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| LA Sunshine | |
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| Styles | Hip-Hop, Old school hip-hop, Hardcore hip-hop, East Coast hip-hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | late 1970s–present |
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| Associated acts | Treacherous Three (rap group), Grandmaster Caz (rapper) |
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Lamar Hill, a.k.a. LA Sunshine (L.A. Sunshine, alternative spelling) is an American old-school MC prominent in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s.
MC career[]
In the late 1970s, he met Kool Moe Dee, Special K and DJ Easy Lee and started performing at he age of 15. L.A. Sunshine joined with other rappers Kool Moe Dee and Special K as well as DJ Easy Lee to form the influential old school hip hop group the Treacherous Three. In 1981, they moved to Sugar Hill Records along with another Enjoy act Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. The Treacherous Three became well known for their singles Feel the Heart Beat and Whip It. They were featured in the 1984 film the breakdance cult-movie Beat Street performing the song Xmas Rap with Doug E Fresh, but disbanded shortly afterwards.
Post-artistic career[]
LA Sunshine later on went to be the Rice High School basketball team coach. Now he works at Promise Academy
Discography[]
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See Also[]
- List of Rappers and Rap Groups
- List of Rappers
- List of American rappers and rap groups
- List of American rappers
- List of New York Metropolitan Area rappers and rap groups
- List of rapers and rap groups in New York City, New York
- Hip-Hop
- Hip-Hop music
- Hip-Hop culture
- History of hip-hop
- Hip-Hop Timeline: 1925 - Present
- 1970's hip-hop
- Key people on the beginning of hip-hop music
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