Luniz (pronounced Loonies) (formerly Luniz Toons and LuniTunes) is an American

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

duo from

Oakland, California Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, California, Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major We ...

, formed by West Coast rappers

Yukmouth Jerold Dwight Ellis III (born October 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Yukmouth, is an American rapper. He is the founder of The Regime, Smoke-A-Lot Records and Godzilla Entertainment. Career Yukmouth is a member of the rap duo L ...

and Numskull. They were signed to

Noo Trybe Records Noo Trybe Records is an American hip hop record label established in 1994 by Eric L. Brooks and operated as a sublabel of Virgin Records. It worked with several independent hip hop labels including Rap-A-Lot Records and AWOL. History The label ...

and C-Note Records, and were the flagship act for the latter. The group is best known for the internationally successful hit in 1995 titled "

I Got 5 on It "I Got 5 on It" is a song by American Rapping, rap duo Luniz featuring Contemporary R&B, R&B singer Michael Marshall (singer), Michael Marshall, released in May 1995 by C-Note, Noo Trybe Records, Noo Trybe and Virgin Records, Virgin as the lead ...

", known as a weed-smoking anthem.

Discography

Studio albums *''

Operation Stackola ''Operation Stackola'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Luniz. It was released on July 4, 1995, through Virgin Records, C-Note Records and Noo Trybe Records. The album was produced by DJ Fuze, N.O. Joe, Tone Capone, Shock G, DJ ...

'' (1995) *''

Lunitik Muzik ''Lunitik Muzik'' is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Luniz. It was released on November 11, 1997 through C-Note Records, Noo Trybe Records and Virgin Records. Production was handled by Tone Capone, Mike Dean, Bosko, Quincy Jone ...

'' (1997) *'' Silver & Black'' (2002) *''No Pressure'' (2018)

Filmography

* 1996: '' Original Gangstas'', as customers at Thelma's Café

Awards

Grammy Award nominations

References

Musical groups from Oakland, California

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African-American musical groups Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 Musical groups reestablished in 2015 Musical duos from California American hip-hop duos Rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area 1992 establishments in California {{US-hiphop-band-stub West Coast hip-hop groups