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ALBUM'Ardcore - SingleMass Production
Albums by Mass Production
ALBUMIn a City GrooveMass Production
ALBUMTurn Up the MusicMass Production
ALBUMMassterpieceMass Production
ALBUMIn the Purest FormMass Production
ALBUMThree Miles HighMass Production
ALBUMBelieveMass Production
ALBUMWelcome to Our WorldMass Production
Artist Biography
A funk band based in Norfolk, Virginia, Mass Production scored a dozen charting R&B singles from 1977 through 1982 for the Cotillion label. Their early ten-member lineup consisted of LeCoy Bryant, Kevin Douglas, James Drumgole, Agnes "Tiny" Kelly, Larry Marshall, Gregory McCoy, Rodney Phelps, Emmanuel Redding, Ricardo Williams, and Tyrone Williams. "Firecracker," their biggest hit, peaked at number four on Billboard's R&B chart in the late summer of 1979. They disbanded in 1983, following their eighth album. Rap group 2 Live Crew's own biggest hit, "Me So Horny," was released six years later with a sample of "Firecracker" as its instrumental basis. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Hometown
Norfolk, VA, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul