Pooh-Man

Not to be confused with DJ Pooh or Big Pooh.

Pooh-Man
Pooh-Man in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Lawrence Lee Thomas
Also known as	MC Pooh
Born	(1969-01-25) January 25, 1969 (age 56)
Origin	Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop gangsta rap
Years active	1985-present
Labels	Jive Scarface In-A-Minute Killa Kali AniraMusic

Lawrence Lee Thomas (born January 25, 1969) also known as Pooh-Man, MC Pooh and MC Pooh-Man, is an American rapper. ^[1] With lyrics focused on topics of sex, money and murder, his namesake song ("Sex, Money & Murder") appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Juice . ^[2] He also played Doc in the 1993 film Menace II Society .

Active since the early 1990s, ^[3] he signed with Jive Records to release his first two albums, Life as a Criminal (1990) and Funky as I Wanna Be (1993); the latter marked his only entry on the Billboard 200 and gained notoriety for its risque cover art.

On February 28, 2000, Thomas pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery and was sentenced to 6 years in prison. ^[4]

Discography

Year	Title	Label	Peak chart positions
			US R&B/HH [5]	US [5]
1990	Life of a Criminal	Jive	39	—
1992	Funky As I Wanna Be	Jive	38	158
1993	Judgement Day	Scarface	57	—
1994	Ain't No Love	In-A-Minute	85	—
1997	State Vs. Pooh-Man Straight from San Quentin	In-A-Minute	—	—
2001	Fukin' Wit Dank 2001	Killa Kali	—	—
2014	Kaos Theory	Infinite Kaos	—	—
2017	Cookies n'Drank	No More Tears	—	—

References

1. Pooh-Man Discography. Allmusic.
2. Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Pub. p. 2769
3. Pooh-Man on Undergroundwestcoastrap.com Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
4. United States of America, Appellee, v. Lawrence E. Thomas, Appellant,, 361 F.3d 653 (D.C. Cir. 2004)
5. "Pooh-Man". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-08.

External links

• MusicMatch profile for Pooh-Man