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| Kottonmouth Kings | |
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| Origin | Placentia, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | Rapcore,Hip-Hop |
| Years active | 1994-Present |
| Label(s) | Suburban Noize Records |
| Associated acts |
Subnoize Souljaz, Kingspade, Kannabis Kartel, King Klick |
| Website | www.kottonmouthkings.com |
| Members | |
| Brad "Daddy X" (Vocals) Johnny Richter (Vocals) Dustin "D-Loc" Miller (Vocals) Lou Dog (Drums) DJ Bobby B (Disc Jockey) Pakelika (Dancer) Taxman (Stage Presence/Performer) |
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| Former members | |
| Rob Harris (Disc Jockey) Saint Dog (Vocals) |
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Kottonmouth Kings - rap/rapcore music group from California, USA.
Contents |
The Beginning
The Kottonmouth Kings began years ago. [1][2] D-Loc and Johnny Richter, being both of Irish decent; are both natives of Placentia, California, meeting each other at the young age of eight years. D-Loc met Daddy X through "a friend of a friend" and began hanging out, going to clubs, and partying at X's house. Daddy X had been in the music industry previous, as a member of Humble Gods, as well as working with other early Hip-Hop acts, such as Eazy E. Soon enough D-Loc and Johnny Richter began to hang out with Brad X on a more daily basis. After one day of hanging out in Richter's VW van, Richter as the silent type began to rap to the classic hip-hop tracks from the radio by (one of which was the song "Hey Luva" by LL Cool J) , shocking both X and Loc. After hitting every rhyme, Daddy X, decided that they should record some songs, and try to perform at the local pubs bars, and clubs. Afterwards, he also began to sing note for note on songs from such classic rock groups, one his favorites being Led Zeppelin.
P-Town Ballers (P.T.B.)
Originally when they started the group it was called the PTB(P-Town Ballers), after the basketball team they were all in, and included Johnny Richter, Dustin D-Loc Miller, and Saint Dog. Brad X booked them to open for shows, mainly punk rock shows, at which they didn't get a very good reception. The name was changed when Johnny Richter left the band. Johnny Richter had been on the original PTB Mixtape. Richter left the band before recording "The Hidden Stash" because he had a warrant for his arrest for the distribution of marijuana, and wanted to deal with it. A few years later he returned, replacing Saint Dog on the High Society album. It is suspected that Saint wanted to go to strictly hip-hop, while Daddy X and D-Loc wanted to keep the punk-rock roots in. Their songs often touch subjects of goverment misdeeds and misinformation, the War of Drugs, the War on Terror, taxes, education, and poverty.
Discography
| Released | Album Title | Chart | Peak Position |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24, 1998 | Stoners Reeking Havoc EP | |||
| August 11, 1998 | Royal Highness | |||
| October 26, 1999 | Hidden Stash | |||
| June 27, 2000 | High Society | Billboard 200 | 65 | July 15, 2000 |
| October 9, 2001 | Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop | Billboard 200 | 100 | October 27, 2001 |
| October 8, 2002 | Rollin' Stoned | Billboard 200 | 51 | October 26, 2002 |
| March 18, 2003 | Stash Box EP | |||
| August 12, 2003 | Classic Hits Live | |||
| April 20, 2004 | Fire It Up | Billboard 200 | 42 | May 8, 2004 |
| November 16, 2004 | The Kottonmouth Xperience | |||
| May 31, 2005 | Kottonmouth Kings | Billboard 200 | 50 | June 18, 2005 |
| November 15, 2005 | Joint Venture | Billboard 200 | 193 | December 3, 2005 |
| May 9, 2006 | Nickel Bag EP[3] | |||
| June 6, 2006 | Koast II Koast | Billboard 200 | 39 | June 24, 2006 |
| November 21, 2006 | Hidden Stash III | Billboard 200 | 199 | December 9, 2006 |
| August 28, 2007 | Cloud Nine | Billboard 200 | 44 | September 15, 2007 |
| January 15, 2008 | Greatest Highs | Billboard 200 | TBA | TBA |
Compilation Projects
| Album Title | Released |
|---|---|
| Scream 2: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture | November 18, 1997 |
| Sno-Core Compilation | March 10, 1998 |
| Out of the Darkness, Into the Light | June 16, 1998 |
| SRH Presents: Lose Your Illusions, Vol. 1 | October 6, 1998 |
| Lost & Found | May 4, 1999 |
| Race Riot | July 18, 2000 |
| Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap | October 24, 2000 |
| Straight out of Cypress | May 29, 2001 |
| Suburban Noize Presents: Sounds of Things to Come | April 20, 2002 |
| SRH Presents: Spaded, Jaded, and Faded | October 29, 2002 |
| Green Is Gold | 2003 |
| Big Air Experience | March 25, 2003 |
| The Real Cancun | May 13, 2003 |
| Suburban Noize Presents: Sub-Noize Rats | September 2, 2003 |
| The Royal Family | August 10, 2004 |
| Sub Noize Souljaz | February 15, 2005 |
| SRH Presents: Supporting Radical Habits | October 25, 2005 |
| Suburban Noize Presents: Underground Vault | 2006 |
| Droppin Bombs | August 29, 2006 |
| Evil Bong | October 31, 2006 |
| SRH Presents: Supporting Radical Habits Vol. II | April 3, 2007 |
| Strange Noize | July 7, 2007 |
Filmography
| Title | Released |
|---|---|
| Dopeumentary | May 8, 2001 |
| Stoners Reeking Havoc | October 22, 2002 |
| Endless Highway | August 12, 2003 |
| Sub Noize Ratz Video Compilation | November 16, 2004 |
| 10 Years Deep | January 25, 2005 |
| Evil Bong | October 24, 2006 |
| The Joint is On Fire | February 20, 2007 |
| Donsworld | April 1, 2007 |
| 2007 |
In 2004 Suburban Noize contracted underground filmmaker Zach Yoshioka to travel with the kings on the "Fire it Up" tour producing the "10 Years Deep DVD", aka the behind the music of Kottonmouth Kings. Johnny Richter, D-Loc and Daddy X played The Three Angels Sent to Earth in "Donsworld". In 2006 Yoshioka produced the live DVD "The Joint is on Fire"
