King Tee

King Tee, also spelled King T (born Roger McBride), is one

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the United States west coast's rap

Related Topics:
United States - Rap

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pioneers. His first tracks were produced by

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The Unknown DJ who also produced Ice T's

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The Unknown DJ - Ice T

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earliest gangster rap tracks. He also worked together with other producers such as DJ Pooh, Marley Marl, DJ Broadway, Thayad, SLJ. Bilal Bashir, and E-Swift. Although he

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Gangster rap - DJ Pooh - Marley Marl - DJ Broadway - Thayad - SLJ - Bilal Bashir - E-Swift

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discovered and was a founding member of the Tha Alkaholiks, who became quite

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popular, even working together with

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The Neptunes, Tee's own career didn't

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fare quite so well. Nevertheless, his most recent album

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Thy Kingdom Come included production

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by Dr. Dre as well as guest appearances by

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Dre, Ice T, Too Short and many others.

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King Tee is one of the most influential, well known, and RESPECTED West Coast Rap Artists. He has remained tigh knit within the music industry and has worked with the "who's who" of West Coast Hip-Hop. Those that have followed "Gangster Rap" since it's roots will credit King Tee with being one of the leading founders helping (although not main stream) "gangster rap" build credibility and eventually helped open doors for some of today's biggest names in Hip-Hop.

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King Tee will soon release the "BOSS UP" mixtape which promises to be one of the hardest albums to come out of the West Coast in a long time. The album features many of the Left Coasts hardest rap artists and some clever remixes of todays hottest jams.

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