The Lacs

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The LACs
Origin Baxley, Georgia, United States
Genres Country rap
Years active2002–present
Labels
MembersBrian Andrew "Rooster" King
Robert Clayton "Uncle Snap" Sharpe [1]
Past membersDennis Morgan

The Lacs is an American country rap duo that consists of Robert Clayton (Clay) "Uncle Snap" Sharpe and Brian Andrew "Rooster" King. [2] At first, the group also featured Brandon Herndon on the three self-released albums on Side Ya Mouth Records. [3]

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The Lacs have recorded six albums for Backroad Records, a subsidiary of Average Joes Entertainment, an independent label co-owned by fellow country rap artist Colt Ford. Four albums have entered the Billboard 200: Keep it Redneck (2013), Outlaw in Me and American Rebelution (2017).

The Lacs created their own record label Dirt Rock Empire [4] in 2017. On September 22, 2017, The Lacs released the first album from Dirt Rock titled Dirtbagz, Vol. 1 which is a compilation album featuring many of the labels artists such as Nate Kenyon, Crucifix and Hard Target.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US Country
[5] [6] 		US
[7] 		US
Heat
[8] 		US
Indie
[9] 		US
Rap
[10]
Midas Well Get Drunk
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Side Ya Mouth Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
—————
South on Fire
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Side Ya Mouth Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
—————
Lacology
  • Release date: November 17, 2006
  • Label: Side Ya Mouth Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
—————
Country Boy's Paradise52—27——
190 Proof
  • Release date: April 3, 2012
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
1668—98
Keep It Redneck
  • Release date: August 20, 2013
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
323—75
Nothing in Particular [13]
  • Release date: October 28, 2014
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
2086—2111
Outlaw in Me [15]
  • Release date: May 26, 2015
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
327—23
Welcome to Dodge City
(with Hard Target)
  • Release date: August 5, 2016
  • Label: Barn Burner Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
22——1610
American Rebelution
  • Release date: April 7, 2017
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
1065—822
Dirt Rock
  • Release date: May 4, 2018
  • Label: Dirt Rock Empire
  • Formats: CD, music download
24178—12—
Rise and Shine
  • Release date: October 18, 2019
  • Label: Dirt Rock Empire
  • Formats: CD, music download
———21—
Kickin' Up Mud
  • Release date: January 31, 2020
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: music download
—————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

TitleYearCertificationsAlbumCredits
"Dirt Road Dollars"
(with Nate Kenyon)		2017Dirtbagz, Vol 1Written by: Nate Kenyon and The Lacs

Produced by : Wess Nyle Mixed by: Wess Nyle Mastered by: Dave Fore

Other certified songs

TitleYearCertificationsAlbum
"Country Road"2006Lacology
"Kickin' Up Mud"2010Country Boy’s Paradise

Guest singles

YearSingleArtistAlbum
2014"Throwdown" Moonshine Bandits Calicountry
2015"Outback"Moonshine Bandits (with Durwood Black) Blacked Out

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2011"Kickin' Up Mud"David Poag
"Country Boy's Paradise"Phivestarr Productions
"Country Road"
2012"Shake It" (with Big & Rich) [23] Potsy Ponciroli
"Let Your Country Hang Out"
"Wylin'" (with Bubba Sparxxx)
2013"Field Party" (with JJ Lawhorn)
"Keep It Redneck"Potsy Ponciroli
2014"Smokestack"
"Nothing in Particular"
"Throwdown" (with Moonshine Bandits)Scott Hansen
2015"God Bless a Country Girl"
"Outback (Extended Remix)" (with Moonshine Bandits, Durwood Black, Redneck Souljers, Bubba Sparxxx, D. Thrash, Lenny Cooper, Demun Jones & Moccasin Creek)
"Make the Rooster Crow" [24] IvinxPryor
"Tonight on Repeat" (with Josh Thompson) Ed Pryor
2016"Back to Georgia" (with Craig Campbell) Ed Pryor
"Out Here"
2017"Drink as a Team"Casey Pierce
"Jack in My Coke" (with Montgomery Gentry)
2018"Redneck Rockstar" Chris Hicky
"Country Livin"Crucifix & Joshua Kirk
"Willie Nelson" (with Nate Kenyon)
"Red Eyes"
2019

"City Boy's Nightmare" (with Nate Kenyon)

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  2. ↑ "The Lacs' Score Career-Best Rank On Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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  10. ↑ "The Lacs Album & Song Chart History – Rap Albums". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media.
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