Redhead Kingpin & the FBI

Redhead Kingpin & the FBI

Genres: 80s, hip hop, oldskool, Hip-Hop

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About Redhead Kingpin & the FBI

Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. was a hip hop/New Jack Swing group best known for its debut single and highest-charting song, "Do the Right Thing" from its album A Shade of Red, which peaked at #13 on the UK Singles Chart in 1989. The group was led by emcee David "Redhead" Guppy (an actual redhead), who also played keyboards. The F.B.I. consisted of Wildstyle, Bo Roc, Lt. Squeak, Buzz, and Poochie. A Shade of Red contained two other singles, "Pump It, Hottie", which reached #2 on the US Hot Rap Singles Chart in 1990, and "We Rock the Mic Right". The album was produced by Teddy Riley and was heavily influenced by the New Jack Swing trend at the time. In 1991, the group released its second and final album, The Album with No Name. Recorded at Hillside Studios, Englewood, New Jersey, and Soundtracks Studios, New York, The Album with No Name peaked at 182 on the Billboard 200, while the song "3-2-1 Pump" reached #52 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group also appeared on a track of the soundtrack of the 1991 film New Jack City. That same year, Guppy made his acting debut in the film Strictly Business, which also starred Halle Berry. In 1993, Redhead Kingpin formed a new group called Private Investigators, which had a harder-edged hip hop sound, and released one album titled React Like Ya Knew on Virgin/EMI, while Guppy changed his name to Dawud Nurrid-Diyn. In 2000, Redhead Kingpin produced a track on the Nutty Professor II: The Klumps soundtrack entitled "No (You Didn't Say)" by Kandice Love. In 2006, Redhead Kingpin was featured on the Nas single "Where Are They Now." References

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