Luniz (formerly the LuniTunes) is an American hip hop duo from

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the ...

, formed by

Yukmouth Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper from East Oakland, Oakland, California. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. He is a ...

and Numskull. They were signed to

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Noo Trybe Records Noo Trybe Records was an American hip hop record label established in 1994 by Eric L. Brooks and operated as a sublabel of Virgin Records. It worked with several independent hip hop labels including Rap-A-Lot Records and AWOL. History A portion ...

, and C-Note Records. They were the flagship act for C-Note Records. The group is best known for the internationally successful hit in 1995 titled " I Got 5 on It".

Discography

Studio albums

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Operation Stackola ''Operation Stackola'' is the debut album by hip hop duo Luniz, which was released on July 4, 1995. The album was eventually certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over one million records on June 20, 2000.Lunitik Muzik ''Lunitik Muzik'' is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Luniz. It was released on November 11, 1997 through Noo Trybe/C-Note Records. Production was handled by Tone Capone, Mike Dean, Bosko, Quincy Jones III, Raphael Saadiq, Redm ...

'' (1997) *'' Silver & Black'' (2002) *''High Timez'' (2015) *''No Pressure'' (2018)

Extended plays

*''Formally Known as the LuniTunes'' (1994)

Filmography

* 1996—''

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'', as Customers at Thelma's Café

Awards

Grammy Award nominations

References

Musical groups from Oakland, California

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