Da Lench Mob

Da Lench Mob
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Political rap, gangsta rap, west coast hip hop
Years active	1990–1995
Labels	Lench Mob, Atco, Priority
Associated acts	Ice Cube, Sir Jinx, Yo-Yo, Chilly Chill, Del the Funky Homosapien
Past members	J-Dee Maulkie Shorty T-Bone

Da Lench Mob was an American group associated with Ice Cube. The group consisted of rappers J-Dee, Shorty, T-Bone and Maulkie. Their Nation of Islam inspired-lyrics garnered much attention.

History

The group made its debut on Ice Cube's first solo album, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted. At that time, the name referred to all of the performers on the album (including Ice Cube), rather than the distinct group it would become.

With Ice Cube as its executive producer, Da Lench Mob released its debut album, Guerillas in tha Mist, in 1992. At this time the group consisted of J-Dee, Shorty and T-Bone, who were also pictured on the album cover. The video for the album's lead single, also titled "Guerillas in tha Mist", became popular in the fall of 1992. The 2004 video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas featured "Guerillas in tha Mist", appearing on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos.

A ticket from a 1993 Lench Mob concert in Omaha, Nebraska.

In 1993, J-Dee was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, and was dropped by Lench Mob Records. He claims to be innocent.^[1] Instead of disbanding, the group brought in a South Central Los Angeles-based rapper called Maulkie (former member of the Ruthless Records group "Yomo & Maulkie") for its second album Planet of da Apes, released in 1994. They broke up soon afterwards due to a rift over money and other differences.^[2]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions[3]		RIAA certifications[4]
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip hop albums
1992	Guerillas in tha Mist	24	4	Gold
1994	Planet of da Apes	81	14

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions[5]	Album
		Hot rap singles
1992	"Guerillas in tha Mist"	-	Guerillas in tha Mist
1993	"Freedom Got an A.K."	7
1993 "Ain't Got No Class"	1994	"Chocolate City"	-	Planet of da Apes
"Goin' Bananas"		-

References

1. "// J-Dee Interview (September 2006) // West Coast News Network //". Dubcnn.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
2. "Da Lench Mob". Discogs. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
3. "Albums chart positions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
4. "RIAA certification". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
5. "Singles chart positions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-02.