Lifers Group

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Lifers Group is a hip-hop band that was formed in New Jersey State Prison , Rahway Prison and founded in 1970 . The members of this band are or were convicted felons who had to serve 25 years or more. Through the prison system and a lot of time to think about it, Lifers Group also started a youth welfare project to show the young people on the street that it is not cool to be a gangster . The Lifers Group achieved this primarily through their songs, which describe everyday prison life and the individual fates of the band members.

Band history

The active Lifers Group consisted of numerous rappers, each with their own special story and fate to tell. The following people in particular made the Lifers Group popular: Maxwell Melvins (# 66064), Crazy Chris Deluise (# 62098), Goldie Boone (# 59119), Big Al (# 55886), Tariq Commander (# 59189), Muhammad (# 51727) the MC's were Aleem (# 207015), Knowledge Born Allah (# 210748), Tarell 'Amazing G' Baker (# 212238), Basil 'B-Wise' Al-Kudair (# 200662), Original (# 219625 ), Rocky D (# 200394), Chuck X (# 215476), Nathan 'Merciful' Moore (# 212834) and Almighty L (# 209021). Often they used their prisoner number to reaffirm that everyone is the same in prison and that you lose your old life and have to start from scratch.

Discography

Albums

  • 1991: Lifers Group
  • 1993: Living Proof

Singles

  • 1991: # 66064 EP (12 ")
  • 1991: # 66064 EP (12 ")
  • 1991: # 66064 EP (CD, maxi)
  • 1991: Belly Of The Beast / The Real Deal (12 ", promo)
  • 1991: Real Deal / Lesson 4 (12 ", Promo)
  • 1991: The Real Deal (12 ", Promo)
  • 1993: Jack U. Back (So You Wanna Be A Gangsta) / Living Proof (Remix) (12 ")
  • 1993: Short Life Of A Gangsta (12 ")

documentary

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Udo Meixner: Prison is The Death Of The Poor Man LIFERS GROUP In: Visions No. 20, 1993, pp. 20-21.