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Raymond Emile Poole (born July 4, 1965) better known by his stage name Mo B. Dick is an American rapper, singer, and music producer. He is a founding member of the production team
the Medicine Men The Medicine Men (or Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Carlos Stephens, DJ Daryl, and O'Dell. The collective helped sell 30 million records for Master P's ...
(formerly Beats by the Pound), which produced most of
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' releases from 1995 to 1999. During his stint at No Limit Records, he not only produced tracks, but was also a featured artist on over a dozen songs, As a member of Beats by the Pound, the production team collectively produced nearly all of the label's tracks. Mo B. Dick's own repertoire lists his production credits on over 170 recordings and has his own record label Out The Box Xploitations. Currently Mo B. Dick is working on projects for his new imprints, Out The Box Xploitations & OnHer and iNHer iNHerTainment,
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, DJ Burn One and the Five Points Bakery, and producing songs for various movie soundtracks, TV shows, and video games.


Early life

All through high school he was in honors, state, district, parish, etc. He went on to college and marched in Southern University Band until he was kicked out for fighting. Earlier on, he taught himself how to play piano, later was hired by several churches in the Tri-City (Morgan City, Berwick, and Patterson, Louisiana) area, and later by St. Mark United Methodist Church where he was the Youth Music Minister in
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. Music production started for him in 1988. At that time, he was attending Nicholls State University in
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for marketing, where he was initiated into the Eta Theta Chapter of
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. His first sampling loop machine was a Teac dual cassette recorder/player. The first drum machine he made a beat on was the Roland 606. He is also a founding member of The Mu Nu Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi.


Music career


1995–99: No Limit, Beats by the Pound and ''Gangsta Harmony''

In the mid-1990s Mo B. Dick signed as an artist to his cousin
Master P Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...
's label
No Limit Records No Limit Records is an American record company founded by Master P. The label's albums were distributed by Priority Records, Universal and Koch Records. The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mercedes, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal, M ...
and also joined as a member in the production team Beats by the Pound. On April 13, 1999, Mo B. Dick would release his debut album, ''
Gangsta Harmony ''Gangsta Harmony'' is the only solo studio album by American singer and record producer Mo B. Dick. It was released on April 13, 1999 through No Limit Records. Recording sessions took place at The Ice Cream Shop, at Westlake Audio and at The Vil ...
''; the album peaked at No. 66 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 16 on the
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charts. Also in 1999, along with Beats by the Pound's lead producers, Mo B. Dick, KLC,
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and Odell, disbanded from No Limit Records and changed their name to
The Medicine Men The Medicine Men (or Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Carlos Stephens, DJ Daryl, and O'Dell. The collective helped sell 30 million records for Master P's ...
and record label Overdose Entertainment.


2009–14: ''Perverted XXXcursions'' and ''li se Sa li yE''

After taking a break from his music career to focus on producing, on January 13, 2009, Mo B. Dick released his second album in over 10 years, entitled ''Perverted XXXcursions''. On April 1, 2014, Mo B. Dick released his third album, entitled ''li se Sa li yE'' via his label OTBX, LLC.


2016: ''#MoBDick – EP''

Album came out January 29, 2016. Released single and video "All I Think About Is Git'n Money".


2019: ''Pseudocryptosexual'', ''Flambeaux'' and ''The iNeffable''

Releases three more mp3 albums: Pseudocryptosexual, Flambeaux and The ineffable.


2021: ''Unapologetically''

February 12, 2021 Releases mp3 album : Unapologetically


2022: ''Unapologetically • 432 Hz''

September 2, 2022 Releases mp3 album : Unapologetically • 432 Hz


2022: ''Play The Game How It Geaux: The Beatstrumentals''

July 15, 2022 Releases mp3 album : Play The Game How It Geaux: The Beatstrumentals


2022: ''Play The Game How It Geaux: The Beatstrumentals • 432 Hz''

September 9, 2022 Releases mp3 album : Play The Game How It Geaux: The Beatstrumentals • 432 Hz


2023: ''The Mo B. Dickapedia: Life, Language, & Lyrics''

February 2, 2023 Releases 1st Book : The Mo B. Dickapedia: Life, Language, & Lyrics


Discography


Studio albums

* ''
Gangsta Harmony ''Gangsta Harmony'' is the only solo studio album by American singer and record producer Mo B. Dick. It was released on April 13, 1999 through No Limit Records. Recording sessions took place at The Ice Cream Shop, at Westlake Audio and at The Vil ...
'' (1999)


Extended plays

*''#MoBDick'' (2016) *''The iNeffable'' (2019) *''Play The Game How It Geaux: The Beatstrumentals'' (2022) *''Play The Game How It Geaux: The Beatstrumentals • 432 Hz'' (2022)


See also

*
No Limit Records discography List of the albums released by No Limit Records between approximately 1991–2006. No Limit Records Distribution: In-A-Minute (1991–1994), Solar Music Group (1994–1995), Priority (1995–2001), Universal (2001–2004), Koch (2004–2006) Disc ...


References


External links


Raymond E. Poole BMI RepertoireAlbum Credits on Allmusic.comThe Mo B. Dickapedia on AmazonThe Mo B. Dickapedia on Barnes & Nobles
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mo B. Dick Hip hop record producers No Limit Records artists Musicians from New Orleans American hip hop record producers Living people 1965 births Singers from Louisiana 21st-century African-American male singers 20th-century African-American male singers