Larsiny Family
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Larsiny or Larsiny Family is a hip hop
group/label
from North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. Rapper Cassidy helped found the crew Larsiny with his home-town-friends Cal Akbar and Shiz Lansky, who is featured on the song "I Pray" on the B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story album. They got their first break after being signed to the Ruff Ryders
in 1998, after being featured on Ryde or Die Vol. 2
.
, resulting in a response track on Cassidy's Apply Pressure MixTape called "Dear Rodney (Akbar Diss)" and also Akbar's departure from the Larsiny group.
Hip hop
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group/label
Label
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from North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Rapper Cassidy helped found the crew Larsiny with his home-town-friends Cal Akbar and Shiz Lansky, who is featured on the song "I Pray" on the B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story album. They got their first break after being signed to the Ruff Ryders
Ruff Ryders
Ruff Ryders Entertainment is a record label founded by brothers Darrin "Dee" Dean and Joaquin "Waah" Dean, uncles of producer Swizz Beatz. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Fontana Distribution.The label is currently active as Ruff Ryders...
in 1998, after being featured on Ryde or Die Vol. 2
Ryde or Die Vol. 2
Ryde or Die Vol. 2 is a 2000 album by the New York based Rap group Ruff Ryders. The album was released on July 4 of that year. Album debuted at #2 on Billboard 200, by selling 254,000 copies in first week in stores.-Track listing:Samples=...
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2006-2007: Full Surface
They appeared on numerous mixtapes, and released the street single "Boyz Iz Back". They have 2 new mixtapes, one released and the other under Big Mike & DJ Thoro, the first, Larsiny Put Ya L's In The Sky released on January 4, 2008, and the second, 100 Bars Mixtape (a.k.a. North Philly of Death) released on April 19, along with AR-AB's solo tapes Welcome To Trap Street and I See Dead People.2008-2009: Larsiny Break-Up?
In 2008, there was a beef brewing between Cassidy and Cal Akbar that was trying to be kept secret. Until in February 2009 various clips of Cal Akbar dissing Cassidy appeared on YouTubeYouTube
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, resulting in a response track on Cassidy's Apply Pressure MixTape called "Dear Rodney (Akbar Diss)" and also Akbar's departure from the Larsiny group.
2009-present: Moving to Kross Over
Cassidy took his Larsiny Family label over to Kross Over Entertainment and E1 Music with him, and released his fourth studio album titled "C.A.S.H: Cass A Straight Hustler" .MixTapes
- 2008: Put Ya L's In The Sky (Hosted by DJ Thoro)
- 2009: 100 Bars (North Philly of Death)