The 2 Live Crew

2 Live Crew is one of the most controversial rap groups ever, largely due to the sexual themes of one album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be (1989).

2 Live Crew began in California, consisting of Chris (Fresh Kid Ice) Wo

2 Live Crew is one of the most controversial rap groups ever, largely due to the sexual themes of one album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be (1989).

2 Live Crew began in California, consisting of Chris (Fresh Kid Ice) Wongwon, David (Mr. Mixx) Hobbs (not to be confused with the former basketball coach or the British race car driver), and Amazing V. They released "Revelation" in 1985; the single sold well in Florida and Hobbs and Wongwon moved there, releasing What I Like along with Mark (Brother Marquis) Roth. They received a record deal from Luther Campbell, who used the nickname "Luke Skyywalker", a manager and eventual performer. 1986 saw the release of The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are, featuring profane and sexually graphic lyrics. The record went gold. Though the controversy did not rise to the future levels, a Florida store clerk was charged and acquitted of felony charges for selling the album to a fourteen-year-old girl in 1987.