El Pus

El Pus (pronounced El Poose) was an American rap rock group from Atlanta.

El Pus
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
GenresRap rock, hip hop
LabelsVirgin/EMI Records
Associated actsCUFROCK, Reel Big Fish, Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer, American Hi-Fi, Punchline
Websitewww.myspace.com/elpus
MembersCufrock
Tchaka "Kiko" Diallo
C.J. Randolph
Cosmo
Woodchuck
YoungPete Alexander
Past membersAnthony David
Enrique

The members formed the group in the early 1990s and released their first album Strange Cowboys in 1998 under Vagabond Productions. Rapper Speech of Arrested Development worked in the studio with the group, and Virgin Records signed El Pus and released the group's major label debut, Hoodlum Rockā€”Vol. 1 in 2005.[1] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone panned the album.[2] David Jeffries of allmusic.com praised the album, considering it a combination of hard rock and crunk rap.[3]

Discography

  • 1998: Strange Cowboys
  • 2004: What Is El Pus? - EP
  • 2005: Hoodlum Rock Vol. 1
  • 2019: Strange Cowboys (2019 Remaster)

References

  1. Jeffries, David (2005). "El Pus > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  2. Hoard, Christian (2005-03-24). "El Pus: Hoodlum Rock (Vol. 1: The Bogard)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. Jeffries, David (2005-03-01). "Hoodlum Rock, Vol. 1 > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
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