Cold 187um
| Cold 187um | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gregory Fernan Hutchison |
| Also known as | Big Hutch |
| Born |
August 4, 1967 Pomona, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, G-funk, gangsta rap |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, Rapper, Artist, Entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Trumpet, Piano, Drums, Guitar |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | WestWorld, Ruthless, Psychopathic, Death Row, Warner Bros., Tommy Boy |
| Associated acts | Above the Law, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, N.W.A, Willie Hutch, 2Pac, Insane Clown Posse, Kokane, DJ King Assassin, Snoop Dogg, Dogg Pound, Shaelyn Rolf, Cali Barnes |
Gregory Fernan Hutchinson (born August 4, 1967 in Pomona, California), better known by his stage names Big Hutch and Cold 187 um (pronounced cold one-eighty seven-um), is a rapper and producer, and the lead act of the rap group Above the Law. Cold 187 um is credited for being the creator of G-Funk and Rock Soul. He is signed to WestWorld Records, a label he founded.
Hutchison is the nephew of late R&B singer Willie Hutch.
Above the Law signed to Ruthless Records in late 1989, releasing their debut album, Livin' Like Hustlers, in 1990. The album was overseen and co-produced by producer Dr. Dre, who would soon leave the label and start up Death Row Records, and featured members of the group N.W.A. Hutch claims that, as Dr. Dre's "understudy" at Ruthless—and, to a degree, the N.W.A-producer's protégé—he created the blueprint to the G-funk sound, for which Dre was subsequently credited.
Above the Law contributed greatly to the continuing success of Ruthless after Dre's departure and the breakup of N.W.A During his tenure on the label, he produced for Eazy-E's 5150: Home 4 tha Sick and the Dr. Dre-indicting It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa, MC Ren's The Villain in Black and the song "All Over a Ho" for the Menace II Society soundtrack, amongst other projects. Hutch and his group parted ways with Ruthless in 1996, and in mid-1999 the producer was brought in by Suge Knight to replace Daz Dillinger as head producer for Death Row Records. During his tenure there, 187 um would oversee production on the posthumous 2Pac album Until the End of Time and touch up unreleased Dogg Pound tracks for 2002, an unauthorized album by the duo released on Death Row. In 2004, Above the Law was put on hold, as 187 um was jailed for drug trafficking. Upon his release, the group has been writing, recording, and touring; as a solo artist, Hutch released Fresh Out the Pen in August 2008, and both "EF U Hutch" in November 2010 and Only God Can Judge Me in April 2011 in collaboration with Big Shot Music Group.
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