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The Medicine Men | |
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| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, hip hop soul, jazz rap, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Record producers Songwriters |
| Years active | 1995 — present |
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| Members | KLC Mo B. Dick Craig B Odell Carlos Stephens (DJ Daryl honorary member Pimp C as well) |
| Past members | Playa Pizzle |
The Medicine Men (or Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Carlos Stephens, DJ Daryl, and Odell. [1]
The collective helped sell 30 million records for Master P's No Limit Records, from 1995 to 1999, as well the majority of releases from No Limit Records during the days it was distributed by Priority Records. [2] [3] They would later receive nomination for Producers of the Year and collectively be voted as one of Hip-Hop's "Thirty Most Powerful People" by The Source in 1999. From 1995 to 1999 many of The Medicine Men productions feature hooks from Mo B. Dick or Odell Vickers credited as a featured artist. [2]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| "I'm Bout' It, Bout It" (TRU featuring Master P & Mia X) | 1995 | — | — | — | True | |
| "Mobbin Through My Hood" (TRU featuring Big Ed & King George) | — | — | — | |||
| "Playaz from the South" (Master P, Silkk & UGK) | — | — | — | Down South Hustlers: Bouncin' and Swingin' | ||
| "Bounce That Azz" (Master P, Gangsta T, King George & Silkk) | — | — | — | |||
| "Wanna Be With You" (Mia X) | — | — | — | Good Girl Gone Bad (Mia X album) | ||
| "The Party Don't Stop" (Mia X featuring Master P and Foxy Brown) | — | — | — | Unlady Like | ||
| "Mr. Ice Cream Man" (Master P featuring Silkk) | 1996 | 90 | 55 | 12 | Ice Cream Man | |
| "No More Tears" (Master P featuring Silkk and Mo B. Dick) | — | 78 | 15 | |||
| "The Shocker" (Silkk featuring Master P) | — | — | — | The Shocker | ||
| "Gangstafied" (Kane & Abel featuring Master P & Mo B. Dick) | — | — | — | 7 Sins | ||
| "I Always Feel Like" (TRU featuring Mia X & Mo B. Dick) | 1997 | 71 | 27 | 11 | Tru 2 da Game | |
| "My Best Friend " (Mr. Serv-On featuring Master P) | — | — | — | Life Insurance | ||
| "Ain't No Limit" (Mystikal featuring Silkk the Shocker) | — | 63 | — | Unpredictable | ||
| "R.I.P. Tupac" (Master P) | — | — | — | West Coast Bad Boyz II | ||
| "Is There a Heaven 4 a Gangsta?" (Master P) | — | — | — | Rhyme & Reason: Music from the Motion Picture | ||
| "6 in the Mornin'" (Master P) | — | — | — | In tha Beginning...There Was Rap | ||
| "Scream" (Master P featuring Silkk the Shocker) | — | — | — | Scream 2: Music from the Motion Picture | ||
| "I Miss My Homies" (Master P featuring Pimp C and Silkk the Shocker) | 25 | 16 | 1 | Ghetto D | ||
| "If I Could Change" (Master P, Steady Mobb'n, Mia X, Mo B. Dick & O'Dell) | 48 | 23 | 7 | I'm Bout It: Music from the Motion Picture | ||
| "Pushin' Inside You" (Sons of Funk) | 97 | — | — | I'm Bout It: Music from the Motion Picture & The Game of Funk | ||
| "I Got the Hook Up!" (Master P featuring Sons of Funk) | 1998 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| I Got the Hook Up: Music from the Motion Picture |
| "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" (Master P featuring Silkk the Shocker, Mia X, Fiend & Mystikal) | 16 | 18 | 6 |
| Ghetto D | |
| "Kenny's Dead" (Master P) | — | — | — | Chef Aid: The South Park Album | ||
| "Thinkin' Bout U" (Master P featuring Mia X and Mo B. Dick) | — | — | — | MP da Last Don | ||
| "How Ya Do Dat" (Master P & Young Bleed featuring C-Loc) | — | 29 | — | I'm Bout It: Music from the Motion Picture & My Balls and My Word | ||
| "Times So Hard" (Young Bleed featuring Master P, Fiend, Mo B. Dick and O'Dell) | — | — | — | My Balls and My Word | ||
| "Just Be Straight with Me" (Silkk the Shocker featuring Master P and Destiny's Child) | 57 | 36 | 12 | Charge It 2 da Game | ||
| "It Ain't My Fault" (Silkk the Shocker featuring Mystikal) | 18 | 5 | 1 | |||
| "Give Me The World" | — | — | — | |||
| "Express Yourself" (Silkk the Shocker featuring O'Dell) | — | — | 43 | Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute | ||
| "A 2nd Chance" (C-Murder featuring Mo B. Dick, Master P & Silkk the Shocker) | — | — | — | Life or Death | ||
| "Making Moves" (C-Murder featuring Master P & Mo B. Dick) | — | — | — | |||
| "Sons Reasons" (Sons of Funk) | — | — | — | The Game of Funk | ||
| "Take My Pain" (Fiend featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker & Sons of Funk) | — | 11 | — | There's One in Every Family | ||
| "From What I Was Told" (Soulja Slim) | — | — | — | I Got the Hook Up: Music from the Motion Picture & Give It 2 'Em Raw | ||
| "Street Life" (Soulja Slim featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker & O'Dell) | — | — | — | Give It 2 'Em Raw | ||
| "Time After Time" (Kane & Abel featuring Master P & O'Dell) | — | — | 18 | Am I My Brother's Keeper | ||
| "Boss Chick" (Mac featuring Mia X) | — | — | — | Shell Shocked | ||
| "Liquidation Of The Ghetto" (Prime Suspects featuring Mystikal, O'Dell and Ms. Peaches) | — | — | — | Guilty 'til Proven Innocent | ||
| "Studio B" (Gambino Family featuring Snoop Dogg & Mo B. Dick) | — | — | — | Ghetto Organized | ||
| "Childhood Years" (Gambino Family featuring C-Murder & Porsha) | — | — | — | |||
| "What'cha Wanna Do?" (Mia X featuring Charlie Wilson) | 12 | 10 | 3 | Mama Drama | ||
| "Imma Shine" (Mia X) | 20 | 17 | 6 | |||
| "I'm a Soulja" (Ghetto Commission featuring Master P and Mystikal) | — | — | — | Wise Guys | ||
| "Ghetto Life" (Steady Mobb'n featuring Snoop Dogg) | — | — | — | Black Mafia | ||
| "The Quickest Way To Die" (Full Blooded featuring Mo B. Dick & The Hounds of Gert Town) | — | — | — | Memorial Day | ||
| "Close 2 You" (Lil Soldiers featuring Mo B. Dick) | — | — | — | Mean Green: Major Players Compilation & Boot Camp | ||
| "Where the Little Souljas At?" (Lil Soldiers) | — | — | — | We Can't Be Stopped & Boot Camp | ||
| "Ghetto Fame" (Lil Italy featuring Silkk The Shocker) | — | — | — | On Top of da World | ||
| "Woof" (Snoop Dogg featuring Fiend & Mystikal) | 1999 | 62 | 31 | — | Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told | |
| "That's the Nigga" (Mystikal) | — | 60 | — | Ghetto Fabulous | ||
| "Light It Up" (The No Limit All Stars) | — | — | — | Light It Up: Music from the Motion Picture | ||
| "It Ain't My Fault, It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2" (Silkk the Shocker featuring Mystikal) | 13 | 4 | 1 | Made Man | ||
| "Somebody Like Me" (Silkk the Shocker featuring Mýa) | 57 | 43 | 1 | |||
| "Ghetto Rain" (Silkk the Shocker featuring Master P & O'Dell) | — | — | — | |||
| "From N.Y. To N.O." (Mr. Serv-On featuring Big Pun) | — | — | — | Da Next Level | ||
| "Like A Jungle" (C-Murder) | — | — | — | Bossalinie | ||
| "I Remember" (C-Murder featuring Magic & Porsha) | — | — | — | |||
| "Nothing Stays The Same" (O'Dell & Porsha) | — | — | — | Foolish: Music from the Motion Picture | ||
| "Foolish" (Master P, Magic & Mo B. Dick) | — | — | — | |||
| "Shoot' m up Movies" (Mo B. Dick) | — | — | — | Gangsta Harmony | ||
| "Hoody Hooo" (TRU) | — | 31 | — | Da Crime Family | ||
| "Tru Homies" (TRU featuring O'Dell) | — | — | — | |||
| "It's Your Thing" (Mercedes featuring Master P) | 71 | 12 | 4 | Rear End | ||
| "N's Ain't Shit" (Mercedes featuring Mia X) | — | — | — | |||
| "Mr. Whomp Whomp" (Fiend) | — | — | — | Street Life | ||
| "Talk It How I Bring It" (Fiend) | — | — | — | |||
| "Hot Boys and Girls" (Master P featuring Mystikal, Mia X, Silkk the Shocker and Kane & Abel) | — | 87 | — | MP da Last Don | ||
| "Make 'Em Say Uhh! #2" (Master P featuring Fiend, Snoop Dogg, Mia X and Silkk The Shocker) | 19 | 13 | — | |||
| "Goodbye to My Homies" (Master P featuring Mo B. Dick, Sons of Funk and Silkk the Shocker) | 27 | 38 | 5 | |||
| "Thug Girl" (Master P featuring Snoop Dogg and Silkk the Shocker) | — | — | — | |||
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I Got the Hook-Up is the soundtrack to Michael Martin's 1998 crime comedy film I Got the Hook-Up. It was released on April 7, 1998, through No Limit/Priority Records.
Craig Stephen Lawson, known professionally as KLC, is an American record producer, DJ, and drummer. He found fame as a member of No Limit Records' in-house production team Beats by the Pound. Since leaving the label, he has been a member of the Medicine Men and has his own record label Overdose Entertainment aka Overdose Empire.
Sky's the Limit is the debut studio album by American rapper Magic. It was released on September 15, 1998, on No Limit Records, Tru Records and Priority Records. The record features production from Beats By the Pound, Mark In Da Dark and DJ Daryl, and guest appearances from almost the entire No Limit and Tru Records artists roster.
Unpredictable is the second solo studio album by American rapper Mystikal. It was released on November 11, 1997, by No Limit Records and Jive Records, making it his first album for the label. Production was handled by Beats By The Pound, DJ Daryl, Rick Rock, Studio Ton and The Legendary Traxster, with Master P serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Master P, Silkk the Shocker, O'Dell, B-Legit, E-40, Fiend, Mac, Mia X, and Snoop Doggy Dogg, who made his first appearance on a No Limit Records album, however he had not yet signed with the label and is credited as still being signed to Death Row Records in the album's liner notes.
Life or Death is the debut studio album by American rapper C-Murder. It was released on March 17, 1998, by No Limit Records and Priority Records. It was produced by Beats By the Pound. Like most of No Limit's albums in the 1990s, the album was a success, peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums; as well as number 21 on the Top Heatseekers. After debuting on the charts with 197,000 copies sold its first week out, Life or Death achieved platinum status moving over 2 million copies by the end of 1999. In its second week of release, the album charted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, then at number 10 in its third week.
My Balls and My Word is the debut studio album by American rapper Young Bleed. It was released on January 20, 1998 as planned, through No Limit/Priority Records. Production was handled by Happy Perez, Beats By The Pound and Pimp C, with Master P and C-Loc serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Lay-Lo, C-Loc, Master P, Lee Tyme, Lucky Knuckles, Fiend and Mystikal. The album was a success, making it to number 10 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 210,000 units in its first week and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 1998.
True is the third studio album released by rap group, TRU. The album was released on July 25, 1995 for No Limit Records and features production from Al "Baby Jesus" Eaton, Kenneth Darnell Franklin, Percy Robert Miller, and Raymond Emile Poole. Producer's Daryl Lee Anderson, Craig Stephen Lawson (Craig), Larry Dodson, Mark Ogleton (CMT), Shon Adams (E-A-Ski), and Vyshonne Miller are also featured on individual tracks. This was the group's first major released after two independent albums and it managed to make it to #25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #14 on the Top Heatseekers.
Unlady Like is the second studio album by American rapper Mia X. It was released on June 24, 1997, on No Limit Records, distributed by Priority Records and EMI, and featured production from Beats By the Pound. The album made it to #21 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Fellow No Limit Soldiers Master P, C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker, Mr. Serv-On, Fiend, Mac, Kane & Abel, KLC, Mystikal, Mercedes, Mo B Dick, O'Dell and Big Ed are featured, along with Foxy Brown. The song "The Party Don't Stop" charted on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Airplay in August 1997.
Mama Drama is the third and final studio album released by American rapper Mia X, which was released on October 27, 1998, on No Limit Records, distributed by Priority Records and EMI, and featured production from Master P and Beats By the Pound. Many of the guests who appeared on the previous album returned for guest appearances on the album including Fat Joe and Charlie Wilson. It sold 400,000 units in the US.
Street Life is the third studio album released by New Orleans rapper, Fiend. It was released on July 6, 1999, for No Limit Records and was produced by Beats By the Pound. The album debuted and peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, staying on the chart for 12 weeks. and it hit No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The album was supported by two singles, "Talk It Like I Bring It" and "Mr. Whomp Whomp".
These Wicked Streets is the second studio album by American rapper Skull Duggery. It was released on September 8, 1998 via No Limit/Penalty Recordings, making it the rapper's final record for the label. Production was handled by Beats By The Pound, with Master P serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder, Fiend, Master P, Mo B. Dick, Big Ed, Ghetto Commission, KLC, Mia X, Mr. Serv-On, Mystikal, O'Dell, Shad, Snoop Dogg and Soup Bone. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200, number 41 on the Heatseekers Albums and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States.
Black Mafia is the second studio album released by American hip hop duo Steady Mobb'n. It was released on November 24, 1998, through No Limit Records, and was produced by Beats By the Pound and Meech Wells; according to group member Billy Bavgate, the record was completed in one week. The only released single, "Ghetto Life", was a minor hit, but the album failed to match the major success of their 1997 debut Pre-Meditated Drama, peaking at #82 on the Billboard 200 and #19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Steady Mobb'n departed No Limit thereafter. Most critics blame the albums lackluster sales and weak delivery on the account of DJ Daryl not being present on the album. Black Mafia had sold 21,000 copies in its first week.
Ghetto Organized is the only studio album by American hip hop group the Gambino Family. It was released on October 20, 1998, via No Limit Records and was entirely produced by Beats By The Pound. It features guest appearances from 241, Big Ed, C-Murder, Fiend, Full Blooded, Ghetto Commission, KLC, Mac, Magic, Master P, Mia X, Mo B. Dick, Mr. Serv-On, Mystikal, O'Dell, Porsha, QB, Silkk the Shocker and Snoop Dogg. The album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart selling 160,000 copies in its first week, but the group never released a follow-up and have not been heard of since. The tracks "Studio B" and "Childhood Years" were released as promotional singles.
The Game of Funk is the only studio album by American R&B/hip hop quartet Sons of Funk. It was released on April 21, 1998, via No Limit/Priority Records. Production was handled by Sons of Funk themselves, as well as KLC and Mo B. Dick, with Master P serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Master P, Silkk the Shocker and Mo B. Dick. The album peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and number 14 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its lead single "Pushin' Inside You" made it to number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, and its second single "I Got the Hook Up!", which was previously included in 1998 crime comedy film I Got the Hook-Up soundtrack, reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Gangsta Harmony is the only solo studio album by American singer and record producer Mo B. Dick. It was released on April 13, 1999 through No Limit Records. Recording sessions took place at The Ice Cream Shop, at Westlake Audio and at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, and at Enterprise Studios in Burbank, California. Production was handled by Beats By The Pound and Sons of Funk, with Master P serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from C-Murder, Sons of Funk, Big Ed, Dolliolie, Fiend, KLC, Lil' Gotti, Magic, Mac, Mia X, Mr. Serv-On, O'Dell, Silkk the Shocker, Chub, Claude Achille, and Cool-Ass Alicis. The album peaked at number 66 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums only selling 31,000 copies in its first week. A music video for the single "Shoot' m up Movies" was released.
We Can't Be Stopped is a compilation album released by hip hop record label No Limit Records. It was released on December 8, 1998, and was produced by Beats By the Pound members KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B. and Carlos Stephens, Meech Wells and Ke'Noe. The album was successful on the charts, selling 110,000 copies in its first week, peaking at #19 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
This is the production discography of Craig "KLC" Lawson, an American hip hop music producer from New Orleans, Louisiana, and lead producer of the production team The Medicine Men. Lawson is credited on close to 300 studio recordings covering over 100 studio albums. His RIAA accolades include approximately eighteen gold albums, twelve platinum albums, four double-platinum albums, two triple-platinum albums, and one quadruple-platinum album as well as two gold singles, two platinum singles and one double-platinum single. Lawson has two Grammy Award nominations, both at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards for "Best Rap Album" and two BMI Awards - one for the hit single Move Bitch and one for the associated album Word of Mouf.
Raymond Emile Poole better known by his stage name Mo B. Dick is an American rapper, singer, and music producer. He is a founding member of the production team the Medicine Men, which produced most of No Limit Records' releases from 1995 to 1999. During his stint at No Limit Records, he not only produced tracks, but was also a featured artist on over a dozen songs, As a member of Beats by the Pound, the production team collectively produced nearly all of the label's tracks. Mo B. Dick's own repertoire lists his production credits on over 170 recordings and has his own record label Out The Box Xploitations. Currently Mo B. Dick is working on projects for his new imprints, Out The Box Xploitations & OnHer and iNHer iNHerTainment, 8Ball and MJG, Mystikal, Tha Dogg Pound, T.I., Fiend, Gangsta Boo, OJ Da Juiceman, Frayser Boy, DJ Burn One and the Five Points Bakery, and producing songs for various movie soundtracks, TV shows, and video games.
No Limit Records was an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, Mia X, Mac, C-Murder, Magic, Romeo Miller, Fiend, Kane & Abel, and Soulja Slim. Anthony Boswell, head of Bout It Bout It Management, served as the vice president of operations as well as head of management for the label.
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