Funkdoobiest is an American

United States

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 rap

Rapping

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 group

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 from Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

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. The original members are Son Doobie (Jason Vasquez), a Puerto Rican

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 rapper, and DJ Ralph M (Ralph Medrano), a Chicano

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 DJ

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, and Tomahawk Funk (Tyrone Pacheco) of the Lakota nation. The latter left after their second album.

Their first two album

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s were mainly produced

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 by Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill

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's DJ Muggs

DJ Muggs

Lawrence Muggerud , better known as DJ Muggs, is Cypress Hill's DJ and producer. He also produced tracks for Funkdoobiest on the albums Which Doobie U B? and Brothas Doobie.-Cypress Hill :...

. Their third album, The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters (album)

The Troubleshooters is the third album from Los Angeles Latino group Funkdoobiest. This is first album without member Tomahawk Funk after he left the group to help raise his son. Unlike their previous two albums, there is no production by their mentor DJ Muggs. The first single "Papi Chulo"...

, included production by Ralph M and DJ Rectangle

DJ Rectangle

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. Whereas the other albums were clearly hardcore rap

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 in the vein of Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill

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 and other Soul Assassins

Soul Assassins

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 members, The Troubleshooters was more versatile. DJ Muggs was the group's mentor and inspiration. The group is known for their sexually explicit song "Superhoes" about the perverted secret identities of superheroes. Most of their other songs have to do with sex, and Son Doobie proclaimed himself the porno king. They also had their own X-rated club in Los Angeles.

Funkdoobiest have never cared for censorship, and have released several hit single

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s such as, "XXX Funk" about controversial topics such as pornography

Pornography

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Their fourth album The Golden B-Boys was released in 2009. This album was produced and arranged by DJ Ralph M for B-Boy Beats LLC. The cover art was done by Galo "MAKE" Canote

Galo "MAKE" Canote

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.

Albums

• 1993: Which Doobie U B?
  Which Doobie U B?
  Which Doobie U B? is the debut album from Los Angeles-based Latino rap group Funkdoobiest. It was released by Epic Records in May 1993. It was executively produced by DJ Muggs....
  
  (Immortal/Epic/SME)
• 1995: Brothas Doobie
  Brothas Doobie
  Brothas Doobie is the second album from Los Angeles-based Latino rap group Funkdoobiest. It was released by Epic Records in May 1995 and was produced by DJ Muggs. This was the final album for back-up MC and hypeman, Tomahawk Funk because he left group after this release...
  
  (Immortal/Epic/SME)
• 1998: The Troubleshooters
  The Troubleshooters (album)
  The Troubleshooters is the third album from Los Angeles Latino group Funkdoobiest. This is first album without member Tomahawk Funk after he left the group to help raise his son. Unlike their previous two albums, there is no production by their mentor DJ Muggs. The first single "Papi Chulo"...
  
  (Buzztone/RCA/BMG)
• 2003: Funk SuperHero (Battle Axe Records)
• 2004: Doobie Deluxe (Battle Axe Records)
• 2009: The Golden B-Boys (Funkdoobiest Music)

Singles

• 1993: "Bow Wow Wow"
• 1993: "Wopbabalubop" (feat. B-Real)
• 1993: "The Funkiest"
• 1993: "Freak Mode"
• 1995: "Dedicated"
• 1995: "Rock On"
• 1995: "XXX Funk"
• 1997: "Papi Chulo (feat. Daz)
• 2008: "Hip Hop Music"
• 2009: "The Heavyweight Funk"