Above the Law (band)
| Above the Law | |
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| Also known as | A.T.L. |
| Origin | Pomona, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Members |
Cold 187um DJ Total K-Oss |
| Past members | KMG the Illustrator (deceased) Go Mack Kokane |
Above the Law is an American hip hop group from Pomona, California, founded in 1989 by Cold 187um, Laylaw, KMG the Illustrator, Go Mack, and DJ Total K-Oss.
In 1989, the group signed with Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, While there, the group became an additional influence in pioneering with the group, N.W.A Their first album on Ruthless, 1990's Livin' Like Hustlers, featured guest appearances from N.W.A members and some production from Dr. Dre. Above the Law member Cold187um worked closely with Dre on production and the two had great influence on each other. The songs "Untouchable" and "Murder Rap" became minor hits from the album. "Murder Rap" appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the West Coast fictional radio station Radio Los Santos, as well as the 2008 film Pineapple Express. The song "Freedom of Speech" appeared in the 1990 movie Pump Up the Volume and was also featured on the movie soundtrack album. In September 1990, members of hip hop act Above the Law clashed with Ice Cube and his posse Da Lench Mob during the annual New Music Seminar conference.
The group's first full-length album, Livin' Like Hustlers, came out in 1990. This album, released before Dr. Dre's The Chronic, featured a similar G-Funk sound to that album. Cold187um has claimed that he was the first to pioneer the G-Funk style and Dr. Dre's new sound was largely inspired by his own sound on that album. Dre by this point had left Ruthless Records for Death Row Records. Two years later in 1994 the group released Uncle Sam's Curse, which was their last album on Ruthless Records. It contained the minor hit "Black Superman".
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