Artist description 4 or 5 Dopes existed from 1993-1998, playing a hard and funky brand of hip hop/rock/soul. The vocals were mostly rapped and backed up by powerhouse drumming, funky guitars and soulful bass. Occasionally the band had a DJ and sometimes added horns both in the studio and live.Ë™

Music Style hip hop-funk-punk-n-soul

Musical Influences run dmc, the clash, the beatles, otis redding, public enemy, biggie smalls

Similar Artists run dmc, beastie boys, public enemy, no doubt

Artist History 4/5D had a big following in their hometown of Los Angeles and were constantly performing, not just in LA but San Francisco and New York as well. They had three main phases to their history: 1) the first line up featuring Dez on vocals, Cool Walt on bass, Bobby D on drums and G-Money on guitar. This was their most hardcore phase. 2) The "Kilmore era". This was whn bass player Cool Walt took over lead vocals and the stage show was augmented by DJ Kilmore (now in Incubus) and 3) the final phase where th e songs became more melodic with much more singing and vocalists Malyque and Diana Lynn rounded out the crew. This last line up disbanded in 1998. Over the years they opened for the Dazz Band, Fishbone, the Pharcyde, Fu Schnickens, Flex, the Whoridas and Body Count. ,Ω

Group Members Cool Walt (bass/vocals/piano) Dez (vocals) Bobby D (drums/vocals/keyboards) Greg "G-Money" Lopez (guitars/harmonica) DJ Kilmore (turntables/vocals) Malyque (vocals/keyboards) Diana Lynn (vocals/percussion)åˇ

Instruments bass, guitar, drums, turntables

Albums "Back 2 the Beats" (out of print); "1993-1998" (upcoming release)

Press Reviews "Yes there's a party going on and 4 or 5 Dopes is throwing it. Impassioned rap rhymes are buttressed by an instrumental thrust that's live and in your face." BAM 9/20/96 "Bad ass hip hop-funk-punk with a rockin', soulful attitude." SF Weekly, July '96 "This hard hitting group will knock you for several loops easily." Highwire Daze "A funky hodgepodge of hip hop, rap and rock. Look out for 4 or 5 Dopes." Campus Circle 3/4/98 +

Location Studio City, CA - USA

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