Dres - Listen, listen, listen. Honey, ho is merely short for honey. Dig? Hoe is short for honey. We just got lazy and dropped the -ney.
Dres explains that 'ho' is just a short form for 'honey', and that they had simply dropped the '-ney'.
B.S. - Right. Like when you drop to you knees. Right, right.
Black Sheep adds a suggestive joke, implying that 'dropping the -ney' can also refer to a sexual act.
I.B. - Wait a minute. Do you call you mother, or sister, or your grandmother a ho? (Go ahead girl)
I.B. asks if M.L. refers to his mother, sister, or grandmother with the term 'ho'.
M.L. - Basically I do. They half hoes. You know what I'm saying. That's my point.
M.L. agrees that he uses the term 'ho' for his female family members too, but only as a joke.
I.B. - Mista Lawnge, what do you mean by this nine point five thing?
I.B. asks Mista Lawnge to explain what he meant by a mention of 'nine point five'.
M.L. - Could we talk about that some other time.
M.L. requests I.B. to talk about that particular topic later.
I.B. - But the people want to know.
I.B. insists that the listeners would like to know about the topic.
M.L. - Look, I said later man.
M.L. reiterates that he would like to talk about the topic later.
I.B. - I can dig it.
I.B. accepts M.L.'s request, while showing her understanding.
M.L. - I'll bet she can... ho knows all of my business.
M.L. makes a risqué remark about I.B.
I.B. - Hold up, hold up. All professionalism aside, motherfucker, where do you come off thinking you're God's gift to the world? It is dogs like you that make men look so bad.
I.B., frustrated with M.L.'s behavior, bursts out with an angry rant reinforcing that M.L.'s attitude is what makes men look bad.
B.S. - He, he, he.
Black Sheep chuckles in response to I.B.'s angry outburst.
I.B. - Do you really think this bullshit is going to sell?
I.B. questions whether the way Black Sheep treats women is going to help them sell records.
(beep beep, beep beep, beep beep, beep beep)
The sound of the commercial break is heard.
M.L. - Well listen it's like this. Ah, I am a very important man. Right. And as you can tell. It doesn't really matter because, as long as I'm up in somebody busting somebodies gills. Right.
M.L. boasts about being an important man and emphasizes that as long as he is performing on stage, none of his behavior offstage matters.
I.B. - Look I've had enough of your egotistical, chauvinistic, pimp daddy, immature, couldn't get a real woman even if you want to attitude.
I.B. becomes increasingly angry and lashes out against M.L.'s behavior.
Dres - Honey. Listen. Honey, check this out.
Dres tries to calm I.B. down with a calm, soothing voice.
I.B. - That's it. I can't take it any more.
I.B. reaches her breaking point and decides to end the interview.
Dres - Honey. Listen. Honey. Listen.
Dres persists in his attempts to calm I.B. down.
I.B. - This is the end of this interview. Later.
I.B. concludes the interview and signals the end of the show.
B.S. - Come on.
Black Sheep attempts to persuade I.B. to continue the show.
I.B. - I said later man.
I.B. reiterates her decision to end the interview.
B.S. - He can dig it.
Black Sheep accepts I.B.'s decision and says that he is okay with it.
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