FREAKY TAH




  

Date of birth:May 14,1971
Place of birth:South Jamaica,Queens,New York,U.S.
Date deceased:March 28,1999 (aged 27)
Place of death:Queens,New York,U.S.
Cause of death:Murder







About Freaky Tah:
I did love to listen Lost Boyz's songs,but I didn't knew too much about them,only about their lead rapper Mr. Cheeks.However,I did remember Freaky Tah as ''that guy in the background'',who reminded me of Busta Rhymes very much,by his voice,but also by his appearance.

Since Freaky Tah was more of a hype man than rapper,there isn't too much to say about his rapping skills,but I can say that,for sure,he was one of the best hype men,and was appreciated on the hip hop scene.

His death caused a breakdown of the Lost Boyz group.







Generally about Freaky Tah:
Freaky Tah (real name Raymond Rogers) was born on May 14,1971,in South Jamaica Queens,New York.Through his whole career,he was a member of the Lost Boyz group,along with Mr. Cheeks,DJ Spigg Nice and Pretty Lou.
They started their career in 1995,when their debut single ''Lifestyles Of The Rich & Shameless'',was released.The song was a big hit,but not as big as their 1996 single,''Renee''.This song was the most successful single from the group,reaching number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.Both singles were fetured on their debut album ''Legal Drug Money'',that was released on June 4,1996.It was the groups most successful album,and it also went gold by the RIAA.

The Lost Boyz released their second album,''Love,Peace & Nappiness'',on June 17,1997.The album wasn't as nearly popular as their debut album,but still managed to sell more than 500.000 copies,which again made the album certified Gold by the RIAA.

The group fall apart after Freaky Tah's murder,on March 28,1999.However,they were able to finish their third,and the last album,''LB IV Life'',which was released on September 28,1999,precisely 6 months after Freaky Tah's death.





Freaky Tah's Death:
At the early morning of March 28,1999,Freaky Tah and the other members of the Lost Boys,attended a birthday party for fellow group member Mr. Cheeks,which took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Queens,New York.After exiting the hotel,Freaky Tah was shot in the head.He was taken to Jamaica Hospital,where he was pronounced dead at 4:20 am.
He was shot only once,but since the bullet hit the head,it was a fatal wound.
For a long time,it was believed by the police,that this murder is connected to Big L's murder,which has occurred just a month before.But soon it was denied,and the real truth was discovered.Assassinators were Raheem Fletcher,(who was the getaway driver),and Kelvin Jones,who are both convicted in 2001 for the murder of Freaky Tah.The alleged motive for killing Freaky Tah,is the killing of Jones' half brother Michael Saunders,two months before,for which Kelvin Jones mistakenly believed that Freaky Tah was related to.The reason why Jones made that misconception,is because Saunders was close with Lost Boyz's alleged rivals Hell Razor Pham.But,that is not the end of  bizarre mistakes in this case,because Michael Saunders was too killed by mistake.Allegedly,he was standing next to the real target,unidentified man who had robbed one of the members of the Lost Boyz.Someone who was close to the Lost Boyz,wanted revenge and killed Saunders by mistake.
But if you think that is the end of killings by mistake,you are wrong.As strange as it seems,3 days after Freaky Tah's death,on March 31,1999,Freaky Tah's friend,allegedly killed an innocent man,for which he thought was a killer of Freaky Tah. http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2003/16/20030417-archive120.html

Freaky Tah discography:
1996: Legal Drug Money
1997: Love,Peace & Nappiness
1999: LB IV Life
(all with the Lost Boyz)

                                       

                                                

             CARS OWNED BY RAPPERS

About the post:In this post I'm going to show you some of the cars that are owned,or were owned by some famous rappers.




1. 2PAC's CARS

     2pac drove the 1995 Jaguar XJS.
This car can be seen in his music video ''To live & die in L.A.''.



He was also driving a Rolls Royce and Mercedes-Benz SL R129,(which can also be seen in the ''To live & die in L.A.'' and ''California Love Remix'',music video.)                     

Hummer H1,and Toyota Land Cruiser,where also in 2pac's possession.



                      

2. EAZY-E's CAR

Eazy-E  drove the 1963 Chevrolet Impala,which can be seen in various of his music videos,including the famous one,''Real Mothapukkin' G's''.

3. THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.'s CARS

Biggie was a big fan of asian cars,so he drove the Toyota Land Cruiser J8,and the gold Lexus GS3,which picture I couldn't find,but I found an article which confirmed he owned one. http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/5928-nas-talks-biggie-meeting-saying-he-seemed-so-lonely






4. THE MOST POPULAR CARS AMONG TODAY'S RAPPERS


a) Rolls Royce Phantom                           

This car is very popular among rappers.50 Cent,Busta Rhymes,Ludacris,Timbaland and T-Pain have one,(the last two own the Drophead version though).

*note - Ludacris also possesses the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and Ferarri 450.

b) Hummer H2                     

Apparently a very popular car on the west coast.Dr. Dre,Eminem and 50 Cent own one,While Coolio owns Hummer H1.

*note - 50 Cent also possesses two bullet proof Chevy Suburban cars,2012 Bentley Mulsanne,2005 Lamborghini Murcielago,2011 Range Rover,2 motorbikes,and the already mentioned Rolls Royce Phantom.

c) Lamborghini                     

Today's rappers like to drive a various models of Lamborghinis.As I already mentioned,50 Cent has the Lamborghini Murcielago,so as his big rival Ja Rule,and also Akon,Young Jeezy,Lil Jon and Jermaine Dupri.On the other hand,the Lamborghini Gallardo car,is in possession of Xzibit,Missy Elliott,Bow Wow,and various other rappers.

d) Mercedes-BenzA very popular car,several of rappers own different models of this car.For example,Method Man owns the 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG,Twista ownes the Mercedes-Benz S63 and Mercedes-Benz S550,Swizz Beatz owns the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR.Also,before he sold it,DMX owned the Mercedes-Benz CL500.

e) The others                       

The Game drives the Bentley Continental GT.

Among the others,Jay-Z and Flo-Rida,are big Maybach fans.They each own one too.

                                             

Tyga has the Ferrari California.

f) Classic cars                                         

 Chamillionaire owns the 1967 Plymouth Fury,while Snoop Dogg ownes the yellow 1969 Buick Riviera Lowrider.