El Pus (pronounced El Poose) was an American

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group from

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. The members formed the group in the early 1990s and released their first album ''Strange Cowboys'' in 1998 under Vagabond Productions. Rapper Speech of

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worked in the studio with the group, and

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signed El Pus and released the group's major label debut, ''Hoodlum Rock—Vol. 1'' in 2005. Christian Hoard of ''

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'' panned the album. David Jeffries of allmusic.com praised the album, considering it a combination of hard rock and crunk rap.

Discography

*1998: ''Strange Cowboys'' *2004: ''What Is El Pus? - EP'' *2005: ''Hoodlum Rock Vol. 1'' *2019: ''Strange Cowboys'' (2019 Remaster)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:El Pus American rap rock groups Musical groups from Atlanta African-American musical groups Virgin Records artists