Sons of Funk

American R&B group

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Sons of Funk

Origin| Richmond, California, U.S.
Genres| R&B, hip hop soul
Years active| 1997–1999, 2014–present
Labels| No Limit, Priority
S.O.F Music LLC
No Limit Forever
Members| Joshua Lorenzo "Zo" Chew
Jerry "JP" Perkins
Desmond "Dez Dynamic" Mapp
Rico Crowder
Past members| Gregory "G-Smooth" Mapp
Ricky J (deceased)
Website| instagram.com/therealsonsoffunk

Sons of Funk is an American R&B group and production group from Richmond, California, United States, that were formerly artists on No Limit Records. They had great success in the late 1990s and are best known for their hit singles "Pushin Inside You" and "I Got the Hook Up!".

## Music career

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### 1997-98: The Game of Funk

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By 1997, Sons of Funk was signed to No Limit Records by Master P, who had ties to Richmond, California. Their first mainstream appearance was on the soundtrack to I'm Bout It on the single Pushin' Inside You, which was also produced by the group. The single made it to number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On April 21, 1998 Sons of Funk would release their debut album The Game of Funk on No Limit Records & Priority Records. The album would chart at #44 on the Billboard 200.

Sons of Funk appeared and produced the song "End Of The Road" on Silkk The Shocker's January 1999 album Made Man. In late 1999 the group would retire from the music industry due to unknown reasons.

### 2014-present: Reunion & The Lost Files, Vol. 1

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In 2014 the group would reunite, on January 8, 2015 they would release their second album together entitled The Lost Files, Vol. 1 via S.O.F. Music LLC, Sons of Funk also has new music video for the first single from the album entitled "Inside of You".[1][2][3]

### 2016- The Lost Files, Vol. 2

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## Record production

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The group also produced songs on Silkk the Shocker's Made Man and Mo B. Dick's Gangsta Harmony.

## Members

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* Zo
* Dez
* Jerry
* Rico

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions

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US | US R&B
The Game of Funk |

* Released: April 21, 1998
* Label: No Limit, Priority
* Formats: CD, MD, LP

| 44 | 14
The Lost Files, Vol. 1 |

* Released: January 8, 2015
* Label: S.O.F.
* Formats: MD, LP

| — | —

### Soundtrack albums

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List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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| US R&B

I'm Bout It
(with Various artists) |

* Released: May 13, 1997
* Label: No Limit, Priority
* Formats: CD, MD, LP

| 4 | 1  |

* RIAA: Platinum

I Got the Hook Up (with Various artists) |

* Released: April 7, 1998
* Label: No Limit, Priority
* Format: CD, MD, LP

| 3 | 1  |

* RIAA: Platinum

## Singles

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### As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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US | US
R&B | US
Rap
"Pushin' Inside You"  | 1997  | 97  | —  | —  | I'm Bout It: Music from the Motion Picture & The Game of Funk
"Sons Reasons"  | 1998  | —  | —  | —  | The Game of Funk

### As featured artist

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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name  Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications | Album

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US | US
R&B | US
Rap
"Take My Pain"
(Fiend featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker and Sons of Funk) | 1998  | —  | 11  | —  |  | There's One in Every Family
"I Got the Hook Up!"
(Master P featuring Sons of Funk) | 16  | 11  | 1  |

* RIAA: Gold

| I Got the Hook Up: Music from the Motion Picture
"No Hope"
(Magic featuring C-Murder, Lady TRU & Sons of Funk) | —  | —  | —  |  | Sky's the Limit
"Goodbye to My Homies"
(Master P featuring Mo B. Dick, Sons of Funk and Silkk the Shocker) | 1999  | 27  | 38  | 5  |  | MP da Last Don

## See also

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* No Limit Records
* No Limit Records discography
* Beats by the Pound

## References

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1. ^ "Amazon.com: The Lost Files, Vol. 1 [Explicit]: Sons of Funk: MP3 Downloads". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. ^ "ITunes - Music - the Lost Files, Vol. 1 by Sons of Funk". itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. ^ "Inside of you Sons of Funk New Music 2014". YouTube. 2014-05-24. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

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No Limit Records

Compilation releases|

* West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1 (1994)
* High Fo Xmas (1994)
* Down South Hustlers (1995)
* West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. II (1997)
* Mean Green (1998)
* We Can't Be Stopped (1998)
* Who U Wit? (1999)
* West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. III (2001)

Soundtrack releases|

* I'm Bout It (1997)
* I Got the Hook-Up (1998)
* Foolish (1999)

No Limit Films|

* I'm Bout It (1997)
* Da Game of Life (1998)
* I Got the Hook-Up (1998)
* MP da Last Don (1998)
* Hot Boyz (1999)
* No Tomorrow (1999)
* Foolish (1999)
* Lockdown (2000)

No Limit Comedy|

* Anthony Johnson
* Chris Kennedy
* Eddie Griffin
* Katt Williams
* Michael Blackson
* Sheryl Underwood

No Limit Sports|

* Brandon Jennings
* Bonzi Wells
* Paul Pierce
* Darius Miles
* Deion Sanders
* Derek Anderson (basketball)
* DeMar DeRozan
* Dwight Howard
* Jason Terry
* Kelvin Eafon
* Lance Stephenson
* Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993)
* Paul Miranda
* Patrick Mahomes
* Quentin Richardson
* Ricky Davis
* Ricky Williams
* Ron Mercer
* Lamont Green
* Laron Profit
* LeBron James
* Shaquille O'Neal
* Travis Kelce
* Tyrone Nesby
* Zion Williamson

Related articles|

* Master P
* 504 Boyz
* List of No Limit Records artists

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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