Allfrumtha I
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Allfrumtha I, pronounced all-from-the-eýe (I as in Inglewood), was an American rap group from Inglewood, California
, with two members: Binky Mack and Squeak Ru. They first appeared together on Westside Connection
's 1996 debut album, Bow Down
. Before dropping their self-titled debut album
on Priority Records
in 1998, they appeared together on several Priority Records soundtracks and compilations, including: The Substitute
, West Coast Bad Boyz II
, Big Thangs
, Gang Related
and Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute.
, the West Coast supergroup
composed of Ice Cube
, Mack 10
and WC
. After their impressive work on Bow Down
, Allfrumtha I was signed by Mack 10 to his then-fledgling Hoo-Bangin' Records
, and in 1998 released its self-titled debut album
. The album peaked at number 168 on the Billboard 200
, at number 6 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers
and at number 32 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
. Along with singles, music video
s were released for the songs: "County Jail" and "Fill My Cup (To the Rim)", making the duo one of the West Coast's hottest new groups.
In 2001, Allfrumtha I returned with Uncut and then took some time off before reconvening in 2004 to work on another album. "We've been going through a music phase, seeing what was going on and listening to everybody else," Binky Mack explains. "We were listening to some of the music that wasn't hot and decided to get back on. During the layoff, I was just doing beats and listening to other people's music. We were studying the game."
In 2008, Squeak Ru released his debut solo album, Fatworld, on The Oglio Entertainment Group. The album features guest performances by Ice Cube, MC Eiht
, Damani and G-Luv.
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
, with two members: Binky Mack and Squeak Ru. They first appeared together on Westside Connection
Westside Connection
Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap group consisting of Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year.-Biography:...
's 1996 debut album, Bow Down
Bow Down
Bow Down is the debut album by American gangsta rap group Westside Connection, released on October 22, 1996 through Ice Cube's Lench Mob/Priority Records. It featured production from Bud'da, QDIII and Ice Cube among other producers....
. Before dropping their self-titled debut album
Allfrumtha I (album)
Allfrumtha I is the debut album by American rap group Allfrumtha I, released April 21, 1998 on Priority Records. It was produced by Allfrumtha I, Binky Mack, Damon G. Riddick and Dutch, and executive produced by Mack 10...
on Priority Records
Priority Records
Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world...
in 1998, they appeared together on several Priority Records soundtracks and compilations, including: The Substitute
The Substitute (soundtrack)
The Substitute is the soundtrack to the 1996 crime film, The Substitute. It was released on April 9, 1996 through Priority Records and consisted entirely of hip hop...
, West Coast Bad Boyz II
West Coast Bad Boyz II
West Coast Bad Boyz II is the third West Coast Bad Boyz compilation released by No Limit Records. It was released on January 10, 1997 and was produced by some of the West Coast's top acts, including Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Bo and JT the Bigga Figga. West Coast Bad Boyz was a success, peaking at #8 on...
, Big Thangs
Big Thangs
Big Thangs is a compilation presented by American rapper and producer, Ant Banks. It was released July 8, 1997 on Priority Records. The album contains no tracks on which Ant Banks himself raps but instead is a compilation of tracks that Ant Banks produced and composed, performed by various West...
, Gang Related
Gang Related (soundtrack)
Gang Related is a double disc audio soundtrack for the film Gang Related, released on October 7, 1997, under Priority Records. It features four songs by the supporting actor Tupac Shakur. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and at #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart....
and Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute.
Background
Binky Mack and Squeak Ru picked up that creative perspective from Westside ConnectionWestside Connection
Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap group consisting of Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year.-Biography:...
, the West Coast supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
composed of Ice Cube
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
, Mack 10
Mack 10
Dedrick Rolison, , better known by his stage name Mack 10 is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of hip hop trio Westside Connection, along with Ice Cube and WC...
and WC
WC (rapper)
William L. Calhoun Jr. , better known by his stage name WC , is an American rapper. He was born in Texas, but moved to South Central Los Angeles at an early age. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile, and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle, which also included fellow rapper...
. After their impressive work on Bow Down
Bow Down
Bow Down is the debut album by American gangsta rap group Westside Connection, released on October 22, 1996 through Ice Cube's Lench Mob/Priority Records. It featured production from Bud'da, QDIII and Ice Cube among other producers....
, Allfrumtha I was signed by Mack 10 to his then-fledgling Hoo-Bangin' Records
Hoo-Bangin' Records
Hoo-Bangin' Records is a record label founded by Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison. He took the name from the name of the song "Hoo Bangin'" by his group, Westside Connection...
, and in 1998 released its self-titled debut album
Allfrumtha I (album)
Allfrumtha I is the debut album by American rap group Allfrumtha I, released April 21, 1998 on Priority Records. It was produced by Allfrumtha I, Binky Mack, Damon G. Riddick and Dutch, and executive produced by Mack 10...
. The album peaked at number 168 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, at number 6 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
and at number 32 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
. Along with singles, music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s were released for the songs: "County Jail" and "Fill My Cup (To the Rim)", making the duo one of the West Coast's hottest new groups.
In 2001, Allfrumtha I returned with Uncut and then took some time off before reconvening in 2004 to work on another album. "We've been going through a music phase, seeing what was going on and listening to everybody else," Binky Mack explains. "We were listening to some of the music that wasn't hot and decided to get back on. During the layoff, I was just doing beats and listening to other people's music. We were studying the game."
In 2008, Squeak Ru released his debut solo album, Fatworld, on The Oglio Entertainment Group. The album features guest performances by Ice Cube, MC Eiht
MC Eiht
Aaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an American rapper. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name. He chose Eiht for its links to "hood culture", including 8Ball and .38 caliber firearms...
, Damani and G-Luv.
Studio albums
- 1998: Allfrumtha IAllfrumtha I (album)Allfrumtha I is the debut album by American rap group Allfrumtha I, released April 21, 1998 on Priority Records. It was produced by Allfrumtha I, Binky Mack, Damon G. Riddick and Dutch, and executive produced by Mack 10...
- 2001: Uncut
- 2005: Larger Than Life
Solo projects
- 2007: Binky Mack - Held Hostage (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - 2008: Squeak Ru - Fatworld
Guest appearances
- 1996: "Hoo-Bangin' (WSCG Style)" (from the Westside ConnectionWestside ConnectionWestside Connection was an American gangsta rap group consisting of Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year.-Biography:...
album Bow DownBow DownBow Down is the debut album by American gangsta rap group Westside Connection, released on October 22, 1996 through Ice Cube's Lench Mob/Priority Records. It featured production from Bud'da, QDIII and Ice Cube among other producers....
) - 1996: "Danger" (from the Priority Records soundtrack The SubstituteThe Substitute (soundtrack)The Substitute is the soundtrack to the 1996 crime film, The Substitute. It was released on April 9, 1996 through Priority Records and consisted entirely of hip hop...
) - 1997: "Got Tha Best Hand" (from the No Limit Records compilation West Coast Bad Boyz IIWest Coast Bad Boyz IIWest Coast Bad Boyz II is the third West Coast Bad Boyz compilation released by No Limit Records. It was released on January 10, 1997 and was produced by some of the West Coast's top acts, including Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Bo and JT the Bigga Figga. West Coast Bad Boyz was a success, peaking at #8 on...
) - 1997: "Fien" (from the Ant BanksAnt BanksAnthony Banks, known simply as Ant Banks, is a producer and rapper from Oakland, California.-Biography:As a child he took part in a band at school and from there learned to play a variety of instruments along the way. At school he only learned Classical, but at home he taught himself to play Funk...
album Big ThangsBig ThangsBig Thangs is a compilation presented by American rapper and producer, Ant Banks. It was released July 8, 1997 on Priority Records. The album contains no tracks on which Ant Banks himself raps but instead is a compilation of tracks that Ant Banks produced and composed, performed by various West...
) - 1997: "Mack 10 Mack 10" (from the Mack 10Mack 10Dedrick Rolison, , better known by his stage name Mack 10 is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of hip hop trio Westside Connection, along with Ice Cube and WC...
album Based on a True StoryBased on a True Story (Mack 10 album)Based on a True Story is the second studio album by American rapper Mack 10, released September 16, 1997 on Priority Records. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 and at number 5 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. One single, "Backyard Boogie", peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot...
) - 1997: "Get Yo Bang On" (from the Death Row Records soundtrack Gang RelatedGang Related (soundtrack)Gang Related is a double disc audio soundtrack for the film Gang Related, released on October 7, 1997, under Priority Records. It features four songs by the supporting actor Tupac Shakur. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and at #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart....
) - 1997: "Westside Connect OG's" (from The Comrads album The Comrads)
- 1998: "Parental Discretion Iz Advised" (from the N.W.A album Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute)
- 1998: "Make Room" (from the Bombay compilation The Golden Bay)
- 1999: "Make You Dance (Joker Dream Team Remix)" (from the AphroditeAphrodite (artist)Aphrodite also known as A Zone or DJ Aphro, is a UK jungle and drum and bass DJ/producer commonly referred to as the "Godfather of Jungle", who works along with Micky Finn on their joint Urban Takeover label...
compilation Urban Jungle)
External links
- Official website
- Allfrumtha I at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Binky Mack at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Squeak Ru at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...