Lost Boyz

Biography

Lost Boyz are an American hip hop group from Queens, New York, consisting of MC Mr. Cheeks, DJ Spigg Nice, Pretty Lou, and Freaky Tah,. The original line-up released two albums: Legal Drug Money×Legal Drug Money1995 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Intro1:252The Yearn3:493Music Makes Me High4:314Jeeps, Lex Coupes, Bimaz & Benz4:325Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless4:216Renee4:547All Right5:508Legal Drug Money5:409Get Up4:0410Is This da' Part?3:4511Straight from the Ghetto3:4712Keep It Real4:1113Channel Zero5:3714Da Game3:43151, 2, 3...6:5316Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless (remix)4:01 (1996) and Love, Peace & Nappiness×Love, Peace & Nappiness1997 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Love, Peace & Nappiness (clean mix)3:382Love, Peace & Nappiness (main mix)3:373Get Up (remix)3:554Jeeps, Lex Coupes, Bimaz & Benz (album version)4:28 (1997). The third album, LB IV Life×LB IV Life28 September 1999 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Freaky Tah (intro)1:132Let's Roll Dice3:463We Got That Hot S...3:574Ghetto Jiggy5:295Interlude0:316Take a Hike (One)4:3675 A.M.4:388Risin' to the Top (No Stoppin' Us)4:349Only Live Once4:1510Cheese4:0911Radio Interlude0:3312Plug Me In4:3913New York City War Call4:3914Can't Hold Us Down4:1415Colabo4:2316Ghetto Lifestyle4:1417LB Fam 4 Life4:0418Freaky Tah (outro)1:26 (1999), was finished by the three remaining group members. In the following years, Mr. Cheeks focused on his solo career, reuniting with the rest of the group for their fourth album, Grand Scheme 12:26×Grand Scheme 12:2622 April 2020 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Grand Scheme (intro)2:102Why Not2:503Grand Scheme / Coming Home (interlude)3:054Legendary5:265Focus on Me4:346Speed Bump5:137Troo to da Game2:478Grand Scheme (interlude)0:599Music Makes Me High 24:0910Look What I Did3:1911Sun, Moon & Stars4:0112Atmosphere5:39 (2020).

History

The Lost Boyz began as a street crew in South Jamaica, Queens in 1987. Mr Cheeks (known as CO-CHEEKS) and Freaky Tah were locally known as freestyle artists along with Fredro Starr (ONYX) & Mikey D (Main Source) during the "Park Jam Era" (Tapemaster B, CuttMaster Jt, Grandmaster Vic). Mr Cheeks would take this time to perfect his battle rapping skill in the park & also gain his stage name from the Supreme Team leader, Black Just. With Pretty Lou and Spigg Nice, the group would come together and promote under the Lost Boyz name.
In 1995, the group released their debut single "Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless," charting on the Billboard Hot 100. The release landed them a record deal with Uptown Records. They contributed a single to the Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood soundtrack, titled "Renee×Renee1996 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Renee (One Dread One Ball Head Version Clean)4:212Renee (Mr. Sex L.B. Fam Version Clean)4:213Renee (Mr. Sex L.B. Fam Version Instrumental)4:56". The song became a major hit, breaking into the top 40 on the Hot 100 chart. The single also reached gold status in 1996. On June 4, 1996, the group released their debut album Legal Drug Money×Legal Drug Money1995 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Intro1:252The Yearn3:493Music Makes Me High4:314Jeeps, Lex Coupes, Bimaz & Benz4:325Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless4:216Renee4:547All Right5:508Legal Drug Money5:409Get Up4:0410Is This da' Part?3:4511Straight from the Ghetto3:4712Keep It Real4:1113Channel Zero5:3714Da Game3:43151, 2, 3...6:5316Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless (remix)4:01 to acclaim, and featured five Hot 100 hits, including their past singles "Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless," "Renee," "Music Makes Me High×Music Makes Me High1 January 1996 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Music Makes Me High4:332Music Makes Me High (L.T. Hutton clean version)5:043Music Makes Me High (Frankie Cutlass main)3:584Music Makes Me High (L.T. Hutton extended club)5:12," "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz×Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz1995 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz (radio edit)3:582Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz (LP version)4:303Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz (instrumental)4:28," and "Get Up×Get Up1996 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Get Up (original)3:572Get Up (remix)3:54." The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in late 1996.
In 1996, the group appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD America Is Dying Slowly, alongside Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe, among others. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African-American men, was heralded as a "masterpiece" by The Source magazine.
Their second album, Love, Peace & Nappiness×Love, Peace & Nappiness1997 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Love, Peace & Nappiness (clean mix)3:382Love, Peace & Nappiness (main mix)3:373Get Up (remix)3:554Jeeps, Lex Coupes, Bimaz & Benz (album version)4:28, was released on June 17, 1997, through Uptown/Universal Records. It featured another Hot 100 single, "Me & My Crazy World." One of the most famous songs on the album was the posse cut "Beasts from the East", featuring A+, Redman, and Canibus. The album was not as acclaimed as their debut, but fared well commercially, reaching Gold status in late 1997.
Freaky Tah was murdered in Queens on March 28, 1999, at the age of 27, putting him in the infamous "27 Club", which is a group of musicians who died at the age of 27. The three remaining group members finished their third album, LB IV Life×LB IV Life28 September 1999 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Freaky Tah (intro)1:132Let's Roll Dice3:463We Got That Hot S...3:574Ghetto Jiggy5:295Interlude0:316Take a Hike (One)4:3675 A.M.4:388Risin' to the Top (No Stoppin' Us)4:349Only Live Once4:1510Cheese4:0911Radio Interlude0:3312Plug Me In4:3913New York City War Call4:3914Can't Hold Us Down4:1415Colabo4:2316Ghetto Lifestyle4:1417LB Fam 4 Life4:0418Freaky Tah (outro)1:26, released in September 1999, but the album was not a commercial or artistic success, and Mr. Cheeks left to begin a solo career. On January 16, 2004, Spigg Nice was tried and convicted of multiple bank robberies in New Jersey and was sentenced to 37 years in prison. He was released in 2021, the same year the group appeared on Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out show on VH1.

Members

Mr. Cheeks
Freaky Tah
Pretty Lou
DJ Spigg Nice