Fu-Schnickens

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Fu-Schnickens was an early 1990s American hip hop group known for their fast-paced, tongue-twisting raps and playful, Afrocentric style.

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Fu-Schnickens canonical 1
Fu‑Schnickens 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop group ⓘ
activeYearsPeak early 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart late 1980s ⓘ
album F.U. Don't Take It Personal ⓘ
Nervous Breakdown ⓘ
albumReleaseDate Nervous Breakdown (1994) ⓘ
associatedAct A Tribe Called Quest ⓘ
Leaders of the New School ⓘ
Shaquille O'Neal ⓘ
collaboratedWith Shaquille O'Neal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalContext part of early 1990s Afrocentric rap movement ⓘ
debutAlbum F.U. Don't Take It Personal ⓘ
debutAlbumReleaseDate 1992 ⓘ
disbanded mid-1990s ⓘ
genre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
alternative hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
jazz rap ⓘ
lyricalTheme Afrocentrism ⓘ
playful braggadocio ⓘ
memberOf Chip-Fu ⓘ
Moc-Fu ⓘ
Poc-Fu ⓘ
musicScene New York hip hop scene ⓘ
musicVideo What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock) ⓘ
notableCharacteristic Afrocentric themes ⓘ
fast-paced rapping ⓘ
playful style ⓘ
tongue-twisting raps ⓘ
notableFor one of the first rap groups to collaborate with an NBA star ⓘ
notablePerformanceStyle high-speed delivery with clear enunciation ⓘ
notableWork La Schmoove ⓘ
Ring the Alarm ⓘ
What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock) ⓘ
origin Brooklyn, New York City ⓘ
recordLabel Jive Records ⓘ
single La Schmoove ⓘ
Ring the Alarm ⓘ
What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock) ⓘ
style Caribbean-influenced vocal patterns ⓘ
cartoonish humor ⓘ
complex rhyme schemes ⓘ
vocalRole Chip-Fu (primary rapid-fire MC) ⓘ
Moc-Fu (MC) ⓘ
Poc-Fu (MC) ⓘ
linked to: Moc-Fu (MC)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shaq Fu: Da Return → featuresArtist → Fu-Schnickens ⓘ
Shaq Diesel → featuresArtist → Fu‑Schnickens ⓘ
linked to: Fu-Schnickens