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* MaleGaze: The covers of ''Move Somethin''' and ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be''
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* MaleGaze: The covers of ''Move Somethin''' and ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be''Be'', the latter which crosses with BetweenMyLegs.
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* WrongfullyAttributed: "Me So Horny" ''sounds'' like a phrase that the 2 Live Crew would invent, but the title (and the accompanying sample) actually comes from the film ''Film/FullMetalJacket''.
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* WrongfullyAttributed: "Me So Horny" ''sounds'' like a phrase that the 2 Live Crew would invent, but the title (and the accompanying sample) actually comes from the film ''Film/FullMetalJacket''.''Film/FullMetalJacket''.
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* AffectionateParody: Not long after ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' was released, Eric Lambert and Joe Stone, calling themselves [[YouHaveToHaveJews 2 Live Jews]], made an album called ''As Kosher As They Wanna Be''.
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* AffectionateParody: Not long after ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' was released, Eric Lambert (MC Moisha) and Joe Stone, Stone ([[EazyE Easy Irving]]), calling themselves [[YouHaveToHaveJews 2 Live Jews]], made an album called ''As Kosher As They Wanna Be''.
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** {{Cluster F Bomb}}s are also strategically deployed on "Fuck Martinez".
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** "Fuck Martinez", from ''Banned in the USA'', blasts Bob Martinez, who was the governor of Florida when ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' was released, and had allowed record store owners to be arrested for selling the album.
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** "Fuck Martinez", from ''Banned in the USA'', blasts Bob Martinez, who was the governor of Florida when ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' was released, and had allowed ordered prosecutors to see if the album could be banned for obscenity, and Nick Navarro, the Broward County sherriff who arrested record store owners to be arrested for selling the album.
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** "Fuck Martinez", from ''Banned in the USA'', blasts Bob Martinez, who was the governor of Florida when ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' was released, and had allowed record store owners to be arrested for selling the album.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Um, yeah.
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* TheBandMinusTheFace: When they continued on after Luke left.
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* GoldTooth: They would show off the gold in their teeth in their early years.
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* DisorganizedOutlineSpeech: Luke's rant in "Banned in the U.S.A", especially everything after "We have the freedom of CHOICE!":
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* DisorganizedOutlineSpeech: Luke's rant speech in "Banned in the U.S.A", especially everything after "We have the freedom of CHOICE!":
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Is this not America?\\
This is not China!\\
This is not Russia!\\
This is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is America!\\
We have the right to say what we want to say\\
We have the right to do what we want to do\\
And what I do in my house, you might not do in your house!\\
So what I do in my house is my business!\\
And the simple fact of it all is that we are BONDED by the First Amendment!\\
We have the freedom of EXPRESSION!\\
We have the freedom of CHOICE!\\
And you, Chinese, black, green, purple, Jew\\
YOU have the right to listen to whoever you want to, and even the 2 Live Crew!\\
So all you right-wingers, left-wingers, bigots, Communists\\
There IS a place for you in this world!\\
Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the BRAVE!\\
And 2 Live is what we are!"
This is not China!\\
This is not Russia!\\
This is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is America!\\
We have the right to say what we want to say\\
We have the right to do what we want to do\\
And what I do in my house, you might not do in your house!\\
So what I do in my house is my business!\\
And the simple fact of it all is that we are BONDED by the First Amendment!\\
We have the freedom of EXPRESSION!\\
We have the freedom of CHOICE!\\
And you, Chinese, black, green, purple, Jew\\
YOU have the right to listen to whoever you want to, and even the 2 Live Crew!\\
So all you right-wingers, left-wingers, bigots, Communists\\
There IS a place for you in this world!\\
Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the BRAVE!\\
And 2 Live is what we are!"
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This is not
This is not
This is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is
We have the right to say what we want to
We
And what I do in my house, you might not do in your
So what I do in my house is my
And the simple fact of it all is that we are BONDED by the First
We have the freedom of
We have the freedom of
And you, Chinese, black, green, purple,
YOU have the right to listen to whoever you want to, and even the 2 Live
So all you right-wingers, left-wingers, bigots,
There IS a place for you in this
Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the
And 2 Live is what we
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Is this not America?\\
This is not China!\\
This is not Russia!\\
This is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is America!\\
We have the right to say what we want to say\\
we have the right to do what we want to do\\
and what I do in my house, you might not do in your house!\\
So what I do in my house is my business!\\
And the simple fact of it all is that we are BONDED by the First Amendment!\\
We have the freedom of EXPRESSION!\\
We have the freedom of CHOICE!\\
And you, Chinese, black, green, purple, Jew\\
YOU have the right to listen to whoever you want to, and even the 2 Live Crew!\\
So all you right-wingers, left-wingers, bigots, Communists\\
there IS a place for you in this world!\\
Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the BRAVE!\\
And 2 Live is what we are!"
This is not China!\\
This is not Russia!\\
This is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is America!\\
We have the right to say what we want to say\\
we have the right to do what we want to do\\
and what I do in my house, you might not do in your house!\\
So what I do in my house is my business!\\
And the simple fact of it all is that we are BONDED by the First Amendment!\\
We have the freedom of EXPRESSION!\\
We have the freedom of CHOICE!\\
And you, Chinese, black, green, purple, Jew\\
YOU have the right to listen to whoever you want to, and even the 2 Live Crew!\\
So all you right-wingers, left-wingers, bigots, Communists\\
there IS a place for you in this world!\\
Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the BRAVE!\\
And 2 Live is what we are!"
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This is not
This is not
This is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is
We have the right to say what we want to
we
We have the right to do what we want to
and
And what I do in my house, you might not do in your
So what I do in my house is my
And the simple fact of it all is that we are BONDED by the First
We have the freedom of
We have the freedom of
And you, Chinese, black, green, purple,
YOU have the right to listen to whoever you want to, and even the 2 Live
So all you right-wingers, left-wingers, bigots,
there
There IS a place for you in this
Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the
And 2 Live is what we
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We have the right to say what we want to say,\\
we have the right to do what we want to do,\\
we have the right to do what we want to do,\\
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We have the right to say what we want to say,\\
say\\
we have the right to do what we want todo,\\do\\
we have the right to do what we want to
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* DisorganizedOutlineSpeech: Luke's rant in "Banned in the U.S.A", especially everything after "We have the freedom of CHOICE!":
-->"What is this??\\
Is this not America?\\
This is not China!\\
This is not Russia!\\
This is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is America!\\
We have the right to say what we want to say,\\
we have the right to do what we want to do,\\
and what I do in my house, you might not do in your house!\\
So what I do in my house is my business!\\
And the simple fact of it all is that we are BONDED by the First Amendment!\\
We have the freedom of EXPRESSION!\\
We have the freedom of CHOICE!\\
And you, Chinese, black, green, purple, Jew\\
YOU have the right to listen to whoever you want to, and even the 2 Live Crew!\\
So all you right-wingers, left-wingers, bigots, Communists\\
there IS a place for you in this world!\\
Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the BRAVE!\\
And 2 Live is what we are!"
-->"What is this??\\
Is this not America?\\
This is not China!\\
This is not Russia!\\
This is not the place where they brought down the wall, this is America!\\
We have the right to say what we want to say,\\
we have the right to do what we want to do,\\
and what I do in my house, you might not do in your house!\\
So what I do in my house is my business!\\
And the simple fact of it all is that we are BONDED by the First Amendment!\\
We have the freedom of EXPRESSION!\\
We have the freedom of CHOICE!\\
And you, Chinese, black, green, purple, Jew\\
YOU have the right to listen to whoever you want to, and even the 2 Live Crew!\\
So all you right-wingers, left-wingers, bigots, Communists\\
there IS a place for you in this world!\\
Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the BRAVE!\\
And 2 Live is what we are!"
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The kids were in gym as I went for a swim
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The kids were in gym as I went for a swim swim\\
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* BikiniBar: "Strip Club"
* CoatsAndJackets: Wore shiny green jackets in their early days.
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-->I met this girl named Keisha, the daughter of a preacher / I met her in school and we did it on the bleachers\\
The kids were in gym as I went for a swim / I rocked her so good until she wanted it again
The kids were in gym as I went for a swim / I rocked her so good until she wanted it again
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-->I met this girl named Keisha, the daughter of a preacher / preacher\\
I met her in school and we did it on thebleachers\\
bleachers\\
The kids were in gym as I went for aswim / swim
I rocked her so good until she wanted itagainagain"
I met her in school and we did it on the
The kids were in gym as I went for a
I rocked her so good until she wanted it
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** The Jack they're talkin' about is "Jack Jones"!
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** The Jack they're talkin' about is "Jack Jones"!''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Jones_(singer) Jack Jones]]!''
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* [[LegacyCharacter Legacy Band]]: The group Poison Clan were known as "The baby 2 Live Crew."
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* AffectionateParody: Not long after ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' was released, Eric Lambert and Joe Stone, calling themselves 2 Live Jews, made an album called ''As Kosher As They Wanna Be''.
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* AffectionateParody: Not long after ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' was released, Eric Lambert and Joe Stone, calling themselves [[YouHaveToHaveJews 2 Live Jews, Jews]], made an album called ''As Kosher As They Wanna Be''.
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* AffectionateParody: Not long after ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' was released, Eric Lambert and Joe Stone, calling themselves 2 Live Jews, made an album called ''As Kosher As They Wanna Be''.
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* SomethingBlues: "2 Live Blues". And it's ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin... the crew singing a straight-up blues song (albeit with the usual dirty lyrics).
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* FakeOutFadeOut: At the end of "Pop That Pussy".
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Not to be confused with the ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' episode "The Two Live Crew Job."
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* BleachedUnderpants: ''As Clean As They Wanna Be,'' which did not sell anywhere close to the amount of copies that the original did.
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* MaleGaze: The covers of ''Move Somethin''' and ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be''
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** Luke would also release a string of genuine solo efforts
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--> ''"Keep Your Eyes Open For The New Luke Skyywalker Album Coming Your Way Soon.''"
** If this album was intended, it was never made, since the obscenity controversy led to their next release being ''Banned in the U.S.A.''.
** If this album was intended, it was never made, since the obscenity controversy led to their next release being ''Banned in the U.S.A.''.
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--> ''"Keep Your Eyes Open For The New Luke Skyywalker Album Coming Your Way Soon.''"
"''
**If this album was intended, it was never made, since Which would be pure semantics, as Lucasfilm stopped Luke from using "Luke Skyywalker" soon after. Thus the obscenity controversy led to their next release being of ''Banned in the In The U.S.A.''.'' on the newly renamed Luke Records.
** Luke did make a series of solo albums after 2 Live Crew's first breakup, starting with ''I Got Shit On My Mind'' in 1992.
** Luke would also release a string of genuine solo efforts
**
** Luke did make a series of solo albums after 2 Live Crew's first breakup, starting with ''I Got Shit On My Mind'' in 1992.
** Luke would also release a string of genuine solo efforts
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-->''"When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest."''
-->-- '''William Hazlitt'''
-->-- '''William Hazlitt'''
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* StreisandEffect: The band was strictly small time until Tipper Gore gave them the kind of international publicity you can't buy.
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As usual, you can find the basics about their career at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Live_Crew The Other Wiki]].
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The court battle led Luther Campbell to become an advocate for free speech, releasing ''Banned In The U.S.A.'' in 1990 to vent his frustrations with MoralGuardians and overprotective government. (But not without having to change the name of his label to Luke Records... that same year George Lucas successfully sued Luther to make him drop the "Luke Skyywalker" name.)
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The court battle led Luther Campbell to become an advocate for free speech, releasing ''Banned In The U.S.A.'' in 1990 to vent his frustrations with MoralGuardians and overprotective government. (But not without having to change the name of his label to Luke Records... that same year George Lucas Creator/GeorgeLucas successfully sued Luther to make him drop the "Luke Skyywalker" name.)
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* MissingEpisode: The back cover of the CD of ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' featured a note that read,
--> ''"Keep Your Eyes Open For The New Luke Skyywalker Album Coming Your Way Soon.''"
** If this album was intended, it was never made, since the obscenity controversy led to their next release being ''Banned in the U.S.A.''.
--> ''"Keep Your Eyes Open For The New Luke Skyywalker Album Coming Your Way Soon.''"
** If this album was intended, it was never made, since the obscenity controversy led to their next release being ''Banned in the U.S.A.''.
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* SelfDeprecation: The intro to ''Sports Weekend'' is a sampling montage that mentions the crew's names interspersed with "He's full of shit" and "They're all full of shit".
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* TheCameo: Brother Marquis, Fresh Kid Ice and Mr. Mixx all appear on the Music/InsaneClownPosse's ''Bootlegged in L.A.'' [=DVD=].
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* TokenMinority: Fresh Kid Ice is the rare Chinese rapper.
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* DanceSensation: "Throw The D", "Do The [[TheSimpsons Bart]]"
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* DanceSensation: "Throw The D", "Do The [[TheSimpsons [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart]]"
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[[caption-width-right:220:The debut album]]
-->''Heyyyyy, we want some puuuussyyyyyy!''
The 2 Live Crew is a [[GenreMotif/HipHop rap]] group from Miami that's mostly known for their plethora of DirtyRap songs.
David "Mr. Mixx" Hobbs originally formed the 2 Live Crew with Fresh Kid Ice and Amazing V. They released their first single, "Revelations", in 1985. Amazing V left the group after that and was replaced by Brother Marquis. They caught the attention of Luther Campbell, a fellow rapper who had his own record label. Luther joined the group and signed them to his Luke Skyywalker Records, which put out their first album, ''The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are'', in 1986. Through word of mouth alone, the album managed to sell enough to go gold. Another album, ''Move Somethin'', followed in 1988.
By the time they released their double album ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' in 1989, the 2 Live Crew had gained nationwide notoriety for their bawdy lyrics and outrageous stage shows. Then they ran afoul of the law when Florida attorney Jack Thompson, on behalf of [[MoralGuardians the American Family Association]], sought to press obscenity charges on the group and ban their records from being sold in record stores. The legal battle went all the way to the federal appeals court, which ruled in favor of the 2 Live Crew and dropped the obscenity charges. The U.S. Supreme Court refused the appeal by the prosecutors after that. Amidst all the controversy, ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' sold two million copies.
The court battle led Luther Campbell to become an advocate for free speech, releasing ''Banned In The U.S.A.'' in 1990 to vent his frustrations with MoralGuardians and overprotective government. (But not without having to change the name of his label to Luke Records... that same year George Lucas successfully sued Luther to make him drop the "Luke Skyywalker" name.)
After releasing a follow-up album ''Sports Weekend'' in 1991, the group disbanded in 1992. Luke and Fresh Kid Ice tried re-forming "The New 2 Live Crew" in 1994 with rapper Verb, but the album they made had little commercial success. Fresh Kid Ice, Brother Marquis and Mr. Mixx then made ''Shake A Lil' Somethin'' in 1996 without Luke or his record label. Since then the 2 Live Crew has been a RevolvingDoorBand, with Fresh Kid Ice as the only constant.
!!Members:
* Fresh Kid Ice a.k.a. Chris Wongwon (the only constant member of the group, who would in fact perform solo, [[IAmTheBand billed as the "2 Live Crew"]], during TheNoughties)
* Amazing V a.k.a. Yuri Vielot (1985)
* Brother Marquis a.k.a. Mark Ross (1985-1992, 1995-1998, 2008-present)
* Luke Skyywalker[[hottip:*:(used until 1990, thanks to a lawsuit by Lucasfilm)]] a.k.a. Luther Campbell (1985-1996)
* Mr. Mixx a.k.a. David Hobbs (1985-1998)
* Verb (1994-1995)
* Tiki (1998-2001)
!!Albums:
* 1986 - ''The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are''
* 1988 - ''Move Somethin''
* 1989 - ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be''
* 1990 - ''Banned In The U.S.A.'' (originally billed as "The Luke LP featuring the 2 Live Crew")
* 1991 - ''Sports Weekend: As Nasty As They Wanna Be Part II''
* 1994 - ''Back At Your Ass For The Nine-4''
* 1996 - ''Shake A Lil Somethin''
* 1998 - ''The Real One''
!!2 Live Tropes:
* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy: Many, many examples.
* AllMenArePerverts: Well, ''almost'' all men, save for the occasional "Pussy Ass Nigga".
* BawdySong: Take your pick.
* CallAndResponseSong: Luke was fond of these. "Head Booty & Cock" and "If You Believe In Having Sex" are good examples.
* CampGay: "Hey Jack".
-->"Jack and Bob... I can see you guys humping each otherrrr!"
* CasualKink: "S&M"
* ClusterFBomb: Jack Thompson counted the F-bombs on ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' and announced that "fuck" was heard 199 times.
* CoitusEnsues
* CountryMatters: Not much use of the C-word, actually. It does show up in ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' on "Put Her In The Buck".
* DanceSensation: "Throw The D", "Do The [[TheSimpsons Bart]]"
* DirtyRap: ''And how.'' A TropeCodifier.
* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' certainly lived up to its name (especially for its time), covering just about every sexual topic short of incest and bestiality.
* FracturedFairyTale: "Dirty Nursery Rhymes"
* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday
* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: "Dick Almighty" has lots of terms for male genitalia.
* IAteWhat: "She thought I came in her mouth, but I was only peein'" - from "My Seven Bizzos"
* ImAManICantHelpIt
* TheImmodestOrgasm: Kicks off "C'mon Babe".
* IntercourseWithYou: The TropeCodifier in the rap world. It'd be easier to list the songs that ''don't'' involve sexual activity.
* ListSong: "Fraternity Record", "Fuck Martinez" and any other song that is basically Luke going "Fuck [insert person, place or thing here]!" over and over.
* MiamiBass
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Luke was careful to not use the full names of any of his subjects in "Jack" or any of his "I Ain't Bullshittin'" rants.
* OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope: 2 Live Crew got creative with their copyright warning early on: "Unauthorized reproduction will get you fucked up by the Ghetto Style DJ's."
* ThePeteBest: Yuri "Amazing V" Vielot was on their very first single "Revelation", but left the group after that. Brother Marquis replaced him.
* PoliticalRap: Much of the material on ''Banned In The U.S.A.'', especially the title track.
* PreachersKid: From "Check It Out Y'all":
-->I met this girl named Keisha, the daughter of a preacher / I met her in school and we did it on the bleachers\\
The kids were in gym as I went for a swim / I rocked her so good until she wanted it again
* RatedGForGangsta: While Fresh Kid Ice and Brother Marquis continue to tour as 2 Live Crew (though Marquis [[OldShame turned born-again Christian and railed against his old raunchy persona for a while]]), Luther Campbell is now... wait for it... a ''high school football coach''.
* RearrangeTheSong: "Do Wah Diddy", "Pretty Woman"
** "One And One" uses the melody from the chorus of "All Day And All Of The Night" by Music/TheKinks.
* RefugeInAudacity: Um, yeah.
* {{Sampling}}: Of special note are the samples used from comedy acts such as Creator/RichardPryor, Redd Foxx and Blowfly, showing their fans (not to mention their critics) that raunchy black comedy was OlderThanTheyThink.
* SexIsGood
* StreisandEffect: The band was strictly small time until Tipper Gore gave them the kind of international publicity you can't buy.
* StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks: "Face Down Ass Up"
* TakeThat: "Hey Jack", presumably aimed at {{Moral Guardian|s}} Jack Thompson. "Let's see how many times you can get a 'fuck' outta this one!"
** The Jack they're talkin' about is "Jack Jones"!
* [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants Writing by the Seat of Your (Lack of) Pants]]: In a recent ''New York Times'' article, Luther Campbell recalled that when recording 2 Live Crew albums, he "would fill the studio with women and Bacardi rum and make music based on what happened, what he saw, what he did."
* WrongfullyAttributed: "Me So Horny" ''sounds'' like a phrase that the 2 Live Crew would invent, but the title (and the accompanying sample) actually comes from the film ''Film/FullMetalJacket''.
[[caption-width-right:220:The debut album]]
-->''Heyyyyy, we want some puuuussyyyyyy!''
The 2 Live Crew is a [[GenreMotif/HipHop rap]] group from Miami that's mostly known for their plethora of DirtyRap songs.
David "Mr. Mixx" Hobbs originally formed the 2 Live Crew with Fresh Kid Ice and Amazing V. They released their first single, "Revelations", in 1985. Amazing V left the group after that and was replaced by Brother Marquis. They caught the attention of Luther Campbell, a fellow rapper who had his own record label. Luther joined the group and signed them to his Luke Skyywalker Records, which put out their first album, ''The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are'', in 1986. Through word of mouth alone, the album managed to sell enough to go gold. Another album, ''Move Somethin'', followed in 1988.
By the time they released their double album ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' in 1989, the 2 Live Crew had gained nationwide notoriety for their bawdy lyrics and outrageous stage shows. Then they ran afoul of the law when Florida attorney Jack Thompson, on behalf of [[MoralGuardians the American Family Association]], sought to press obscenity charges on the group and ban their records from being sold in record stores. The legal battle went all the way to the federal appeals court, which ruled in favor of the 2 Live Crew and dropped the obscenity charges. The U.S. Supreme Court refused the appeal by the prosecutors after that. Amidst all the controversy, ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' sold two million copies.
The court battle led Luther Campbell to become an advocate for free speech, releasing ''Banned In The U.S.A.'' in 1990 to vent his frustrations with MoralGuardians and overprotective government. (But not without having to change the name of his label to Luke Records... that same year George Lucas successfully sued Luther to make him drop the "Luke Skyywalker" name.)
After releasing a follow-up album ''Sports Weekend'' in 1991, the group disbanded in 1992. Luke and Fresh Kid Ice tried re-forming "The New 2 Live Crew" in 1994 with rapper Verb, but the album they made had little commercial success. Fresh Kid Ice, Brother Marquis and Mr. Mixx then made ''Shake A Lil' Somethin'' in 1996 without Luke or his record label. Since then the 2 Live Crew has been a RevolvingDoorBand, with Fresh Kid Ice as the only constant.
!!Members:
* Fresh Kid Ice a.k.a. Chris Wongwon (the only constant member of the group, who would in fact perform solo, [[IAmTheBand billed as the "2 Live Crew"]], during TheNoughties)
* Amazing V a.k.a. Yuri Vielot (1985)
* Brother Marquis a.k.a. Mark Ross (1985-1992, 1995-1998, 2008-present)
* Luke Skyywalker[[hottip:*:(used until 1990, thanks to a lawsuit by Lucasfilm)]] a.k.a. Luther Campbell (1985-1996)
* Mr. Mixx a.k.a. David Hobbs (1985-1998)
* Verb (1994-1995)
* Tiki (1998-2001)
!!Albums:
* 1986 - ''The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are''
* 1988 - ''Move Somethin''
* 1989 - ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be''
* 1990 - ''Banned In The U.S.A.'' (originally billed as "The Luke LP featuring the 2 Live Crew")
* 1991 - ''Sports Weekend: As Nasty As They Wanna Be Part II''
* 1994 - ''Back At Your Ass For The Nine-4''
* 1996 - ''Shake A Lil Somethin''
* 1998 - ''The Real One''
!!2 Live Tropes:
* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy: Many, many examples.
* AllMenArePerverts: Well, ''almost'' all men, save for the occasional "Pussy Ass Nigga".
* BawdySong: Take your pick.
* CallAndResponseSong: Luke was fond of these. "Head Booty & Cock" and "If You Believe In Having Sex" are good examples.
* CampGay: "Hey Jack".
-->"Jack and Bob... I can see you guys humping each otherrrr!"
* CasualKink: "S&M"
* ClusterFBomb: Jack Thompson counted the F-bombs on ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' and announced that "fuck" was heard 199 times.
* CoitusEnsues
* CountryMatters: Not much use of the C-word, actually. It does show up in ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' on "Put Her In The Buck".
* DanceSensation: "Throw The D", "Do The [[TheSimpsons Bart]]"
* DirtyRap: ''And how.'' A TropeCodifier.
* EverybodyHasLotsOfSex
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''As Nasty As They Wanna Be'' certainly lived up to its name (especially for its time), covering just about every sexual topic short of incest and bestiality.
* FracturedFairyTale: "Dirty Nursery Rhymes"
* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday
* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: "Dick Almighty" has lots of terms for male genitalia.
* IAteWhat: "She thought I came in her mouth, but I was only peein'" - from "My Seven Bizzos"
* ImAManICantHelpIt
* TheImmodestOrgasm: Kicks off "C'mon Babe".
* IntercourseWithYou: The TropeCodifier in the rap world. It'd be easier to list the songs that ''don't'' involve sexual activity.
* ListSong: "Fraternity Record", "Fuck Martinez" and any other song that is basically Luke going "Fuck [insert person, place or thing here]!" over and over.
* MiamiBass
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Luke was careful to not use the full names of any of his subjects in "Jack" or any of his "I Ain't Bullshittin'" rants.
* OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope: 2 Live Crew got creative with their copyright warning early on: "Unauthorized reproduction will get you fucked up by the Ghetto Style DJ's."
* ThePeteBest: Yuri "Amazing V" Vielot was on their very first single "Revelation", but left the group after that. Brother Marquis replaced him.
* PoliticalRap: Much of the material on ''Banned In The U.S.A.'', especially the title track.
* PreachersKid: From "Check It Out Y'all":
-->I met this girl named Keisha, the daughter of a preacher / I met her in school and we did it on the bleachers\\
The kids were in gym as I went for a swim / I rocked her so good until she wanted it again
* RatedGForGangsta: While Fresh Kid Ice and Brother Marquis continue to tour as 2 Live Crew (though Marquis [[OldShame turned born-again Christian and railed against his old raunchy persona for a while]]), Luther Campbell is now... wait for it... a ''high school football coach''.
* RearrangeTheSong: "Do Wah Diddy", "Pretty Woman"
** "One And One" uses the melody from the chorus of "All Day And All Of The Night" by Music/TheKinks.
* RefugeInAudacity: Um, yeah.
* {{Sampling}}: Of special note are the samples used from comedy acts such as Creator/RichardPryor, Redd Foxx and Blowfly, showing their fans (not to mention their critics) that raunchy black comedy was OlderThanTheyThink.
* SexIsGood
* StreisandEffect: The band was strictly small time until Tipper Gore gave them the kind of international publicity you can't buy.
* StuffyOldSongsAboutTheButtocks: "Face Down Ass Up"
* TakeThat: "Hey Jack", presumably aimed at {{Moral Guardian|s}} Jack Thompson. "Let's see how many times you can get a 'fuck' outta this one!"
** The Jack they're talkin' about is "Jack Jones"!
* [[WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants Writing by the Seat of Your (Lack of) Pants]]: In a recent ''New York Times'' article, Luther Campbell recalled that when recording 2 Live Crew albums, he "would fill the studio with women and Bacardi rum and make music based on what happened, what he saw, what he did."
* WrongfullyAttributed: "Me So Horny" ''sounds'' like a phrase that the 2 Live Crew would invent, but the title (and the accompanying sample) actually comes from the film ''Film/FullMetalJacket''.
