The Dogs (American hip-hop group)

The Dogs
Origin	Miami, Florida
Genres	Hip hop music, Miami bass, Dirty rap, Southern hip hop
Years active	1989–1996
Labels	Joey Boy Records
Past members	Disco Rick Keith Bell Labrant Dennis Cracked Up

The Dogs were a 1990s hip hop group consisting of Disco Rick, Keith Bell, Labrant Dennis, and Fergus "Cracked Up" Smith, best known for "Crack Rock," their hit single with the chant "Yo' Mama's on Crack Rock!" The group released three studio albums The Dogs in 1990, Beware of The Dogs in 1991 and K-9 Bass in 1992.

The group officially disbanded in 1996 when Labrant Dennis was arrested for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Timwanika Lumpkins, and her friend Marlin Barnes, a linebacker for the University of Miami football team. Dennis was convicted of the double-murders in 1998, and sentenced to death in 1999.[1] Dennis remains on death row.[2]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart Position
		US Hip-Hop
1990	The Dogs	37
1991	Beware of The Dogs	55
1992	K-9 Bass	95

Singles

References

1. "The Commission on Capital Cases updates this information regularly". www.floridacapitalcases.state.fl.us. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27.
2. "Inmate Details". Archived from the original on 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-01-29.

• Birchmeier, Jason "The Dogs Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation