Lefty also known as the L.E.F.T. is an American
rapper
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, born Paulski DeL. He has released three studio albums & moved more than 15,000 units as one half of the
San Francisco Bay Area
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,
California
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, crew Bash Bros. Lefty has also released four volumes of his street album series "Gangland". He was featured in ''URB'' magazine's "Next 1000".
Crew affiliations
*Bash Bros. (Piseas & Lefty)
*Uzi Scott (Lefty & Dextah)
*Brainchild (
DJ Concept
DJ Concept is DJ and music producer from Long Island, New York. He is the co-founder of The Bash Brothers DJ Crew along with DJ Mickey Knox.
Biography
Between 2001 & 2007, Concept linked up with producer/mc Undefined to form the group Crisis Cente ...
& Lefty)
*Workaholics (Afro Classics: Scarub of
Living Legends, Very & Bash Bros.)
Discography
Mixtapes
''Lefty''
*''Gangland the Mixtape Vol. 1'' (2005)
*''Gangland Vol. 2'' (2007)
*''Gangland Vol. 3 (the Young Misguided) w/
DJ Concept
DJ Concept is DJ and music producer from Long Island, New York. He is the co-founder of The Bash Brothers DJ Crew along with DJ Mickey Knox.
Biography
Between 2001 & 2007, Concept linked up with producer/mc Undefined to form the group Crisis Cente ...
'' (2009)
*''Gangland Vol. 4 (American Nightmare) w/
DJ Concept
DJ Concept is DJ and music producer from Long Island, New York. He is the co-founder of The Bash Brothers DJ Crew along with DJ Mickey Knox.
Biography
Between 2001 & 2007, Concept linked up with producer/mc Undefined to form the group Crisis Cente ...
'' (2009)
*''Lefty a.k.a. the L.E.F.T Best of...circa 2002-2009'' (2009)
*''
DJ Concept
DJ Concept is DJ and music producer from Long Island, New York. He is the co-founder of The Bash Brothers DJ Crew along with DJ Mickey Knox.
Biography
Between 2001 & 2007, Concept linked up with producer/mc Undefined to form the group Crisis Cente ...
presents: Lefty & Tab One "Monsters Ink"'' (2010)
*''
DJ Concept
DJ Concept is DJ and music producer from Long Island, New York. He is the co-founder of The Bash Brothers DJ Crew along with DJ Mickey Knox.
Biography
Between 2001 & 2007, Concept linked up with producer/mc Undefined to form the group Crisis Cente ...
presents: Lefty & Reef the Lost Cauze "Mic Fiends tour Mixtape"'' (2010)
''Bash Bros.''
*''Bastard Kidz Vol. 1'' (2006)
*''Daily Business Vol. 1'' (2006)
*''Daily Business Vol. 2'' (2008)
*''Inglourious Basterds: the Features w/ DJ Osk '' (2009)
''Workaholics (Bash Bros & Afro Classics)''
*''Workaholics w/ DJ Icewater'' (2008)
*''Workaholics 2 w/ DJ Pickster One'' (2009)
Albums
''Lefty (Solo Album)''
*''Kill the Messenger'' (2010)
''Bash Bros.(Lefty & Piseas)''
*''Everyday'' (2005)
*''Dirty Work / A Good Day to Die 2CD'' (2007)
*''Main Event'' (2008)
''Uzi Scott (Lefty & Dextah)''
*''Small World, Big Noise EP'' (2009)
*''Uzi Scott (Lefty & Dextah) vs. Nine Inch Nails (S.W.B.N. Remix project)'' (2009)
*''Uzi Scott (Lefty & Dextah) Suicide 2 Cops EP'' (2011)
Vinyl
''Lefty & Style Misia''
*''7" (blue) The grind (remix) b/w Style Misia's Die another day'' (2002)
''Bash Bros.''
*''12" the Session b/w Dirty Work (Feat: Planet Asia)'' (2006)
*''12" New Moon DEMONSTRATION EP '' (2001)
Compilations
*''Bomb Hip Hop Compilation - Volume 2'' (2008)
Singles charted
*''Rock the spot (Feat: Sean Price & Big Pooh)'' (2008) #2 Record Breakers (United States)
*''Rock the spot (Feat: Sean Price & Big Pooh)'' (2008) #3 Rap attack radio charts (United States)
Collaborations
* Bang that shit (Feat. 2mex of
The Visionaries
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)
* Hustlen all my life (Feat. Karim of
Boom Bap Project
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History
Boom Bap Project released the first album, ''Circumstance Dictates ...
, Deuce Eclipse)
* Ridah don’t die (Feat. Scarub of
Living Legends)
* On your best (Feat. Scarub of Living Legends)
* Hustlers Prayer (Feat. Equipto, Persevere of Sub Contents)
* Joy Riden part. 2 (Feat.
Luckyiam
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History
Luckyiam released ''Most Likely to Succeed'' ...
of Living Legends)
* Rock the Spot-All-star remix (Feat.
Sean Price
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Early life and educat ...
, Rakaa Iriscience of
Dilated Peoples
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Reef the lost cauze
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Verbal Kent
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Early life
Weiss was born and raised in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood.Moira McCormick“Organic Mind Unit is al ...
, Motion Man,
Chali 2na
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Personal life
Early l ...
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Jurassic 5
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, Big Pooh of Little Brother)
* The Hustla (Feat. Persevere of Sub Contents)
* Open 40 bottle (Feat.
Pumpkinhead of Brooklyn Academy)
* Lock & Load (Feat. Persevere of Sub Contents & Style Misia)
* The Session (Feat.
Planet Asia
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)
* Make my day (Feat. Ashkon)
* Dirty work Remix (Feat. Scarub of Living Legends, Very of Afro Classics/ Us Pros, Style Misia, Piseas,
Shing02
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, Kits, DJ Fresh)
* Point blank (Feat. DJ Fresh)
* New Ears, New Eyes (Feat. Tab One of
Kooley High)
* Where the Sun Sets (Feat. Piseas, Rhyme Persuader, Style Misia, Esoin, A-Dash)
* Rock the spot (Tokimonsta mix)
* Highly Doubted (Feat. DJ Icewater)
* Bada Bing (Feat. Scarub of Living Legends)
* Head Medicine (Feat. Verbal Kent, Very, Tab One of Kooley High)
* Sign of the Times (Feat. Tab One of Kooley High)
* Whose up Next (Feat. Tab One of Kooley High,
Bambu of
Native Guns
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* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
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In arts and entertai ...
, Raashan Ahmad of
Crown City Rockers
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& Charlie Smarts of Kooley High)
* Victory (Feat. Verbal Kent & Oneself DaVinci)
* High Society (Feat. Oneself DaVinci)
* See No Evil (Feat. Scarub of Living Legends)
* Fix it for You (Feat. Roch)
* Left Field (Feat. DJ Icewater)
* Suicide 2 Cops (Feat. Reef the Lost Cauze)
References
NahRight.com2dopeboyz.okayplayer.comAllhiphop.comRolling StoneOzone MagazineStash MagazineUrb MagazineHiphopDX.com
External links
Lefty myspaceUzi Scott myspaceLefty's official website
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Living people
Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area
Rappers from Massachusetts
West Coast hip hop musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American rappers