Rampage (rapper)

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Scouts Honor By Way of Blood
  US 65 08/16/1997 (4 weeks)
Singles
The Monkees
  UK 51 11/25/1995 (2 weeks)
Take It to the Streets (feat. Billy Lawrence)
  UK 58 10/18/1997 (1 week)
  US 34 07/19/1997 (17 weeks)

Rampage (born August 1, 1974 in Brooklyn / New York ; real name Roger McNair ), also known as "The Last Boy Scout" , is an American rapper, producer and member of the Flipmode Squad .

Career

In 1992 he signed his first record deal with Dallas Austin with Rowdy / Arista Records and brought out his debut single "Beware of the Rampsack". In 1994 he recorded the track "Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)" with Craig Mack , Notorious BIG , LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes . In 1996 he and Busta Rhymes recorded the million-seller "Woo-Hah !!" from his album The Coming .

In 1997 Rampage got his second record deal with Elektra Records and released his album "Scouts Honor ... By Way of Blood". In 1998 the Flipmode Squad album "The Imperial Album" came out. Since then he has been involved in several projects of his cousin Busta Rhymes.

He then settled in Philadelphia and released the mixtape "Demagraffix" on April 14, 2006 on his own label Deep Freeze Entertainment (DFE). On July 7th, 2006 his solo album "Have You Seen?"

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • 1994 "Beware of the Rampsack" - Rowdy / Arista Records
  • 1996 "Wild for da Nite" - Elektra Records
  • 1997 "Take It to the Streets b / w Wild for da Night" - Elektra Records
  • 1997 "Take It to the Streets b / w Flipmode Enemy # 1" - Elektra Records
  • 1997 "We Getz Down b / w Get the Money and Dip" - Elektra Records

Guest appearances

Produced / remixes

  • 1995 Too Short - "Paystyle (Boy Scout Remix)" - DJ Boy Wonder & Rampage - Jive Records
  • 1995 "Beware of the Rampsack" - VA - Straight from the Street Vol. 1 - Arista Records
  • 1997 Tracey Lee - "It's Party Time (Rampage Remix)" - Universal Records

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. US singles: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 . / US albums: The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .