2 Live Crew

2 Live Crew is one of the most controversial rap groups ever, largely due to the sexual themes of one album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be (1989).

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Rap groups - Sex - As Nasty As They Wanna Be - 1989

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2 Live Crew began in California, consisting of Chris Wongwon, David (Mr. Mixx) Hobbs (Not to be confused with the former basketball coach or the British race car driver), and Amazing V. They released Revelation in 1985; the single sold well in Florida and Hobbs and Wongwon moved there, releasing What I Like along with Mark Roth. They received a record deal from Luther Campbell, who used the nickname "Luke Skyywalker", a manager and eventual performer. 1986 saw the release of 2 Live Is What We Are, featuring profane and sexually graphic lyrics. The record went gold. Though the controversy did not rise to the future levels, a Florida store clerk was charged and acquitted of felony charges for selling the album to a fourteen-year-old girl in 1987.

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California - Amazing V. - 1985 - Single - Florida - Luther Campbell - 1986 - 2 Live Is What We Are - Profane - Sexually graphic - Lyrics - Felony - 1987

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Campbell decided to sell a clean version of the next album, Move Somethin' (1987). A record store clerk in Alabama was cited and fined for selling a copy to an undercover cop in 1988, though the verdict was overturned on appeal.

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Move Somethin' - Alabama - Undercover - Cop - 1988

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