The L.A. Posse is an

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team, composed of

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, Muffla, and Big Dad.

History

L.A. Posse was initially made up of founders Dwayne "Muffla" Simon and Darryl "Big Dad" Pierce who were later joined by Bobby "

" Ervin and Mark "

" Jordan. The team first rose to prominence when

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founder

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signed them to produce for rapper

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, leading to Simmons asking them to do pre-production on

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's 1987 album ''

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''. ''Bigger and Deffer'' was a huge success and led to L.A. Posse producing

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's eponymous album. During this period, Muffla also co-wrote Run-D.M.C.'s single "Beats to the Rhyme". In 1989, the L.A. Posse left Def Jam and signed with

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, producing Breeze's album ''The Young Son of No One'' which yielded the charting rap single "L.A. Posse". Some of the members of the group also ended up producing on LL Cool J's later albums ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' 14 Shots to the Dome''. Following this, the group recorded their own album, ''They Come in All Colors'', in 1991. Muffla is currently heading new multimedia company Covert Entertainment Soundworks, Big Dad has been connected with

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and others, Bobcat has been working with Dr. Dre and Battlecat at The Pharmacy, while DJ Pooh has expanded into a Hollywood powerhouse with films ''

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'', '' 3 Strikes'', ''

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'' and '' Grow House''.

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