187 Fac

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187 Fac
Also known asDenGee
Origin Hayward, California, California, U.S.
Genres West Coast hip hop, Rap
Years active1992-2000
Labels Penalty, Ronlan
MembersDen Fenn
G-Nut (deceased)

187 Fac, was an American rap group from Hayward, California, with two members: Den Fenn (Alvin Dennis Thomas, Jr.) and G-Nut (Gregory Savoy Brown, Jr). [1] After releasing their debut album, The U.N.E., [2] in 1993, they made their first guest appearance on Ant Banks' 1995 album, Do or Die . Before releasing their second album, Fac Not Fiction on Penalty Recordings in 1997, they appeared together on several albums, including: Murder Squad Nationwide , The Rompalation, and Have Heart Have Money. In 1996, they appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Biz Markie, Wu-Tang Clan, and Fat Joe, among many other prominent hip hop artists. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine.

Contents

Background

187 Fac's second album, Fac Not Fiction , was released in 1997 and peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [3] It was executive produced by Spice 1 and features guest performances by Ant Banks, B-Legit, V-Dal, Big Lurch, Captain Save 'Em and Spice 1. The group then went on to appear on several Bay Area artists' albums and compilations as a group and as solo artists.

In 2000, the group changed their name to DenGee [4] and released their final album, DenGee Livin' . It was produced entirely by E-A-Ski & CMT. Along with a single, [1] a music video was released to promote the album, "VIP Status", [5] and features a cameo appearance by producer E-A-Ski.

G-Nut died on 9 May 2018 at the age of 46. [6]

Discography

Studio albums

Guest appearances


Title

ReleaseOther artist(s)Album
"Sound of Lead"1995 Ant Banks, Spice 1 Do or Die
"Gun Smoke" South Central Cartel, Spice 1, Big Mike Murder Squad Nationwide
"Check Ya Self"1996Spice 1, Celly Cel, Ant Banks, Gangsta P America Is Dying Slowly
"Get High"Potna DeuceHeron Soup
"Spread Yo' Hustle"Spice 1, Da' Unda' Dogg, Mac Dre 4080 Magazine Compilation Volume 1: Mobbin' Thru the Bay!
"Murder Stance"1997Neighborhood KingpinsKingpin Status
"Sick Wid It Shit" The Mossie Have Heart Have Money
"Dyrty Money"Mac Dre, Da' Unda' DoggThe Rompalation
"Fac Life"1998Spice 14080 Magazine Compilation Volume 2: Bay Luv
"Fully Automatic Club"GuceIf It Ain't Real, It Ain't Official
"Maintain"Black RhinoPaper Route
"Fuck the World"1999Spice 1, Young Kyoz Immortalized

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References

  1. 1 2 Business Wire. Article: "Hip-Hop Duo DenGee Debuts First Single, 'VIPStatus' on 'The Box'". AllBusiness.com: August 25, 2000
  2. 1 2 Discogs. : August 16, 2017
  3. ((( Fac Not Fiction > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
  4. 187 Fac. Last.fm. Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
  5. DenGee - "VIP Status" (official video). YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-02-04.
  6. "187 Fac Rapper G-Nut has Died". HipHopDX. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2021.