Mr. Len

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Mr. Len
Birth nameLeonard Smythe
Born Bronx, New York, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Years active1990spresent

Mr. Len (Leonard "Lenny" Smythe) is a hip hop DJ born in the Bronx, New York. He moved to Hillside, NJ when he was 12 years old. He was a member, with Bigg Jus and El-P, of the underground hip hop trio Company Flow, which disbanded in the late 1990s. [1] His debut full-length, released on Matador Records in 2001, included guest spots by Jean Grae, Chubb Rock, and Mr. Live. [2] Later he formed a group with Kimani Rogers from The Masterminds named Roosevelt Franklin. He also collaborated with Handsome Boy Modeling School member Prince Paul to produce the faux-doo wop group The Dix. Mr. Len was also a voice actor in the American action comedy television series, Kung Faux.

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Discography

Mr. Len

Albums

  • Pity the Fool: Experiments in therapy behind the mask of music while handing out dummy smacks (Matador Records, 2001)
  • Class X, A Tribute to Company Flow (Smacks Records, 2004)
  • Beats and Things, Vol. 1 (Smacks Records, 2004)
  • The Marvels of Yestermorrow (W.A.R. Media, 2013)

EPs/singles

Company Flow

Roosevelt Franklin

The Dix

Production/album appearances

References