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American rapper
Musical artist
Lanard "D.C. Scorpio" Thompson (also credited as "DC Scorpio" ) is a
Washington, D.C. -based
hip-hop recording artist.
[1]
[2] He is best known for the
singles "
Stone Cold Hustler ", "
Beam Me Up, Scotty ", and "Stone Cold Hustler II". D.C. Scorpio is considered to be a pioneer in the
D.C. hip-hop scene , and is known for infusing
go-go music and culture into his songs.
[3] He also starred in the 1998 independent film
Streetwise .
[4]
Discography
Singles
"
Stone Cold Hustler " – (Kolossal, 1987)
"
Beam Me Up, Scotty " – (I Hear Ya!, 1988)
"Stone Cold Hustler II" – (Washington Hit Makers, 1990)
"How You Like Your Rhymes to Be" – (Creative Funk, 1990)
Other related albums
See also
References
^ Hopkinson, Natalie (May 22, 2012). Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City .
Duke University Press Books .
ISBN
978-0822352112 .
^
Chang, Jeff (2005). "Chapter 18. Becoming the Hip-Hop Generation: The Source , the Industry and the Big Crossover".
Can't Stop Won't Stop (1st ed.).
New York City :
Picador –
St. Martin's Press . pp.
407–409 .
ISBN
0-312-42579-1 .
^ Thomas, Sidney (October 7, 2009). Diamonds in the Raw: The Past, Present and Future of DC's Hip-Hop Movement (1st ed.). Dog Ear Publishing, LLC. pp. 17–20.
ISBN
978-1608440696 .
^ Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Jr., Charles C. (2001).
The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop .
Billboard Books . pp.
206, 223 .
ISBN
0-8230-7727-6 .
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