Kausion was an American rap group composed of Cel, Gonzoe, and Kaydo that was signed to
Ice Cube
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's
Lench Mob Records
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"Big Three" music labels
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in 1995. They released their debut album, ''
South Central Los Skanless'', on October 10, 1995. The album peaked at number 37 on the
''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 23 on the
''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers.
[ Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))">((( South Central Los Skanless > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2010-01-16.] The group disbanded in 1996, with their final appearances being a collaboration with fellow Los Angeles–based rap group,
Tha Dogg Pound
Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip-hop duo composed of West Coast rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were among the first acts to sign to Death Row Records in 1992.
Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in 1998; they left th ...
on the song, "I'll Do It" from the
''Supercop'' soundtrack and the song, "Lil' Sumpin'" from ''
The Lawhouse Experience, Volume One'', in 1997. Kausion's second album, ''Youth-Anasia'', was released on February 4, 2020, via Blokkwise Entertainment.
Gonzoe died in July 30, 2021, after he was shot in
Seattle
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Rapper Gonzoe, associate of Ice Cube and 2Pac, shot and killed
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Musical groups established in 1995
Musical groups disestablished in 1997
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Hip-hop groups from California
Gangsta rap groups
G-funk groups
1995 establishments in California
1997 disestablishments in California