The Dogs were a 1990s hip hop group consisting of Disco Rick

Disco Rick

Disco Rick is a Miami bass hip-hop musician who has served as performer and producer over the past 15 years.Rick began his music career with the Gucci Crew in the early 1980s, mixing music and writing lyrics that would go on to help define the Miami sound...

, Keith Bell, Labrant Dennis and Fergus "Cracked Up" Smith, best known for "Crack Rock," their hit single with the chant "Yo' Mama's on Crack Rock!" The group released three studio albums The Dogs

The Dogs (album)

The Dogs is the self-titled debut album released by rap group, The Dogs. It was released on March 28, 1990 through Joey Boy Records and was produced by the groups leader, Disco Rick...

in 1990, Beware of The Dogs

Beware of The Dogs

Beware of The Dogs is the second album released by rap group, The Dogs. It was released on June 4, 1991 through Joey Boy Records and was produced by Disco Rick...

in 1991 and K-9 Bass

K-9 Bass

K-9 Bass is the third and final album released by rap group, The Dogs. It was released on November 17, 1992 through Joey Boy Records and featured production from The Dogs, Carleton Mills and Calvin Mills. By the time this album was released, Disco Rick and Cracked Up had left the group, leaving...

in 1992.

Labrant Dennis was arrested in May 1996 for the double murder of Marlin Barnes, a University of Miami football player, and Timwaneka Lumpkin, his exgirlfriend.

Discography

Year	Album	Chart Position
		US Hip-Hop Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
1990	The Dogs The Dogs (album) The Dogs is the self-titled debut album released by rap group, The Dogs. It was released on March 28, 1990 through Joey Boy Records and was produced by the groups leader, Disco Rick...	37
1991	Beware of The Dogs Beware of The Dogs Beware of The Dogs is the second album released by rap group, The Dogs. It was released on June 4, 1991 through Joey Boy Records and was produced by Disco Rick...	55
1992	K-9 Bass K-9 Bass K-9 Bass is the third and final album released by rap group, The Dogs. It was released on November 17, 1992 through Joey Boy Records and featured production from The Dogs, Carleton Mills and Calvin Mills. By the time this album was released, Disco Rick and Cracked Up had left the group, leaving...	95

External links

• Birchmeier, Jason "[ The Dogs Biography]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation