Artist
The 2 Live Crew
The 2 Live Crew is a hip-hop artist from Miami, FL formed in 1985. 13 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Miami, FL · Best hip-hop albums
- 13
- Releases
- 1986–2004
- Active years
- 1985
- Formed
Artist
The 2 Live Crew is a hip-hop artist from Miami, FL formed in 1985. 13 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Miami, FL · Best hip-hop albums
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Stop-Playin
2004
Private Personal Parts
2000
Greatest Hits, Volume 2
1999
The Real One
1998
Shake a Lil' Somethin'
1996
The Original 2 Live Crew
1995
Back at Your Ass for the Nine-4
1994
The 2 Live Crew's Greatest Hits
1992
Sports Weekend: As Nasty as They Wanna Be, Part 2
1991
Banned in the U.S.A.
1990
As Nasty as They Wanna Be
1989
Move Somethin'
1987
The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are
1986
The 2 Live Crew was created by DJ Mr. Mixx (David Hobbs) with fellow rappers Fresh Kid Ice (Chris Wong Won), and Amazing V. (Yuri Vielot) in 1985. Local rapper Luke (Luther Campbell) gave The 2 Live Crew a record deal and worked as the group's manager and then lead vocalist. The 2 Live Crew's debut album, The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are, was released in 1986. Alex Henderson of allmusic commented that the album "did take sexually explicit rap lyrics to a new level of nastiness", with tracks like "We Want Some Pussy" and "Throw The 'D'". With word of mouth attention, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 1989, the group released their album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be, which also became the group's most successful album. A large part of its success was due to the single "Me So Horny", which was popular despite little radio rotation. The American Family Association (AFA) did not think the presence of a "Parental Advisory" sticker was enough to adequately warn listeners of what was inside the case. In 1990 action was taken at the local level and Nick Navarro, Broward County sheriff, received a ruling from County Circuit Court judge Mel …