Tommy Woolfolk Jr., better known by his

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Luckyiam, is a

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from

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. He is a founding member of Living Legends. He is also a member of CMA and Mystik Journeymen.

History

Luckyiam released ''Most Likely to Succeed'' in 2007. In 2009, he released a collaborative album, ''One Uppers'', with Sapient of

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as The Prime. ''I Love Haters'' was released as a free download on

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's website in 2011. The album features guest appearances from

Aceyalone Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr. (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team. He is ...

and

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. He released ''Time to Get Lucky'' in 2012. He formed the duo Luck & Lana with vocalist Lana Shea. Luck & Lana have since released 2 albums together with production team Kill the Computer, under the name Luck & Lana Kill the Computer. Their first self-titled album was released in 2013. The follow-up, titled ''Go'', was released in 2016 and has been critically acclaimed for both its lyricism and genre-bending beats.

Discography

Albums

* ''Walkman Invaders'' (1995) * ''4001: The Stolen Legacy'' (1995) * ''Children ov tha Night'' (1996) * ''Pressed 4 Time'' (1996) * ''Worldwide Underground'' (1998) * ''The Black Sands ov Eternia'' (1999) * ''Overall'' (1999) * ''Justify the Means'' (2002) * ''Magic'' (2002) * ''Extra Credit'' (2002) * ''Extra Credit 2'' (2003) * ''All Over'' (2005) * ''Most Likely to Succeed'' (2007) * ''The Present'' (2009) * ''One Uppers'' (2009) * ''Return 2 the Love'' (2010) * ''I Love Haters'' (2011) * ''Time to Get Lucky'' (2012) * ''Luck & Lana Kill the Computer'' (2013) * ''Go'' (2016)

EPs

* ''Break That Fear'' (1998) * ''Mercury Rising'' (1999) * ''Malapas Tears'' (2002) * ''The Collectors Item'' (2003)

Singles

* "Escape Forever" (1996) * "The Best" (1999) * "Windows" b/w "Tactics" (2004) * "If I Do" b/w "Please Be Quiet (Shut Up!)" (2002) * "Shut Up" b/w "Come Along" (2002) * "Are We There Yet?" b/w "Good Side" (2004) * "Canustaycool?" b/w "Jane Is a Groupie" (2005) * "The Best I Can" b/w "Borrowed Time" (2008)

Guest appearances

* Murmurecordings - "Strike a Pose" from ''Poor Local Poetry'' (1998) *

Eligh Eli Nathan Nachowitz (born February 28, 1978), better known as Eligh, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles. He is a member of the underground hip hop group Living Legends. Biography Eligh's inspiration for making hip hop musi ...

- "Mingus and Me" and "A Gas Dreamers Farewell" from ''

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'' (2000) *

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- "Live from Tokyo" from ''Monolith'' (2003) *

Scarub Armon Collins, better known by his stage name Scarub, is an American rapper and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the collective Living Legends. He has also been a member of Log Cabin, 3 Melancholy Gypsys, and Afro ...

- "Make Things Crack" from ''

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'' (2004) *

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- "Crew Cut (for Sale)" from '' Young Dangerous Heart'' (2005) * Eligh - "Love ov My Life" from ''

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'' (2010) *

Grieves Benjamin Howard Laub (February 23, 1984), better known by his stage name Grieves, is an American hip hop artist based in Seattle, Washington. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he has lived in Colorado, San Diego, and New York City. He is signed to Rhy ...

- "Identity Cards" from ''88 Keys and Counting (2010) * Isaiah Toothtaker - "Unheard Unseen" from ''Illuminati Thug Mafia'' (2011) * Lush One - "Stella Artois" from ''Gold Bricks in the Wall'' (2011) * Sole - "D.O.I. (Death of Industry)" from '' Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel'' (2011) *

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- "Kan of Whoop Ass Reprise" from ''Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul'' (2015) * DJ Free Leonard - "Power To The People" from "''Assimilate Or Eliminate''" (2015) * DJ Free Leonard - "Hip Hop Ain't The Same" from "''Assimilate Or Eliminate''" (2015) * Broken Treaty Poet - "Take AIM" from "''Birthright Tribal Member Soundtrack''" (2017) * DJ Free Leonard - "Wise Words Spoken" from "''T.H.E.Y. EP''" (2018)

References

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