Larsiny is an American

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group from

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. Rapper Cassidy formed the group in the late 1990s with hometown natives Akbar (Rodney Jean-Jacques) and Shiz Lansky (Sean Lassiter). They first signed with the

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in 2000, and were subsequently featured on the song "Ryde Or Die Boyz" from the Ruff Ryders '' Ryde or Die Vol. 2'' (2000) compilation album. AR-Ab later joined the group in 2003, while Lansky was featured the song "I Pray" from Cassidy's ''

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'' (2007) album.

History

2000–2007: Full Surface

Larsiny (then consisting of Shiz Lansky, Akbar, and Cassidy) was discovered in

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, Pennsylvania by Swizz Beatz's father Terrence Dean, and in turn, the group signed to the Ruff Ryders. Their commercial debut appearance was on the song "Ryde Or Die Boyz" from '' Ryde or Die Vol.2'' in 2000. Members Shiz Lansky and Cassidy help co-write

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's single " Got It All" from the album as well. In 2003, AR-Ab was added to the group due to his affiliation with Cassidy. The group has released two mixtapes: ''Put Ya L's In The Sky''; released on January 4, 2008; and the second, ''100 Bars Mixtape (a.k.a. North Philly of Death)'' released on April 19, 2009.

2008–2009: Quarrels

In 2008, there was a beef brewing between Cassidy and Akbar that came to public attention. By February 2009, various clips of Akbar dissing Cassidy appeared on

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, resulting in a response track on Cassidy's ''Apply Pressure'' (2009) mixtape called "Dear Rodney (Akbar Diss)" and also Akbar's departure from Larsiny.

2009–present: Kross Over Entertainment

Cassidy took his Larsiny Family label over to Kross Over Entertainment and

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with him, and released his fourth studio album '' C.A.S.H.'' (2010. https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/philly-rapper-ar-ab-most-important-new-artist-rap-111442/

Discography

Mixtapes

*2008: ''Put Ya L's in the Sky'' (hosted by DJ Thoro) *2009: ''100 Bars (North Philly of Death)''

References

External links

Official Larsiny MysPace pageLarsiny on MTV's Mixtape Monday
American hip-hop groups Rappers from Philadelphia {{hiphop-bio-stub