- Leaders of the New School【 19 songs in total 】
- Leaders of the New School were a hip hop group based in Long Island, New York.
History
The crew was composed of Uniondale, New York, natives Charlie Brown (born Bryan Higgins on September 19, 1970) and Dinco D (born James Jackson on November 4, 1970); North Amityville, New York native Cut Monitor Milo (born Sheldon Scott on July 4, 1970); and Busta Rhymes (born Trevor Smith, Jr. on May 20, 1972), who was originally from Brooklyn, New York but later moved to Uniondale at the age of twelve. The group's big break was when they became an opening act for hip hop group Public Enemy. Public Enemy's Chuck D gave Busta Rhymes and Charlie Brown their stage names.
The group made its first appearance on an Elektra Records compilation titled Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary, with a song called 'Mt. Airy Groove'. It was the only hip hop group on that album. LONS soon joined up with popular hip hop collective the Native Tongues, along with the Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and Black Sheep.
In 1991, Busta Rhymes, Dinco D and Charlie Brown made a guest appearance on A Tribe Called Quest's hit single 'Scenario', and LONS joined ATCQ on The Arsenio Hall Show to perform the track with the group. Their debut album A Future Without a Past was also released in 1991. It included the hits 'Case of the P.T.A.', 'Sobb Story', and 'The International Zone Coaster'. The group was praised for its light-hearted content and old-school call-and-response deliveries.
The group's second and final album was T.I.M.E. ('The Inner Mind's Eye'), released in 1993. The album was less acclaimed than the group's debut,[citation needed] but it spawned the hip hop hits 'What's Next' and 'Classic Material'.
As time passed, fans and critics began to focus less on LONS as a group, and more on Busta Rhymes as an individual. During an infamous appearance on the TV show Yo! MTV Raps, the group was seen arguing, with member Charlie Brown becoming upset over Rhymes' show-stealing. The group soon split up, with Charlie Brown, Dinco D and Milo garnering very limited success individually, while Busta Rhymes' popularity continued to increase.
The group made an appearance on Rhymes' 1996 debut album The Coming, on the track 'Keep It Movin'' and was the last time they would collaborate as a group. In July 2012, the group reunited on stage during Busta Rhymes' headlining set at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, to perform 'Case of the P.T.A.' and 'Scenario' in its entirety with A Tribe Called Quest. The group later reunited again in 2015 on the song 'We Home' from Busta Rhymes' mixtape The Return Of The Dragon: The Abstract Went On Vacation.
Dinco D released his debut solo album Cameo Flows on November 4, 2016. The album features appearances by fellow members Charlie Brown and Cut Monitor Milo.
In December 2016, Dinco D and Charlie Brown announced on The Library With Tim Einenkel podcast that the group was working on new material together but did not give any indication to when it would be released. The following month, Busta Rhymes made similar comments on N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN’s Drink Champs podcast.
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Lyricist
Composer
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1
A Quarter To Cutthroat
Bryan Higgins, James Jackson, Sheldon Scott, Trevor Smith
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2
Case Of The P.T.A.
Bryan Higgins, James Jackson, Trevor Smith
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3
Case of the PTA (Live from 'In Living Color')
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4
Case of the PTA
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5
Classic Material
Patrice Hayes, Brian Higgins, James Jackson, Marshall E Jones, Marlon Maurice King, Ralph Middlebrooks, Walter Morrison, Norman Napier, Andrew Noland, Marvin Pierce, Scott Sheldon, Trevor Smith, Gregory Webster
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6
Daily Reminder
Bryan Higgins, James Jackson, Peter Christopher Lopez, Sheldon Scott, Trevor Smith
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7
International Zone Coaster
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8
Sobb Story
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9
Sound of the Zeekers @#^**?!
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10
Spontaneous (13 MC's Deep)
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11
Syntax Era
Frank Alstin, Bryan Higgins, James Jr Jackson, Marlon King, Richard Roebuck, Charles Simmons, Trevor Smith
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12
Teachers, Don't Teach Us Nonsense!!
Bryan Higgins, James Jackson, Trevor Smith
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13
Teachers, Don't Teach Us Nonsense!
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14
The International Zone Coaster
Dajani John, Gamble John F, Higgins Bryan, Jackson James (usa 2), Ross Dante A, Smith Trevor
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15
Too Much On My Mind
Bryan Higgins, James Jr Jackson, Marlon King
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16
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
Bryan Higgins, James Jr Jackson, Eric Sadler, Trevor Smith
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17
Understanding The Inner Mind's Eye
Bryan Higgins, James Jackson, Trevor Smith
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18
What's Next
Bryan Higgins, James Jackson, Scott Sheldon, Trevor Smith
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19
What's the Pinocchio's Theory?