KLC

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KLC
Birth name Craig Lawson[1][2]
Origin New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Record producer
Years active 1987-present
Label(s) No Limit Records (1995-1999)
Asylum Records /Overdose Records
Associated acts Beats By the Pound
Website MySpace

KLC is a rap producer from the Third Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. He found fame as a member of No Limit Records' Beats By the Pound, and since leaving the label has been the leader of the Medicine Men, consisting of the same producers as the original Beats by the Pound, as well as some new talent. Along with Mannie Fresh, he is arguably one of the most important producers in New Orleans Rap and in Southern Rap.

KLC has worked with numerous artists, and is credited for having discovered several prominent rappers, including Mystikal, and Soulja Slim[3].


Juelz Santana's appearance on Paul Wall's "I'm Real, What Are You", is one of the few occasions a New York rapper appeared on a KLC-produced track.

Craig S. Lawson, aka KLC, grew up in the Melpomene projects, and then moved to a house off the Parkway, also in Uptown New Orleans. Craig's dad was a saxophonist, and Craig took up music as well. Nicknamed the Drum Major even before he joined the band at Green Middle School, Craig became strongly attached to the cadences of marching band's snare- the sound would later influence his hip-hop beats. He (KLC) & Mannie Fresh were top DJ's in the city of New Orleans & now is a legendry hip-hop producer & rap artist .


[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/southsideballers/djklc.bio.html
  2. ^ allmusic
  3. ^ AllHipHop interview

[edit] Production discography

  • B.G. - Life after Cash Money (2004)
    • Do What You Wanna Do ft. Six Shot, Big Gipp
    • Don't Talk To Me
  • B.G. - The heart of tha streetz (2005)
    • Get Up
  • Bun B - Trill (2005)
    • BUN
  • C-Murder - Bossalinie (1999)
    • Freedom ft. Anita,Porsha
    • Money Talks ft. Silkk The Shocker,Fiend
    • Where We Wanna ft. Goodie Mobb
  • C-Murder - Life or death (1998)
    • Dreams ft. KLC
    • Feel my pain
    • On the run ft. Soulja Slim, Da Hound
    • Riders
    • Soldiers ft. MP,Silkk,Fiend,Mac,Mia X,Big Ed,Kane and Abel,Myst
    • Survival of the fittest ft. Gotti
    • Where I'm from ft. Prime Suspects
  • David Banner - Mississippi:The Album (2003)
    • What It Do ft. Smoke D
  • Destiny's Child - Destiny's Child (1998)
    • With Me Part 2 ft. Master P
  • Disturbing Tha Peace - Golden Grain (2002)
    • Move Bitch ft. Ludacris, Mystikal, I-20
  • Fiend - I'm Bout It Soundtrack (1997)
    • Don't Mess Around
  • Fiend - Street Life (1999)
    • Been Thru It All ft. Magic
    • If They Don't Know
    • Mr. Whomp Whomp
    • Talk It How I Bring It
    • The Rock Show
    • They Don't Hear Me
    • Trip To London ft. Mo B. Dick,Kage,O'Dell
    • Waiting On God
    • Walk That Line
    • War 4 Reason
  • Fiend - There's One in Every Family (1998)
    • Big timer ft. Mia X
    • Do you know? ft. Master P, Mystikal
    • Do you wanna be a rider ft. Magic, Prime Suspects, Gambino Family
    • For the N.O.
    • Live me long
    • Slangin' ft. UGK
    • Take my pain ft. Master P, Silkk, Sons of Funk
    • Walk like a G ft. Soulja Slim
    • We survivors ft. Full Blooded
    • What cha mean ft. Soulja Slim, Kane and Abel, Mac
  • Full Blooded - Memorial Day (1998)
    • Count Down ft. Camoflauge, Steady Mobb'n
  • Gambino Family - Ghetto Organized (1998)
    • Don't cry ft. Gotti, Fiend, Q.B., Magic, C-Murder
    • I'm a baller ft. Master P, C-Murder, Fiend, Mia X
    • Make 'em bleed ft. Silkk, Fiend, Mr. Serv On
    • Only G's ride ft. Mystikal, Mo B. Dick
  • Kane and Abel - I'm Bout It Soundtrack (1997)
    • For Realz
  • Ludacris - The Red Light District (2004)
    • Get Back
  • Ludacris - Word Of Mouf (2001)
    • Move Bitch ft. Mystikal, I-20
  • Mack 10 - The Recipe (1998)
    • Made Niggaz
  • Master P - Da Last Don (1998)
    • Let Me 9 Get Em
    • Make Em Say Uhh #2 ft. Silkk The Shocker,Fiend,Snoop Dogg,Mia X
    • More 2 Life
    • The Ghetto's Got Me Trapped ft. Silkk The Shocker,Sons Of Funk
    • Till We Dead And Gone ft. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
  • Master P - Ghetto D (1997)
    • Ghetto D ft. C-Murder, Silkk The Shocker
    • We Riders ft. Mac
  • Master P - I'm Bout It Soundtrack (1997)
    • How You Do Dat ft. C-Loc,Young Bleed
  • Master P - Ice Cream Man (1996)
    • Back Up Off Me
    • Bout It Bout It 2 ft. Mia X
    • Intro
    • Time To Check My Crackhouse
  • Master P - West Coast Bad Boyz Volume 2 (1997)
    • R.I.P. Tupac
  • Mia X - Mama Drama (1998)
    • Bring It On ft. C-Murder,Fiend,Mac,Mystikal,Skull Duggery
    • Fallen Angels (Dear Jill)
    • Flip 2 Rip ft. Mac
    • I Think Somebody ft. Fiend
    • Mama Drama ft. Fiend,Mystikal
    • Mama's Tribute
    • Play Wit Pussy
    • Puttin' It Down ft. Fiend,Kane e Abel,Mac,Mystikal
    • Thugs Like Me
  • Mia X - Unlady Like (1997)
    • I'll Take Yo Man '97 ft. Salt 'n Pepa,Hurby Luv Bug
    • Let's Get It Straight
    • R.I.P. Jil
    • Thank You ft. Mo B. Dick,T.C.,Mercedes
    • Unlady Like
    • You Don't Wanna Go 2 War ft. Master P,Silkk The Shocker,C-Murder,Mystikal
  • Mo B. Dick - Gangsta Harmony (1999)
    • Got 2 Git Mine
  • Mr. Serv On - Da Next Level (1999)
    • Boot 'em Up ft. Fiend,Mystikal
    • My Story ft. KLC
    • Tank Nigga ft. Fiend,C-Murder,Mia X,Kane e Abel,Lil Soldiers
    • The Last Song ft. O'Dell
  • Mr. Serv On - Life Insurance (1997)
    • 5 Hollow Points ft. Big Ed,Fiend,Mia X,Kane e Abel
    • Affiliated
    • Heaven Is So Close ft. Master P,Silkk The Shocker
    • Throw Ya City Up
    • Time To Check My Fetty ft. Master P
    • Tryin' To Make It Out Da Ghetto ft. Master P
    • We Ain't The Same ft. Mo B. Dick
    • Who Raised Me ft. Fiend
    • You Know I Would ft. Mia X
  • Mr. Serv On - War Is Me Prt 1:Battle Decisions (2000)
    • What They Do ft. Fiend,Three 6 Mafia
    • Whatcha Want ft. KLC
  • Mystikal - Ghetto Fabulous (1998)
    • Dirty South / Dirty Jerz' ft. Naughty By Nature
    • I'm On Fire
    • Round Out The Tank
    • Watcha Want, Watcha Need ft. Busta Rhymes
    • Yaah!
  • Mystikal - I'm Bout It Soundtrack (1997)
    • Whatcha Think
  • Mystikal - Let's Get Ready (2000)
    • Big Truck Boys
    • Murderer III
  • Mystikal - Southwest Riders (1997)
    • Get Cha Mind Right
  • Mystikal - Tarantula (2001)
    • Big Truck Driver
    • Paper Stack ft. Beezy Boy,Shonnie,Dart
    • Pussy Crook
    • That's That Shit
  • Mystikal - Unpredictable (1997)
    • Ain't no limit ft. Silkk The Shocker
    • Born 2 be a soldier ft. Master P, Silkk The Shocker
    • Gangstas ft. Master P, Snoop Dogg
    • Ghetto child ft. Master P, Silkk The Shocker
    • It yearns
    • Shine
  • Partners-N-Crime - Club Bangaz (2005)
    • Club Bangaz ft. Juvenile
  • Paul Wall - The People's Champ (2005)
    • Internet Going Nutz
  • Paul Wall - Get Money, Stay True (2007)
    • I'm Real, What Are You ft. Juelz Santana
  • Prime Suspects - I'm Bout It Soundtrack (1997)
    • Cops Runnin After Ya
  • Scarface - My Homies Part 2 (2006)
    • Club Bangaz ft. Partners-N-Crime, Juvenile
  • Silkk The Shocker - Charge It 2 Da Game (1998)
    • I'm A Soldier ft. Master P,Fiend,C-Murder,Mac,Mystikal,Mia X,Big Ed
    • Let Me Hit It ft. Mystikal
  • Silkk The Shocker - Mad Man (1999)
    • All Because Of You ft. Mia X
    • Mr. '99
    • No Limit
    • This Is 4 My
  • Silkk The Shocker - The Shocker (1996)
    • If My 9 Could Talk
    • It's On
    • No Limit Party ft. Master P,Mia X
    • The Shocker ft. Master P
  • Snoop Dogg - No Limit Top Dogg (1999)
    • Down 4 My Niggas ft. C-Murder,Magic
    • Ghetto Symphony ft. Mia X,Fiend,C-Murder,Silkk The Shocker,Mystikal,Go
  • Snoop Dogg - The Game Is To Be Sold... (1998)
    • Doggz Gonna Get Ya
    • Get Bout It and Rowdy ft. Master P
    • Snoop World ft. Master P
    • Tru Tank Dogs ft. Mystikal
  • Steady Mobb'n - Black Mafia (1998)
    • Hit A Lick ft. Prime Suspects
    • Lil Niggas ft. Lil' Soldiers
    • Niggas Like Me ft. Mystikal,Silkk The Shocker
  • Steady Mobb'n - Pre-Meditated Drama (1997)
    • It's On ft. Master P,Fiend
  • T.I. - Urban Legend (2004)
    • What They Do ft. B.G.
  • Trina - Glamorest Life (2005)
    • Shake ft. Lil' Scrappy
  • Turk - Raw And Uncut (2003)
    • Amped Up

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