As we reported last month, next week on February 8th 2011, the 16 Year wait for the unreleased 1995 LBC Crew album, “Havenﾒt You Heard”, is over! The Death Row Records release has been dusted off by the good folks at WIDEawake Entertainment Group having acquired the master assets and they will distribute the project worldwide, in both physical and digital formats.
The LBC Crew (Long Beach City Crew) were the first act to be executively-produced by Snoop Doggy Dogg. In the mid-90ﾒs, The LBC Crew were signed to Snoopﾒs Doggystyle Records, a label operated by Snoop under DR.
While a part of the original Death Row Records brand, the LBC Crew had a hit-single with the song “Beware Of My Crew”, from the “A Thin Line Between Love and Hate” soundtrack, as well as being highlighted on 2Pacﾒs “Gridlockﾒd” soundtrack with the song “Out the Moon /Boom, Boom, Boom”, which also featured the late Death Row rapper. They were also showcased heavily on Snoop Doggy Dogg’s multi-platinum selling second solo album ﾓTha Doggfatherﾔ.
Since departing Death Row, The LBC Crew have remained visible figures in west coast hip-hop. Big C-Style dropped “C-Style Presents: 19th Street LBC Compilation,” Bad Azz has released 4 solo albums, Techniec has made appearances on various projects and Lil C-Style remained part of the unorganized Death Row camp for a while, before being most-recently signed to Game‘s Black Wall Street Records.
“Havenﾒt You Heard” is now days from release and, as we announced, features long anticpated full quality versions of tracks such as “Dippinﾒ In My Low Low,” “Gangsta” as well as “Feels Good To Be DPG” – the single from the release that features Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg which we have for you in full now!
LBC Crew – Feels Good To Be DPG (Feat. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg)
Once again the long-awaited LBC Crew Havenﾒt You Heard drops February 8th 2011 on WIDEawake/Death Row with production from Soopafly, LT Hutton, Daz, Sam Sneed, and DJ Pooh, so ensure you order yours today.
