Mr._Lee_(rapper)

Mr. Lee (rapper)

Mr. Lee (rapper)

American musician

For the song "Mr. Lee", see Mr. Lee (song).

Mr. Lee (born Leroy Haggard Jr.[1] in 1968), sometimes credited as Lee Haggard or Mr. Lee & Kompany, is an American hip-house rapper, producer and DJ from Chicago, Illinois.[2] He is known in the Chicago house music scene as one of the pioneers who brought hip hop to the genre, which would later be coined as hip house.

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Mr. Lee charted three times on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Get Busy" (#2, 1989), "Pump That Body" (#1, 1990) and "Get Off" (#32, 1992). His tracks "Pump Up London" (#64, 1988) and "Get Busy" (#41, 1989) featured in the UK Singles Chart.[3] Mr. Lee released two albums, Get Busy in 1990 and I Wanna Rock Right Now in 1992.

Discography

Albums

  • Get Busy (1990)
  • I Wanna Rock Right Now (1992)

Singles

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Hey, Leroy!". Blues & Soul (515–525). Napfield Ltd. 1988. Retrieved 20 November 2010. However, Mr. Lee (real name Leroy Haggard Jnr.) hails from far more familiar territory, the good ol' US of A, ...
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    Colin Larkin (1994). The Guinness who's who of rap, dance & techno. Guinness Publishing. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-85112-788-0. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
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    Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 371. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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    "Mr. Lee - US Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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    "New Zealand chart - Mr. Lee". charts.nz. 24 July 2014.
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    "Dutch chart - Mr. Lee". dutchcharts.nl. 24 July 2014.
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    "Mr. Lee - Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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    "Mr. Lee - German Chart". charts.de. Retrieved 24 July 2014.[dead link]
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    "The Official Charts Company - Mr. Lee". The Official Charts Company. 24 July 2014.
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