Bronx duo Camp Lo (Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede) signed with Profile Records in 1996 and made their first appearance on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart in 1996 with their minor hit, "Coolie High." Their second single, "Luchini (This Is It)" became a crossover hit in 1997 reaching the top 5 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The dyad released their widely acclaimed debut album Uptown Saturday Night in January 1997. The album was produced solely by Ski Beatz, noteworthy for his memorable work with Jay-Z. They finally returned with the follow up to their 1997 debut album with 2002’s Let's Do It Again.
In 2007, after a 5 year break the dyad returned with their third album Black Hollywood (originally titled “A Piece of the Action”) produced exclusively by long-time colleague Ski Beatz who produced the bulk of the group's first two albums, Uptown Saturday Night (1997) and Let's Do It Again (2001). In April 2008, Camp Lo signed with SRC/Universal Records and the dyad released a new single titled “Troubleman / Cookers.” They also released a collaboration album with Pete Rock in 2011, '80 Blocks From Tiffanys' (The album title takes its name from the 1979 docudrama directed by film and television director Gary Weis detailing the day-to-day life of two South Bronx gangs known as the "Savage Skulls" and the "Savage Nomads") and its 2013 successor '80 Blocks From Tiffanys' Part 2.
Camp Lo also released a 6-song EP entitled Fort Apache in 2013 alongside long-time collaborator beatsmith Ski Beatz. Camp Lo are also planning to release their 5th studio album "Ragtime Hightimes" produced one-hundred percent by Ski Beatz on May 19th via Nature Sounds.
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