MO B DICK

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The 11 time multi-platinum artist, and producer, MO B DICK is known by his fans and colleagues as the "beatsmith" and or "hooksmith" for the infamous No Limit Records.

He was also co-founder and memeber of its in-house production machine, Beats By the Pound. He is also the cousin of the rap mogul and former No Limit C.E.O., Master P.



MO B DICK and his culprits KLC, CRAIG B, and ODELL, were responsible for supplying the music for the label's entire roster including: MASTER P, SNOOP DOGG, MYSTIKAL, FIEND, TRU, SILKK THE SHOCKER, C-MURDER, MIA X, KANE AND ABEL, YOUNGBLEED, SOULJA SLIM(R.I.P.) and BIG ED(R.I.P). They also scored and supplied music for hte first "straight-to-VHS" movie by a record label, "I'M BOUT IT" which starred MASTER P and MACK 10. Songs were also provided for Desiny's Child, Montell Jordan, Mariah Carey, "The Substitute," and "Rhyme and Reason" soundtracks as well as the NO LIMIT'S own "I GOT THE HOOK UP," "FOOLISH," and "HOT BOYS." These soundtracks of groundbreaking Blackspoitation movies can still be seen from time to time on various cable channels.



It's no question, BEATS BY THE POUND, along with MANNIE FRESH, DJ PAUL and JUICY J, PIMP C, and MR. MIXX pioneered the Southern Hip Hop sound and movement now known as the "Crunk." Before it was called "crunk" it was called "bounce" (New Orleans), "buck" (Memphis), and "trunk funk" (Houston/Port Arthur, TX.). Ultimately the elements that they incorporated in their music such as the thunderous tonal TR-808 bass drum, gut-bubbling, sub-contrabass, the 16th and 32nd note hi-hats, military snares, walking pizzacato strings, blazing fanfare horns, and the mellow whistle Moog lead became the signature and staple sound that obviously influenced the likes of Li' I Jon, David Banner, Polow Da Don, DJ Toomp, Shawty Redd, DJ Smurf aka Mr. Collipark, and even Jermaine Dupri. Not only neighboring states have adopted the sound, the whole planet has officially claimed it as the "new" Hip Hop. Because of the dominance of this artform, "sampling" and the interpolations of old songs have taken the backseat in the production sector of the industry. Today these sounds and patterns can be heard on TV commercials, BET, MTV, MTV2, HBO, and ESPN, being incorporated in theme songs and background music for their various shows. One can currently hear those old NO LIMIT songs at the NFL and NBA games being used as adrenaline music for the players on the field and court, and the home crowds.



In 1999, MO B DICK departed with his cousin MASTER P and NO LIMIT RECORDS due to irreconcilable differences. But this didn't stop MO B DICK. MO B DICK and his crew decided to expand their horizons by transforming from "BEATS BY the POUND" to "THE MEDICINE MEN." As "THE MEDICINE MEN" they produced songs for artists such as LUDACRIS, BUN B, PAUL WALL, BG, JUVENILE, LIL FLIP, AARON HALL, and GANGSTA BOO. As a precautionary method during a legal dispute with NO LIMIT RECORDS, MO B DICK decided to do work using an alias on the LUDACRIS "CHICKEN AND BEER" (LP) and GANGSTA BOO "INQUIRING MINDS 2" (LP) credits as produced by; nevertheless by himself is listed as writer on both projects.



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