Sons of Funk | |
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Origin | Richmond, California, USA |
Genres | R&B, Hip hop soul |
Years active | 1997—1999, 2014-present |
Labels |
No Limit, Priority S.O.F Music LLC No Limit Forever |
Associated acts | Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Mo B. Dick, Fiend, Mac, Mr. Serv-On, Magic, Steady Mobb'n, Clyde Carson, Too Short, Young Know, Lil Kano |
Website | https://www.instagram.com/therealsonsoffunk/ |
Members | Joshua Lorenzo "Zo" Chew Jerry "JP" Perkins Desmond "Dez Dynamic" Mapp Rico Crowder |
Past members | Gregory "G-Smooth" Mapp Ricky J |
Sons of Funk is an American R&B from Richmond, California, that were formally artists on No Limit Records. They had great success in the late 1990s and are best known for their hit singles "Pushin Inside You" & "I Got the Hook Up!".
On April 21, 1998 Sons of Funk would release their debut album The Game of Funk on No Limit Records & Priority Records. The album would chart at #44 on the Billboard 200. In late 1999 the group would retire from the music industry due to unknown reasons.
In 2014 the group would reunite, on January 8, 2015 they would release their second album together entitled The Lost Files, Vol. 1 via S.O.F. Music LLC, Sons of Funk also has new music video for the first single from the album entitled "Inside of You".
The group also produced songs on Silkk the Shocker's Made Man and Mo B. Dick's Gangsta Harmony.