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{{short description|American hip hop group}}

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| origin = [[Beverly Hills, California]], [[United States]]
| origin = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S.
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[West Coast hip hop]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[West Coast hip hop]]}}
| years_active = 1991–1994
| years_active = {{hlist|1991–1994|2014 (reunion)}}
| label = [[Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]]
| label = {{hlist|[[Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy]]/[[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]}}
| associated_acts = [[Cypress Hill]], [[House of Pain]], [[Soul Assassins]]
| associated_acts = [[Cypress Hill]], [[House of Pain]], [[Soul Assassins]]
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| past_members = [[Scott Caan|Scott "Mad Skillz" Caan]]<br>[[The Alchemist (producer)|Alan "Mudfoot" Maman]]
| past_members = [[Scott Caan|Mad Skillz]]<br>[[The Alchemist (musician)|Mudfoot]]
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'''The Whooliganz''' were a 1990s [[hip hop music]] group consisting of [[Scott Caan]] and [[Alan Maman]], who is known now as hip hop producer the Alchemist. The duo went by the names Mad Skillz and Mudfoot, respectively.
'''The Whooliganz''' were an American 1990s [[hip hop music]] duo consisting of [[Scott Caan]] and [[Alan Maman]] (the latter of whom is known now as hip hop producer [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]]).<ref name="LarkinDM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1998|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0252-6|page=367}}</ref> The duo went by the names Mad Skillz and Mudfoot, respectively.<ref name="LarkinDM"/>


Caan and Maman met as [[teenagers]] in the wealthy neighborhood of [[Beverly Hills, California]]. The duo began performing throughout the [[Los Angeles area]] and gained recognition. Maman's childhood friend [[Evidence (artist)|Evidence]] introduced the group to [[Quincy Jones III]] and they began work on a [[demo (music)|demo]]. They eventually caught the attention of [[B-Real]] of [[Cypress Hill]], who invited the teens to join the collective [[Soul Assassins]], which also consisted of [[Cypress Hill]] and [[House of Pain]]. The Whooliganz toured the country with the Soul Assassins and their connection helped them land a record deal with [[Tommy Boy Records]].
Caan and Maman met as [[teenagers]] in the wealthy neighborhood of [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref name="LarkinDM"/> The duo began performing throughout the [[Los Angeles area]] and gained recognition. Maman's childhood friend [[Evidence (artist)|Evidence]] introduced the group to [[Quincy Jones III]] and they began work on a [[demo (music)|demo]]. They eventually caught the attention of [[B-Real]] of [[Cypress Hill]], who invited the teens to join the collective [[Soul Assassins]], which also consisted of [[Cypress Hill]], [[House of Pain]] and [[Funkdoobiest]].<ref name="LarkinDM"/> The Whooliganz toured the country with the Soul Assassins and their connection helped them land a record deal with [[Tommy Boy Records]].<ref name="LarkinDM"/>


The Whooliganz recorded its debut album, '''''Make Way for the W''''', and the album's first single was "Put Your Handz Up", produced by [[DJ Lethal]] and released in 1993. But the single and music video did not receive much airplay. A second single, "Don't Mean Nothin'," was planned but then Tommy Boy decided to drop the group and not release the album. Another song, "Whooliganz," was released as a single in 1995 in the [[UK]] on [[Positiva Records|Positiva]]/[[EMI|EMI Records]], but the duo had already gone its separate ways. Caan followed his father, [[James Caan (actor)|James Caan]], into a successful acting career. Maman turned to making beats and became a rapper and a successful and very well known producer under the stage name [[The Alchemist (producer)|the Alchemist]].
The Whooliganz recorded their debut album, ''Make Way for the W''.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> The album's first single was "Put Your Handz Up", which was produced by [[DJ Lethal]] and released in 1993,<ref name="LarkinDM"/> but the single and music video did not receive much airplay. A second single, "Don't Mean Nothin'," was planned but then Tommy Boy decided to drop the group and not release the album. Another song, "Whooliganz," was released as a single in 1995 in the UK on [[Positiva Records|Positiva]]/[[EMI|EMI Records]], but the duo had already gone its separate ways. Caan followed his father, [[James Caan]], into a successful acting career. Maman turned to making beats and found success as hip hop producer [[The Alchemist (producer)|the Alchemist]].

In 2014, Caan and Maman reunited to collaborate on the song "Byron G." from [[Step Brothers (duo)|Step Brothers]]' album ''[[Lord Steppington]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18952-step-brothers-lord-steppington/|title=Reviews: Step Brothers - Lord Steppington|publisher=[[Pitchfork.com]]|author=Bromwich, Jonah|date=2014-01-24|accessdate=2016-07-04}}</ref> According to Step Brothers, another collaboration was recorded featuring Caan and [[Action Bronson]] but it was not released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfXsTKzTp0o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/LfXsTKzTp0o |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Alchemist: Scott Caan Killed Action Bronson on Song|publisher=[[DJ Vlad|VladTV]]|date=2014-02-15|accessdate=2016-07-04}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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*<small>{{cite web|url=http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_popular_science/|title=The Alchemist—Popular Science|author=Winning, Brolin|publisher=''[[Remix Magazine]]''|date=2004-12-01|accessdate=2007-10-03}}

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*<small>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p297612|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Alchemist: Biography|author=Brown, Marisa|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2007-10-03}}</small>
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*<small>http://www.thetroyblog.com/2013/04/04/the-whooliganz-make-way-for-the-w-snippets/#comment-7755</ref>

==Other sources==
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*{{cite magazine|url=http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_popular_science/ |title=The Alchemist—Popular Science |author=Winning, Brolin |magazine=[[Remix Magazine]] |date=2004-12-01 |accessdate=2007-10-03 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415182257/http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_popular_science/ |archivedate=April 15, 2009 }}
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*{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p297612|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Alchemist: Biography|author=Brown, Marisa|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=2007-10-03}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p290824|pure_url=yes}} The Whooliganz at Allmusic]
*[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p290824|pure_url=yes}} The Whooliganz at Allmusic]
*[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Whooliganz,+The The Whooliganz at Discogs]
*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/38497-The-Whooliganz The Whooliganz at Discogs]

*[http://music.yahoo.com/ar-268703-videos--Whooliganz "Put Your Handz Up" music video at Yahoo! Music]
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Latest revision as of 00:07, 14 December 2024

The Whooliganz
OriginBeverly Hills, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1991–1994
  • 2014 (reunion)
Labels
Past membersMad Skillz
Mudfoot

The Whooliganz were an American 1990s hip hop music duo consisting of Scott Caan and Alan Maman (the latter of whom is known now as hip hop producer The Alchemist).[1] The duo went by the names Mad Skillz and Mudfoot, respectively.[1]

Caan and Maman met as teenagers in the wealthy neighborhood of Beverly Hills, California.[1] The duo began performing throughout the Los Angeles area and gained recognition. Maman's childhood friend Evidence introduced the group to Quincy Jones III and they began work on a demo. They eventually caught the attention of B-Real of Cypress Hill, who invited the teens to join the collective Soul Assassins, which also consisted of Cypress Hill, House of Pain and Funkdoobiest.[1] The Whooliganz toured the country with the Soul Assassins and their connection helped them land a record deal with Tommy Boy Records.[1]

The Whooliganz recorded their debut album, Make Way for the W.[1] The album's first single was "Put Your Handz Up", which was produced by DJ Lethal and released in 1993,[1] but the single and music video did not receive much airplay. A second single, "Don't Mean Nothin'," was planned but then Tommy Boy decided to drop the group and not release the album. Another song, "Whooliganz," was released as a single in 1995 in the UK on Positiva/EMI Records, but the duo had already gone its separate ways. Caan followed his father, James Caan, into a successful acting career. Maman turned to making beats and found success as hip hop producer the Alchemist.

In 2014, Caan and Maman reunited to collaborate on the song "Byron G." from Step Brothers' album Lord Steppington.[2] According to Step Brothers, another collaboration was recorded featuring Caan and Action Bronson but it was not released.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 367. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  2. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (2014-01-24). "Reviews: Step Brothers - Lord Steppington". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  3. ^ "Alchemist: Scott Caan Killed Action Bronson on Song". VladTV. 2014-02-15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2016-07-04.

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