The U.M.C.'s

The UMC's
The UMC's
Also known as	The U.M.C.'s
Origin	Staten Island, New York City
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1991–1994
Labels	Wild Pitch/EMI Records
Members	Haas G; Kool Kim

The UMC's was an American hip hop duo from the borough of Staten Island in New York City.

The group was composed of Haas G and Kool Kim, who released the critically acclaimed full-length album Fruits of Nature in 1991, which garnered chart success with the duo's #1 Billboard Hot Rap Single "Blue Cheese" and #2 Hot Rap Single "One To Grow On." (which contains a sample from "Ursalena" by Bill Cosby) In 1994, the duo released its second album, Unleashed[1] but split up soon after.

Since the group's break-up, Haas G (under the names Hassan and Fantom of the Beat) has focused on producing music, most notably garnering a #1 hit for Lil' Kim featuring 50 Cent, with "Magic Stick". Kool Kim reinvented himself as the controversial underground emcee NYOIL.[2]

Discography

Fruits of Nature (Wild Pitch/EMI Records, 1991) U.S. R&B #32[3]
Unleashed (Wild Pitch/EMI Records, 1994) U.S. R&B #63[3]

References

The U.M.C.'s at Allmusic
Interview with Kool Kim Archived December 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Platform8470.com, 2006
Billboard, Allmusic.com

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[1] The U.M.C.'s at Allmusic

[2] Interview with Kool Kim Archived December 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Platform8470.com, 2006

[amg1-3] Billboard, Allmusic.com