| L.A. Boyz | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Rapper,Singers |
| Genre(s) | Hip-Hop, R&B |
| Years active | 1992-1997 |
| Past Members | Jeffrey Huang Stanley Huang Steven Lin |
L.A. Boyz was a Taiwanese pop/rap group composed of brothers Jeff Huang (黃立成, Huang Licheng) and Stanley Huang (黃立行, Huang Lixing), and their cousin Steven Lin (林智文). The three would adopt thick Taiwanese accents when speaking Mandarin, which endeared them to local fans, although eventually it was revealed that the older brother, Jeff Huang, was born in Huwei Township in Taiwan's Yunlin County and younger brother, Stanley Huang, was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Both were raised in Los Angeles, United States. Their cousin, Steven Lin, was the only one born in Los Angeles. They brought American Hip-hop culture back to Taiwan. The group mixed elements of American-style pop with traditional Taiwanese music, and was a major phenomenon for several years.
Eventually the band split; Jeff Huang returned to the United States and started an internet company that later merged with a Japanese software company in a 60 million dollar deal before once again returning to Taiwan and fronting hip-hop group Machi; brother Stanley went on to establish a successful solo career, winning Best Mandarin Male Singer in the 2005 Golden Melody Awards (the Taiwanese music industry's equivalent to the Grammys); Lin returned to California becoming an orthopedic surgeon.
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Jeffrey Huang
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Steven Lin Artist Webpage Steven Lin blog