He is a member of the platinum-selling rap duo Luniz along with Numskull. Luniz recorded the successful weed anthem, "I Got 5 on It". He went on to sign a solo record deal at J-Prince's Rap-a-Lot Records, releasing four albums. His double album debut on the label, entitled, Thugged Out: The Albulation went Gold. Under his own label, Smoke-a-Lot Records, he has released DVD's, such as the United Ghettos of America series.
He is a member of the groups Thug Lordz, with C-Bo, and The Regime. Yukmouth has long been a staple in Oakland rap and has worked with artists including Bun B, Dru Down, E-40, Lil Flip, Mac Dre, MC Ren, Gonzoe, Outlawz, Redman, Scarface, T-Pain, Tech N9ne, Tha Dogg Pound, The Game, Too Short, Big Lurch among countless others. He is known in the rap industry for both his remarkable history of collaborations and his ruthless diss tracks.
Career
Yukmouth's popularity does continue beyond the Bay Area with his recent music video for his song "Neck Straight". The video was filmed in South Los Angeles in the summer of 2006 with San Francisco based rapper Killa Klump. The "Neck Straight" music video was created by Marques Owens and Mr. Shannon W. Rawls of Los Angeles based Cinema Hill Motion Picture Company and depicts Yukmouth and Killa Klump selling narcotics disguised as fruit until the LAPD ends the operation and apprehends the rappers.
Smoke-a-Lot Records
Yukmouth is CEO of Smoke-a-Lot Records, which is distributed by Rap-a-Lot Records. The label is home to established artists such as Luniz, Dru Down, Thug Lordz (Yukmouth & C-Bo), The Regime, and Yukmouth himself. It should be noted that The Regime is a large collective of MCs including Tech N9ne, Tha Realest, Dru Down, Gonzoe and Messy Marv among various others. It is home to new comers Ampichino, Nyce, Young Dru, and Marc Shyst. Attached to the label as In-House DJ is former Cali Untouchable DJ, DJ Fingaz.
Feuds
Too Short
Luniz had an early rivalry with fellow Oakland rapper Too Short. The rivalry began in 1994 shortly after Luniz released the undeground EP Formally Known As Lunitunz (later re-released as Bootlegs and B-Sides in 1997). Around the time Chris Hicks brought out Luniz, Too Short introduced his rap duo Bad-N-Fluenz consisting of Ant Diddley Dog and the late Rappin Ron. Due to the rising popularity between the two duos in the streets of Oakland, both Too Short and Chris Hicks set up a freestyle battle between the two acts. The agreement was the loser of the battle would buy pizza for everyone who was at the studio who witnessed the battle. No one outside the The Dangerous Crew or C-Note Records circle knows the true outcome of the battle, however it was this event that is credited for spawning the feud between the two crews. Later that year Too Short moved to Atlanta and Luniz taunted him on the song "Playa Hata" with the lyric "that's why The Town got rid of Short" which led to rumors of Too Short being ran out of Oakland against his own will. Too Short responded back on his tenth album with the song "That's Why" with the hook mimicking lyrics from Luniz song. On the song he boasts "Rappin Ron tore them up on the freestyle tip, them niggas ain't ran nobody outta shit." Too Short continued to take shots at Luniz on the song "Trouble" from J-Dubb's EP Game Related. The artists later "squashed" their rivalry by appearing on a track together called "Funkin' Over Nothing", however Yukmouth continued to later take shots at Too Short on the song "Fuck Friends" from his compilation United Ghettos of America. Since then Yukmouth appeared on the Too Short compilation released in 2007 titled "I Love the Bay."
Master P
Yukmouth's most famous and long lasting rivalry is with veteran rapper Master P. Yukmouth has claimed in numerous songs that he used to know Master P before either man became a famous rapper. According to Yukmouth, Master P had a different rapping style and was constantly laughed at by others. Yukmouth alleges that Master P "stole" or copied Yukmouth's style, along with his nickname "The Ice Cream Man" which later became the name of a Master P CD in 1996. While it is impossible to confirm whether Master P "stole" Yukmouth's style, Yukmouth did appear on a track recorded with fellow rapper Dru Down in 1993 called "The Ice Cream Man" featured on the album Fools from the Streets (Later re-released as Explicit Game). Luniz released a remix of the track entitled "Yellow Brick Road" in 1995 on their debut CD, Operation Stackola. Yukmouth has dissed Master P on every solo CD that he has recorded (with the exception of his latest CD Million Dollar Mouthpiece), along with both of the United Ghettos of America CDs and all of his mixtapes.
Gonzoe
Yukmouth briefly had a rivalry with Regime member Gonzoe over distribution of popular All Out War mixtapes, the rivalry was squashed before the third All Out War mixtape. Most say the rivalry stemmed from The Game saying Gonzoe was "riding Yukmouth's dick" referring to "bitch" in prison slang but it was really over money and Gonzoe starting his own company Blocwize Ent.
G-Unit
Yukmouth has had a rivalry with G-Unit. Yukmouth first took shots at 50 Cent on the song "Thug Lordz" with C-Bo from his 2003 release Godzilla and later collaborated with former G-Unit member Bang Em Smurf on the song "He Ain't a Thug" from the album In Thugz We Trust. Yukmouth had an ongoing feud with Spider Loc which began with an altercation at a L.A. nightclub where he was jumped by Spider Loc and his entourage, one of whom managed to steal Yukmouth's chain. Yukmouth reclaimed his chain the very next day as a mutual friend intervened. Yukmouth disses Spider Loc in many songs such as "Aaaadadamean", "Get Wild", "Im Da Shit" and "Playa Hata". In a recent interview, Yuk stated he and Spider ended the rivalry by way of a phone conversation they had.
The Game
Yukmouth first met The Game at a club stating he had a feud with 50 Cent. The Game released a diss track aimed at the rapper, entitled "I Got a Mill on It," over the "I Got 5 on It" instrumental, a song which Yukmouth recorded when he was a part of Luniz. Yukmouth responded with the track "Game Over" using the instrumental from Young Buck's song "Let Me In" that mocked The Game's appearance on Change of Heart. The two later tried to bury the hatchet, due to a personal friend and even recorded a song together with C-Bo's protege Speedy, named "Peace". However the rivalry continued afterward, since The Game dissed Yukmouth on the "Peace" song (they recorded their verses separately). Since then, Yukmouth responded by releasing the song and music video "Game Over Part 2" over Fabolous' "Breathe" instrumental in which it parodied The Game. In the video there is a look-a-like of the rapper getting robbed and beaten up. Yukmouth claimed on the song that The Game had a tongue ring and was slapped by mogul Suge Knight. Yukmouth dissed The Game once more with the song "Wartime". Since the West Coast Peace Conference both rappers ended the feud and have recorded a song with Erick Sermon called "Across The Coast" on a Game mix cd called "The Face Of L.A.".
Afroman
Yukmouth has called out fellow California rapper Afroman on "World War 3" on his Million Dollar mixtape. Yukmouth called him a "backpack motherfucka... drunk ass, 40 oz drinkin ass nigga." After Afroman spoke on him in an interview. Afroman is rumored to have dissed Yukmouth in "Whack Rappers 2."
Numskull
Numskull is one half of the platinum selling group Luniz. After years of bad press between the duo, multiple songs that depict them saying bad things of one another, it finally happens. Numskull attends the infamous BARS awards and tells the crowd "fuck Yukmouth", and then puts a wad of money up and says "I bet 10 racks he wont come up here", and is soon after stormed up on stage by Yukmouth's Regime member, the late Pretty Black. Two diss tracks are later released, one of which was released on Yukmouth's "Lord Of War" mixtape titled "I dont miss my dawgs".
Yukmouth revealed many new details about the Numskull beef and how Luniz were formed. Among other things, he stated that "the group was an idea he came up with while in prison, that he came up with the logo and the names Luniz, Yukmouth and Numskull". He stated that before Luniz, Numskull was rapping under the name "The Skinny One" but was prompted by Yukmouth to change his stage name.
Squashed Beef
Yukmouth has confirmed that he had ended his beef with numerous rappers.[4] Which included Daz Dillinger, The Game, Young Buck, Spider Loc, JT the Bigga Figga, and after 10 years of bad blood, Master P. Yukmouth claimed in the interview that "all beef is squashable."
Yukmouth claims that he no longer has a rivalry with 50 Cent and The Game on the track "Bloody Mary" on his latest mixtape, The City of Dope Volume 1.
In a new song titled "Misery" on Tech N9ne's collaboration album Misery Loves Kompany, Yuk raps, "They ask about the beef with Game and the Unit/squashed my beef with The Game, and do my thang with the Unit (What Up Buck!)".
Discography
Albums
Studio
* Thugged Out: The Albulation
o Released: November 3, 1998
o Chart position[1]: #40 Top 200, #8 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
o RIAA certification: Gold[2]
o U.S. sales: 500,000+
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* Thug Lord: The New Testament
o Released: March 27, 2001
o Chart position[1]: #71 Top 200, #17 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
o RIAA certification: Gold
o U.S. sales: 0,5 million+[citation needed]
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* Godzilla
o Released: July 22, 2003
o Chart position[1]: #112 Top 200, #21 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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* Million Dollar Mouthpiece
o Released: February 12, 2008
o Chart position[1]: #46 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #13 Top Rap Albums
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o Singles: "Hey Boy"
Collaborations
* Block Shit
o With Tha Gamblaz
o Released: 2001
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* In Thugz We Trust
o With C-Bo as Thug Lordz
o Released: March 30, 2004
o Chart position[1]: #47 Top Heatseekers, #63 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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* In Thugz We Trust The Mixtape
o With C-Bo as Thug Lordz
o Released: 2005
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* Trilogy
o With C-Bo & Spice 1 as Thug Lordz
o Released: 2006
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* Killa Thugs
o With Killa Klump
o Released: November 7, 2006
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* I'm Good
o With Killa Klump
o Released: 2006
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* 100 Racks
o With Messy Marv
o Released: December 5, 2006
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* United Ghettos of America
o Released: July 16, 2002
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* United Ghettos of America Vol. 2
o Released: May 4, 2004
o Chart position: #44 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[1]
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* United Ghettos of America: Eye Candy
o Released: July 17, 2007
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[edit] Mixtapes
* Million Dollar Mixtape
o Released: 2005
o Label: Godzilla Ent.
* The City Of Dope Vol. 1
o Released: 2007
o Label: Godzilla Ent.
* Lord of War
o Released: 2007
o Label: Godzilla Ent.
Whoa
Yukmouth Lyrics
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Snitch niggaz, broke niggaz not my niggaz no no no
In the club we, sippin Dom P, sittin lovely oh whoa whoa
Sexy ladies, goin crazy, cause the beat's like whoa whoa whoa
Fresh out the federal building
To Bentley Coupes with the convertible ceilings
It's the black widow, call me Miss White
Brooklyn bitch, you go wrong I get right
Back with a classic, now gimme six mics
Can't reach me on the phone, then send a bitch a kite
Man I do's it in heels or a pair of crisp Nikes
Stand behind Martin Luther King, but I'm more like Malcolm X
Guerillas beatin on they chest, get it right on Malcolm X
Just keep the peace, cause if cowards show me disrespect
My niggaz put his soul to rest and I don't wanna see you stressed
Champagne at my campaign, Kim for mayor
Told you I'm the same bitch from the escalator
And I ain't trippin off you rats and investigators
Get your envelopes, time to address the haters
My niggaz, pull triggers, stack figures whoa whoa whoa
Snitch niggaz, broke niggaz not my niggaz no no no
In the club we, sippin Dom P, sittin lovely oh whoa whoa
Sexy ladies, goin crazy, cause the beat's like whoa whoa whoa
Me and my team, we tryin to own casinos
So we can all cop dreams like Pacino's
Come through in the oh-six Benz-itos
The feds tryin to shut us down like Nino
We keep it goin man, we keep it goin man
Won't stop, can't gotta keep it goin man
See I do it for the fans, they'll never understand
While they goin off course, me I'm stickin to the plan
Feel the movement, it's a whole new crew
FUCK Junior M.A.F.I.A., that chapter is through
Them faggots done did somethin that they cain't undo
Whoever ridin with 'em they can get one too
Coulda copped to a one to three do
Still took it to trial, even though I blew
Brooklyn style, that's how we do it
Real gangsters and ain't got to prove it
My niggaz, pull triggers, stack figures whoa whoa whoa
Snitch niggaz, broke niggaz not my niggaz no no no
In the club we, sippin Dom P, sittin lovely oh whoa whoa
Sexy ladies, goin crazy, cause the beat's like whoa whoa whoa
Now a party ain't a party 'til the Queen come through
You know where I go, man the team come too
Pull up in the Phantom or the V-1-2
Lil' Kim's that girl, even got her own shoe
In the club with my clique though, glass full of Crist-al
In the jail jumpsuit, still a bad bitch though
Rose from the ghetto it was hard from the get go
Then I showed the hood the world ain't just made for rich folk
Get'cha little dance up, BK stand up
Straight to the dance floor, everybody hands up
Throw it up, get down, fellas hold your pants up
Ladies throw it right back, tell that nigga man up
My niggaz, pull triggers, stack figures whoa whoa whoa
Snitch niggaz, broke niggaz not my niggaz no no no
In the club we, sippin Dom P, sittin lovely oh whoa whoa
Sexy ladies, goin crazy, cause the beat's like whoa whoa whoa
Yukmouth's song "Whoa" talks about the luxurious lifestyle of a rapper and the struggles that come with it. The song's chorus, "My niggaz, pull triggers, stack figures whoa whoa whoa," talks about how Yukmouth and his gang are not afraid to pull the trigger and make money. The lines "Snitch niggaz, broke niggaz, not my niggaz no no no" demonstrate Yukmouth's loyalty towards only hanging out with people who are willing to live the same lifestyle as him. The song also portrays how life in the club is like, with "sippin Dom P, sittin lovely oh whoa whoa" and how women love the song's beat.
Line by Line Meaning
My niggaz, pull triggers, stack figures whoa whoa whoa
My friends are involved in criminal activities, making money in large quantities.
Snitch niggaz, broke niggaz not my niggaz no no no
I don't associate with people who share information with the authorities or people who are not financially successful.
In the club we, sippin Dom P, sittin lovely oh whoa whoa
When we're in the club, we're drinking expensive champagne and having a great time.
Sexy ladies, goin crazy, cause the beat's like whoa whoa whoa
The women are attracted to us because of the music they are dancing to.
Fresh out the federal building
I have recently been released from a federal prison.
To Bentley Coupes with the convertible ceilings
I now have the financial means to drive around in expensive luxury cars with the top down.
It's the black widow, call me Miss White
My nickname is Black Widow, but I refer to myself as Miss White.
I done been through it all, shootouts and fistfights
I have been in dangerous situations, including gun fights and physical altercations.
Brooklyn bitch, you go wrong I get right
I'm from Brooklyn and I'm not afraid to defend myself or my crew.
Back with a classic, now gimme six mics
I have a new album that I believe deserves a rating of six out of five stars.
Can't reach me on the phone, then send a bitch a kite
If I'm not available on the phone, you can send me a message via mail.
Man I do's it in heels or a pair of crisp Nikes
I can handle anything in high heels or a fresh pair of Nike sneakers.
Stand behind Martin Luther King, but I'm more like Malcolm X
I support Martin Luther King Jr.'s peaceful approach to achieving equality, but my actions are more aligned with Malcolm X's aggressive tactics.
Guerillas beatin on they chest, get it right on Malcolm X
Malcolm X promoted the power and strength of rebellious groups, so don't confuse his message.
Just keep the peace, cause if cowards show me disrespect
I want to avoid violence, but if someone disrespects me or my crew, it won't be tolerated.
My niggaz put his soul to rest and I don't wanna see you stressed
If someone challenges us, they might end up dead, which is something I don't want to happen.
Champagne at my campaign, Kim for mayor
I'm a successful artist who could potentially run for a political position.
Told you I'm the same bitch from the escalator
I'm the same person now that I was when I was first starting out in the music industry.
And I ain't trippin off you rats and investigators
I don't care about people who want to bring me down or investigate my activities.
Get your envelopes, time to address the haters
It's time to take action against people who are jealous or disapproving of me and my crew.
Me and my team, we tryin to own casinos
We are aiming to become owners of casinos for financial gain.
So we can all cop dreams like Pacino's
We want to become successful like the famous actor Al Pacino.
Come through in the oh-six Benz-itos
We arrive in expensive cars from the year 2006.
The feds tryin to shut us down like Nino
The government is attempting to stop us from doing business, similar to what happened in the movie New Jack City with the character Nino Brown.
We keep it goin man, we keep it goin man
We continue to persist despite the obstacles we face.
Won't stop, can't gotta keep it goin man
We are dedicated to our path and will not give up.
See I do it for the fans, they'll never understand
I do what I do for my loyal fans, even if others don't understand it.
While they goin off course, me I'm stickin to the plan
While others are distracted or losing focus, I continue to stay on track towards my goals.
Feel the movement, it's a whole new crew
You can sense the energy and vibe from the people around me, who make up a new group.
FUCK Junior M.A.F.I.A., that chapter is through
I have negative feelings towards the rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A. and am done with them.
Them faggots done did somethin that they cain't undo
The group did something that has affected their reputation and can't be undone.
Whoever ridin with 'em they can get one too
Anyone associated with the group can suffer the consequences as well.
Coulda copped to a one to three do
I could have accepted a shorter prison sentence.
Still took it to trial, even though I blew
I refused to accept a plea deal and risked more prison time.
Brooklyn style, that's how we do it
We do things a certain way in Brooklyn, which is how I conduct myself.
Real gangsters and ain't got to prove it
I don't need to prove my toughness or skill since I am a genuine member of the gangster lifestyle.
Now a party ain't a party 'til the Queen come through
A party isn't truly fun without me being there.
You know where I go, man the team come too
My crew follows me wherever I go.
Pull up in the Phantom or the V-1-2
We arrive at events in either a Rolls-Royce Phantom or a private plane.
Lil' Kim's that girl, even got her own shoe
I am well known and important enough to have a shoe brand created in my name.
In the club with my clique though, glass full of Crist-al
I'm having a good time in the club with my friends, and we are drinking Cristal champagne.
In the jail jumpsuit, still a bad bitch though
Even when I'm dressed in a jail uniform, I'm still confident and fierce.
Rose from the ghetto it was hard from the get go
I grew up in a tough neighborhood and had to overcome many obstacles to become successful.
Then I showed the hood the world ain't just made for rich folk
My success shows people in my community that it's possible to achieve success, regardless of socioeconomic status.
Get'cha little dance up, BK stand up
Let's dance and show pride for our hometown of Brooklyn.
Straight to the dance floor, everybody hands up
Let's all party together and raise our hands in the air.
Throw it up, get down, fellas hold your pants up
Let's all dance and have a great time, but guys, make sure your pants stay up.
Ladies throw it right back, tell that nigga man up
Ladies, dance back and let the men know they need to step up their game and dance harder.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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imagine if yuk did a song diss to lil kim