Children of the Corn was 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. Hi ...

group formed in 1993 by

Harlem Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and Central Park North on the south. The greater ...

rappers

Big L Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Emerging from Harlem in New York City in 1992, Big L became known among underground hip-hop fans for his f ...

, Herb McGruff,

Mase Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Mase (often stylized as Ma$e), is an American rapper. Best known for his work with Sean Combs, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records, he signed with the label in 1996 ...

(then Murda Mase),

Cam'ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), known Mononym, mononymously as Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed with Lance Rivera, Lance "Un" Rivera's Lance Rivera, Untertainment, a ...

(then Killa Cam), Bloodshed (Cam's cousin; real name Derek Michael Armstead) and producer Six Figga Digga. Known as a "Harlem

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" that "generated buzz on the streets", they disbanded after the death of Bloodshed, who was killed in a car accident on March 2, 1997, at age 21. Even before the group disbanded, each of the group members had pursued solo careers. Members

and

had a plagiarism related dispute while part of the group. A retrospective compilation album, ''Children of the Corn: The Collector's Edition'', was released in 2003.

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* African-American musical groups Hip-hop collectives Hip-hop groups from New York City Horrorcore groups Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 1999 East Coast hip-hop groups Underground hip-hop groups Big L {{hiphop-group-stub