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Revision as of 10:45, 27 September 2010

LMFAO

LMFAO is a electro-hop group from Los Angeles, California that consists of DJ/rappers Redfoo (Stefan Kendal Gordy–Jackson) and SkyBlu (Skyler Gordy). They are the son and grandson, respectively, of Berry Gordy.

History

The group's name comes from an Internet conversation that SkyBlu had with his grandmother. LMFAO usually stands for Laughing My Fuckin' Ass Off. [2] LMFAO is currently signed to Interscope Records.[3] On July 1, 2008, LMFAO released Party Rock EP on the iTunes music store. Their full album Party Rock was released on July 7, 2009, containing 15 tracks. The group has several remix releases and their songs have been included in many dance compilation records.[4][5]

Controversy

In February 2010, LMFAO member SkyBlu was reportedly involved in an airplane altercation with politician Mitt Romney during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. The rapper claimed that, despite earlier press coverage suggesting otherwise,[6] Romney attacked first, putting a "vulcan grip" on him.[7] The claims were never mentioned in a TMZ video (which shows SkyBlu being escorted off the aircraft by authorities). SkyBlu was not arrested, however.[8][9] Mitt Romney later claimed that SkyBlu "gave a good swat — and broke my hair."[10]

Music

Their first single was titled "I'm in Miami Bitch"[11] (clean version "I'm in Miami Trick") which peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100.[12] Their second single, "La La La", debuted at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their third single "Shots" has currently peaked at 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. LMFAO also provided the opening theme to Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami and Jersey Shore.

LMFAO canceled four scheduled performances last-minute at the internationally acclaimed Creamfields Music Festival 2010 in Australia, and instead opened for Black Eyed Peas on April 10, 2010 at the Tacoma Dome. Red Foo also sang Duet on the first Black Eyed Peas album, Behind The Front. The two will also be co-headlining The Bamboozle Roadshow 2010 between May and June 2010. Co-headlining with the two are All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, and Third Eye Blind. Along with numerous other supporting bands, including 3OH!3, Good Charlotte, Forever The Sickest Kids, Cartel, and Simple Plan.

LMFAO are set to release their second album in summer 2010, entitled Don't Judge Me.[13]

LMFAO has also been featured in many other songs, including the remix of the songs Love Lockdown by Kanye West and LoveGame by Lady Gaga, Gettin' Over You by David Guetta, and Outta Your Mind by Lil Jon.

At the 2010 Stanley Cup parade in Chicago, Kris Versteeg rapped to a modified version of their song Yes.

Other work

The group has released their own mini-series called "The best Dailies" featured on their page on Youtube.

Discography

Albums

Extended Plays

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[14][15] Album
US US Pop CAN UK AUS[16]
2009 "I'm in Miami Bitch" 51 27 37 9 27 Party Rock
"La La La" 55 38 — — —
"Shots" (feat. Lil Jon) 68 — 53 82 —
"Yes" — — 68 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
FRA AUS[16] BEL CAN NZ SWE UK US
2010 "Gettin' Over You" (David Guetta featuring Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO) 1 5 15 12 3 28 1 31 One Love

Other charted songs

Year Single Chart positions Album
CAN
2008 "Yes" 68 Party Rock

Guest appearances

Remixes

References

  1. ^ Ziyah. "Interview: LMFAO". ShaveMagazine.com. Retrieved 2009-12-27. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Sullivan, Kevin. "LMFAO to perform party rock at Cell Block – The Daily Collegian Online". Collegian.psu.edu. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  3. ^ "Lmfao". MTV.com. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  4. ^ "New Video: LMFAO, 'I'm In Miami, Trick!' » MTV Buzzworthy Blog". Buzzworthy.mtv.com. 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  5. ^ "LMFAO Discography". discogs.com. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  6. ^ Horn, Heather (2010-02-19). "''The Atlantic Wire'' coverage of Romney incident". Theatlanticwire.com. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  7. ^ "Is “Vulcan Grip” Rapper SkyBlu, Who Tussled With Mitt Romney, the Nerdiest Hip-Hop Artist Ever?" The Wall Street Journal. 19 February 2010.
  8. ^ "www.shortformblog.com report on Romney incident". Shortformblog.com. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  9. ^ "''Christian Science Monitor'' report of Romney incident". Csmonitor.com. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  10. ^ AP Coverage of Romney's Response Associated Press. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  11. ^ Posted 11/13/2008 by Geffen (2008-11-13). "LMFAO : News : Red Foo & Avian Flu are LMFAO". Interscope.com. Retrieved 2010-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "LMFAO - I'm In Miami Trick work=aCharts.com". Retrieved 2009-05-05. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |title= (help)
  13. ^ "LMFAO Track Inspired By Mitt Romney Airplane Altercation". MTV. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  15. ^ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  16. ^ a b Australian Recording Industry Association http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Lmfao
  17. ^ Official Track Listing, Feb 20, 2009 thecrystalmethod.org
  18. ^ "LMFAO are featured on the track "This is My Life"". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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