LMNO

Born James Kelly, rapper Lmno grew up in Long Beach, CA, as part of the surf and skate scene. There was also a thriving underground hip-hop scene in southern California, and soon he was working on making his own demo tapes. His hard work paid off, eventually getting him a verse on "B.F. Sound Check" on Circle Of Power's 1993 self-titled album. However, his break came in 1995, when friend Key-kool and Dj Rhettmatic released Kozmonautz, not only setting the stage for the Visionaries crew, but also giving the young rapper an opportunity to rhyme next to Ras Kass on the song "E=MC5," which put his name out into greater public awareness (it's rumored that when Eminem came to California in 1997 to work with Dr. Dre, he asked what Lmno was about).



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