Yaggfu Front

Yaggfu Front is notable for being the first North Carolina based hip-hop group to be signed to a major record label. Their group name is an acronym which stands for You Are Gonna Get Fucked Up (if you) Front,[1] they consist of members Spin 4th, D'Ranged & Damaged and Jingle Bel. Working as late night Djs at NCSU Radio Station WKNC, they landed a record deal with Mercury Records and released their first single,"Lookin’ For A Contract" in early 1993. In 1994, they released their first studio album, "Action Packed Adventure", a conceptual album with jazzy influences. The album received 3.5 "Mics" out of 5 in the Hip-Hop magazine The Source (February 1994). The album was not promoted very much and did not sell very well, prompting the group to request that they be released from PolyGram Records, to which they had previously been signed. They disappeared until 2002, around the time members of the group were working with the DemiGodz, they released "The Secret Tapes" a compilation of material recorded during their most successful stint in the game, 1992 to 1996.[2]

Yaggfu FRONT
Also known asYaggfu
Y.A.G.G.F.U. Front
OriginRaleigh-Durham, North Carolina,
United States
GenresAlternative hip hop, underground hip hop, conscious hip hop, Southern Rap
Years active1991–1995, 2002-Present
LabelsMercury/PolyGram Records
Mends Records
Websitehttp://www.MySpace.com/Yaggfu
https://twitter.com/YaggfuFRONT
http://www.yaggfufront.com
MembersSpin 4th (or Big Spin)
D'Ranged & Damaged (or DND)
Jingle Bel (or JB)

Former member of the group 'Damaged' is rumored to feature on UK Hip Hop artist Ricta's debut album expected for release in late 2011.

Main albums
Album information
Action Packed Adventure![3]
  • Released: March 6, 1994
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - 200,000 copies sold according to Soundscan
  • Singles: "Busted Loop", "Left Field", "Lookin' For A Contact"
The Secret Tapes[4](Compilation album)
  • Released: October 15, 2002

References
  1. "Yaggfu Front". Last.fm. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  2. Quinlan, Thomas (2002-07-01). "Yaggfu Front The Secret Tapes". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  3. "Action Packed Adventure: Yaggfu Front". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  4. "The Secret Tapes: Yaggfu Front". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.


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