Cosmic Slop Shop
Cosmic Slop Shop was an American hip hop group from Oakland, California. The group was composed of Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton, Marvin "Doonie Baby" Selmon and Ricardo "Rick Rock" Thomas. Their single "Sinful" from their only studio album Da Family was a minor hit in 1998, which peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #18 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the US.[1][2]
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Background information | |
Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Genres | Gangsta rap |
Years active | 1996–1999 |
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Past members | Big Lurch Doonie Baby Rick Rock |
History
Doonie Baby, Big Lurch and Rick Rock met at Slop Shop Studios in the San Francisco Bay Area and formed Cosmic Slop Shop, condensing the studio's name with Cosmic Slop, the 1973 album by Funkadelic.[3] The group released their debut album Da Family in 1998 through MCA Records but, disappointed that it wasn't more successful, disbanded without recording a second album.
Rick Rock continued to produce, and, in 2002, he and Doonie Baby formed The Federation with rappers Stressmatic and Goldie Gold. In 2002, Big Lurch was incarcerated for cannibalizing his female roommate. Attorneys for the rapper claimed the rapper was suffering the effects of PCP smoked the night before. [4] Antron "Big Lurch" Singleton was sentenced to life in prison in 2003.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
- Da Family (1998)
Singles
- "Da Family" (1997)
- "Sinful" (1998)
References
- "Cosmic Slop Shop Sinful Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- "Cosmic Slop Shop Sinful Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- Bradley Torreano. "Cosmic Slop Shop > Biography". Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- "Rapper ate flesh for 'gangsta' image". The Age. Fairfax Media. Reuters. April 14, 2003. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009.
- "Hip-Hop News: Texas Rapper Big Lurch Gets Life Sentence". Rap News Network. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2010.