The 2 Live Crew was an American hip hop group from Miami, United
States which had its greatest commercial success in the late 1980s to
the early 1990s. Fronted by Luke Campbell, they were considerably
controversial in the U.S. due to the sexually explicit and
misogynistic content in their songs, particularly on their 1989 album
As Nasty As They Wanna Be. They were frequently challenged for their
sexually explicit lyrics.The 2 Live Crew, although seen as a main
fixture in the Miami hip-hop scene, actually got their start in
California and was created by DJ Mr. Mixx (David Hobbs) with fellow
rappers Fresh Kid Ice (Chris Wong Won), and Amazing Vee (Yuri
Vielot).The group released its first single, "Revelation", on its own
label "Fresh Beat Records" in 1984. The A-side of "Revelation"
contained a song by the same where the only rapper featured was
Amazing Vee, and on the B-Side it contained a song named "2 Live"
where Fresh Kid Ice was the only rapper featured. "Revelation" was
popular in Florida. Luke Skyywalker (Luther Campbell), who at the time
was local DJ and promoter, invited The 2 Live Crew to relocate to
Miami. Also due to the subsequent success of 2 Live Crew, this made
Fresh Kid Ice the first rapper to be noted in Asian American in hip
hop, and the first Asian rapper to gain notoriety.
States which had its greatest commercial success in the late 1980s to
the early 1990s. Fronted by Luke Campbell, they were considerably
controversial in the U.S. due to the sexually explicit and
misogynistic content in their songs, particularly on their 1989 album
As Nasty As They Wanna Be. They were frequently challenged for their
sexually explicit lyrics.The 2 Live Crew, although seen as a main
fixture in the Miami hip-hop scene, actually got their start in
California and was created by DJ Mr. Mixx (David Hobbs) with fellow
rappers Fresh Kid Ice (Chris Wong Won), and Amazing Vee (Yuri
Vielot).The group released its first single, "Revelation", on its own
label "Fresh Beat Records" in 1984. The A-side of "Revelation"
contained a song by the same where the only rapper featured was
Amazing Vee, and on the B-Side it contained a song named "2 Live"
where Fresh Kid Ice was the only rapper featured. "Revelation" was
popular in Florida. Luke Skyywalker (Luther Campbell), who at the time
was local DJ and promoter, invited The 2 Live Crew to relocate to
Miami. Also due to the subsequent success of 2 Live Crew, this made
Fresh Kid Ice the first rapper to be noted in Asian American in hip
hop, and the first Asian rapper to gain notoriety.
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