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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

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football team. Dennis was convicted of the double-murders in 1998, and sentenced to death in 1999. His death sentence was reversed by the

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in 2020.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

*Birchmeier, Jason " The Dogs Biography, ''

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