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Kingspade debuted with the track "The Adventures of This" on the Subnoize Rats Compilation in 2003. One year later the Kottonmouth Kings' sixth full-length album Fire It Up was released, including two bonus tracks. One of these was a new Kingspade track entitled "High Riders". On this track it was announced that a Kingspade album was to be released later that year.

In the summer of 2004, the highly anticipated Kingspade debut album was released. This album included the hits "Drunk in the Club" and the previously released "High Riders". Following this release came some touring until they started to work on the next Kottonmouth Kings album. Over the next few years not much was heard from Kingspade other than a few shows here and there.

In 2005, the Kottonmouth Kings released the album Joint Venture, which featured two new Kingspade tracks. Also included was an advertisement stating that a new Kingspade album would be released in June 2006. Promotion was also brought upon with in ad included in the Kottonmouth Kings' fourteenth official album, Koast II Koast, stating the release would come in the late summer of 2006. This information turned out to be false. Nothing was heard of the album or Kingspade for months until the release of Kottonmouth Kings' Hidden Stash III, which included a new Kingspade track entitled "That's How It Goes". A few months later, it was announced that Kingspade would be performing on Kottonmouth Kings' The Joint is on Fire Tour. It was also stated that Kingspade's second release, P.T.B., would be released on April 24, 2007.

Following the release of P.T.B., Kingspade headlined their own tour, accompanied by California-natives 1Ton and UnderRated, who make up the music group Potluck.

Kingspade then rejoined the Kottonmouth Kings on their StrangeNoize Tour. This tour included Tech N9ne, Hed PE, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, and SubNoize Souljaz. Special appearances included the Insane Clown Posse, Cypress Hill and Ill Bill of La Coka Nostra. The tour was to celebrate the Kottonmouth Kings' ninth full-length album, Cloud Nine.

They had three tours in the state of Texas, and got into some trouble with authorities there. D-loc would not give a lot of information on this topic, but Richter said this, "Me and D was just rhymin... after the show we headed out to the cars, not knowing that police would be waiting for us. One of the girls that were at the concert had gotten hit by the falling speaker me and D were playin with."

In March 2013 it was announced by Daddy X that KMK was leaving SubNoize and starting up a new label. A few days after the announcement, it was found out that the label would be called United Family Music. In October 2013 Johnny Richter announced via Twitter that he was officially no longer apart of Kottonmouth Kings. He also stated in his comments that he was unsure if he'd continue with music. This instantly conjured bad blood on both sides, with both sides stating "I won't work with them/him again", and simultaneously putting Kingspade on hiatus. In December 2013 he released his second overall solo album titled FreeKing Out EP on SubNoize. D-Loc released a solo album titled Bong Tokes & Love Notes EP in December 2013. Kottonmouth Kings released their first album without Johnny Richter since 1999 with the CD Buddah Shack EP. The group would go on to release one final studio album titled Krown Power on August 28, 2015.

On December 2, 2017 via Instagram, a picture was uploaded showing D-Loc and Johnny Richter reunited and possibly hinting at something happening with the group, as well as a Kingspade Instagram account launching, and an announcement from D-Loc saying he was putting together a documentary on how the group was formed, the career of the group, and the current status of the group.[1] It has some fans saying that the 2 are only together for the documentary and nothing more, to fans hopeful of a classic KMK lineup (D-Loc, Daddy X, Jonny Richter, [and later] The Dirtball) album and final tour.

Neighborhood Trends
Kingspade Lyrics

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[D-Loc:]
Neighborhood

[JR:]
Everything that we do everybody wanna do,
we some trend setters settin trends that you're only
pursuin, all of our styles watchin wonderin when we
doin, when it comes to settin trends it all starts with these 2

[DL:]
Yeah these 2 you know D-Loc and Johnny Richter settin
neighborhood trends, ain't nobody slicker.
Since back in high school we was kings of the block,
H-Double Rest In Piece, don't stop.

[JR:]
What's in and what's not, what's cool and what's hot,
and whos the best when it comes to dribbling down the
rock, not sayin we're the first but we changed the
way you smoke, gotcha hittin vaporizers instead of takin bong tokes.

[DL:]
Hey yo, stop look and listen,
I'l serve the cat trippin,
I'll break out my basketball and start driblin,
call you best player out in your hood,
you get him? Got him. With the skills did it, you know I drill em.

[Hook:]
D-Loc and Johhny Richter it's old neighborhood friends,
We some go getters, settin neighborhood trends
Show splitters, settin neighborhood trends,
You need to go get this, and get some for your friends.
D-Loc and Johhny Richter it's old neighborhood friends,
We some go getters, settin neighborhood trends
Show splitters, settin neighborhood trends,
You need to go get this, and get some for your friends.

[JR:]
Now I wake up in a haze, and al I see is spades,
took a trip to Amsterdam people feelin what we say.
See we came a long ways, ridin on our skates,
to rollin nice cars on the 20 inch blades.

[DL:]
Yo, new york back to the westcoast,
getting love all around everybody like the flow,
dirty dirty south Midwest givin love,
KingSpade settin trends KingSpade give a fuck.

[JR:]
So what's up now it the dirt brown cow,
with the ha ha haha, boom blaow,
better look over your shoulder KingSpade's takin over,
so watch out for the army full of SubNoize Souljaz.

[DL:]
Drinkin beers everyday, smoking buds getting loose,
KingSpade SubNoize the big bad you know who,
that's what it is, goin down like this,
got the neighborhood bumpin with this KingSpade shit.

[Hook:]
D-Loc and Johhny Richter it's old neighborhood friends,
We some go getters, settin neighborhood trends
Show splitters, settin neighborhood trends,
You need to go get this, and get some for your friends.
D-Loc and Johhny Richter it's old neighborhood friends,
We some go getters, settin neighborhood trends
Show splitters, settin neighborhood trends,
You need to go get this, and get some for your friends.

[DL:]
You know I gets mine double dash I'm a pimp,
I'm a pimp this money til there's nothing left
(yeah) watch a playa play
(play) watch a playa ball (ball),
watch me pimp this game with no mainstream at all.

[JR:]
And when it comes to the future I got crystal balls,
makin new shit up on the daily for y'all.
I'm a fortune teller better yet a sign of the times,
so if you do what I do stackin dollars on dimes.

[DL:] yeah you better watch out
[JR:] yeah you better watch out.
[DL:] D-Loc
[JR:] and Johnny Richter (Both:]) settin neighborhhod trends
[DL:] yo you better watch out
[JR:] yo you better watch out
[DL:] sounds to good
[JR:] with these neighborhood trends

[Hook:]
D-Loc and Johhny Richter it's old neighborhood friends,
We some go getters, settin neighborhood trends
Show splitters, settin neighborhood trends,
You need to go get this, and get some for your friends.
D-Loc and Johhny Richter it's old neighborhood friends,
We some go getters, settin neighborhood trends
Show splitters, settin neighborhood trends,
You need to go get this, and get some for your friends.
-D-Loc and Johhny Richter it's old neighborhood friends,
We some go getters, settin neighborhood trends
Show splitters, settin neighborhood trends,
You need to go get this, and get some for your friends.
D-Loc and Johhny Richter it's old neighborhood friends,
We some go getters, settin neighborhood trends

Show splitters, settin neighborhood trends,
You need to go get this, and get some for your friends.

Overall Meaning

In Kingspade's song Neighborhood Trends, the lyrics revolve around D-Loc and Johnny Richter's trend-setting abilities in their neighborhood. They claim to be the ones who start the newest trends that everyone else follows. The song also mentions their love for smoking and drinking, as well as their success in the music industry. The chorus repeats the phrase "We some go-getters, settin neighborhood trends" emphasizing their determination to be trendsetters.

Throughout the song, D-Loc and Johnny Richter express their pride in being original and not following mainstream trends. They embrace their unique style and encourage others to do the same. The lyrics also mention their love for basketball and how they changed the way people smoke from traditional bongs to vaporizers.

Overall, the song celebrates individuality and encourages people to be true to themselves and not follow the mainstream. It portrays D-Loc and Johnny Richter as confident and successful trendsetters.

Contributed by Annabelle H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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