Pooh-Man
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Pooh-Man | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Lawrence Lee Thomas |
Also known as | MC Pooh |
Born | January 25, 1969 |
Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Jive, Scarface, In-A-Minute, Killa Kali, AniraMusic |
Lawrence Lee Thomas (born January 25, 1969),[1] also known as Pooh-Man, MC Pooh and MC Pooh-Man, is an American rap artist who has released several albums on various labels, including Jive Records.[2] His lyrics focused on the topics of sex, money and murder (his song "Sex, Money & Murder" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 film Juice).[3] He also had a small role in the film Menace II Society, playing Doc.
He has been active in the music industry since the early 1990s onward.[4] His only charting album, 1992's Funky as I Wanna Be, gained notoriety for its risque cover, featured guest appearances by MC Breed, Too Short and Ant Banks and brought him his biggest success, peaking at #158 on the Billboard Top 200.
On February 28, 2000, Thomas pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery and was sentenced to 80 months in prison.[5]
Discography[]
Year | Title | Label | Peak chart positions | |
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US R&B/HH [6] |
US [6] | |||
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 | In-A-Minute | — | — | |
2001 | Killa Kali | — | — | |
2014 | Infinite Kaos | — | — | |
2017 | No More Tears | — | �� |
References[]
- ^ Family Tree Legends
- ^ Pooh-Man Discography. Allmusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Pub. p. 2769
- ^ Pooh-Man on Undergroundwestcoastrap.com Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ United States of America, Appellee, v. Lawrence E. Thomas, Appellant,, 361 F.3d 653 (D.C. Cir. 2004)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pooh-Man". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
External links[]
- 1969 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American rappers
- 21st-century American male musicians
- African-American male rappers
- American people convicted of robbery
- American prisoners and detainees
- Gangsta rappers
- G-funk artists
- Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area
- West Coast hip hop musicians