Lost Boyz is a record label and [|hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York City consisting of MC Mr. Cheeks, Freaky Kah & K Chrys currently signed to ONE RPM but the group originally consisted of Mr. Cheeks, Freaky Tah, Spigg Nice & Pretty Lou.
Recording career
In 1995, the group released their debut single "Lifestyles Of The Rich & Shameless ", charting on the Billboard Hot 100. The release landed them a record deal with Uptown Records. The group contributed a single to the Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood soundtrack, titled "Renee". The song became a major hit, breaking into the Top 40 on the Hot 100 chart. The single also reached Gold status in 1996. On June 4, 1996, they released their debut album Legal Drug Money. The work was highly acclaimed, and the album featured five Hot 100 hits, including their past singles "Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless", "Renee", as well as "Music Makes Me High" Which was Remixed By Platinum Producer Frankie Cutlass, "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" and "Get Up". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in late 1996. Their second album, Love, Peace & Nappiness, was released on June 17, 1997 on Uptown/Universal Records. It featured another Hot 100 hit single, "Me & My Crazy World". One of the most famous songs on the album was the posse-cut "Beasts From The East", featuring A+, Redman and Canibus. The album wasn't as acclaimed as their debut, but fared well commercially, reaching Gold status in late 1997. In 1996, the group appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe, among others. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as "a masterpiece" by The Source magazine. On the night of March 28, 1999, at a birthday party for Mr. Cheeks, Freaky Tah was shot in the head while exiting the Sheraton Hotel in Queens. Tah was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:20 am, at the age of 27. The getaway driver, Raheem Fletcher, was sentenced to 7 years in prison for Manslaughter. In 2001, Kelvin Jonespleaded guilty to the murder. The three remaining group members finished their third album LB IV Life, released in September 1999. The effort fell short critically and commercially, failing to provide any Hot 100 hits, and failing to reach Gold status. These circumstances led MC Mr. Cheeks to begin a solo career. He released his first solo effort John P. Kelly in 2001, which featured the smash hit "Lights, Camera, Action!". The album also featured a heartfelt tribute song to Freaky Tah, titled "Till We Meet Again", featuring Bob Marley's son Stephen. Cheeks released another album in 2003, titled Back Again!, then followed in 2004 with Ladies & Ghettomen. On January 16, 2004, DJ Spigg Nice was tried and convicted of multiple bank robberies in New Jersey and was sentenced to 37 years in prison. The group released a compilation albumLost Boyz Forever in 2005, featuring past hits and previously unreleased material. In 2019 LB continued with the release of Next Generation which featured the hit single "Lost Boyz Anthem" that was later licensed by the NBA Cleveland Cavs. This licensing deal later lead to a new record & distribution deal with ONE RPM. With the help of the label on April 2020 LB released their new EP Lost Boyz Legacy during the coronavirus pandemic which now included original lead member Mr. Cheeks, executive producer K Chrys & Freaky Kah whom is son of the late Freaky Tah. This project gained the interest of Nick Cannon who brought them on his tv show wildn out to perform the classic jeeps lex coupes Benz and their brand new Lost Boyz anthem from the new legacy & next generation projects exclusively on VH1. As of now all members of the Lost Boyz are doing their own solo & collective music holding down Queens to the fullest.
