All members of the group hail from poverty and their songs often depict life and struggle in the underclass and working class, and are frequently controversial for their swearing and provocative subject matter.
The band are not embraced by mainstream media for reasons that include[citation needed] their perceived negative influence on Hong Kong youth, their promotion of the hip-hop attitude, and their rough appearance that contrasts with the well-dressed and clean-cut performers managed by the music industry.
LMF's attempt to establish a foothold in the highly commercial and monopolistic Hong Kong music industry is widely considered to be a success despite achieving only moderate commercial sales, due to their longevity, their name recognition (mostly in negative press coverage), and the original form of music they create.
LMF reformed in December 2009, ten years after their debut release, and went on the "Wild Lazy Tour", including venues in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Cheng was the founder and organizer of "Dark Entry", an annual rock concert featuring local underground bands.
Initially LMF was merely a banner under which musicians from different bands got together and played; it did not have set members and there was no intent to create original music.
Musicians from many talented Hong Kong bands - including Anodize, Zig Zag, Zenith, Fraina and Martyr - have at one time or another lent members to LMF at the Dark Entry concert.
DJ Tommy solicited veteran underground rapper and graffiti artist MC Yan (real name: Chan Kwong-yan) to be a guest vocalist.
[6] The release created a minor controversy for its swearing and sales were disappointing in a market dominated by commercial Cantopop.
All band members intended to retire from the music scene until they were approached by MC Yan and DJ Tommy, who were hoping to recruit Jimmy to play bass but were delighted when lead singer Wah and drummer/guitarist/keyboardist Davy decided to join too.
[7] In the late nineties, LMF played at various clubs and generated a lot of buzz in the indie music scene.
The album features six songs and sold almost 100,000 copies worldwide, an unheard-of feat for a Hong Kong indie band without backing from a major label.
[8] With the band having so many members across different genres, LMF's music can be best described as a diverse yet coherent mix of hip hop, rock and thrash metal, with occasional funk or even reggae thrown in.
The song 大懶堂 (Lazy Hall), using a hypothetical aftermath of winning the lottery as a backdrop to critique Hong Kong's competitive and stressful environment, struck a chord with the listening audience and is arguably the band's most popular hit.
However, LMF made no attempt to follow up 大懶堂's commercial success with similar radio-friendly songs, preferring to explore new directions for their music.
The title of one of their most popular songs, "冚家拎" (Hum Ga Ling), is one of the strongest curses in Cantonese mingled with English phrases like "You know what the fuck I'm sayin~".
Many of LMF's songs reflect the cultural problem of modern Hong Kong society's lack of any identity for today's youth to look up to and be proud of.
In the song "傲氣長存" and "樂壇班霸" they say that Hong Kong is no place for music, but rather entertainment in the form of scandals created by the paparazzi.
They accuse the paparazzi of making up fake news and publishing subjective opinions to sell their newspapers and magazines.
[11] Studio albums LMF disbanded in 2003, in part because the group was too large, with usually 10 members in each concert, as well as the difficulty of broad acceptance of their often controversial music.
MC Yan has helped Edison Chen on several of his albums,[8] making hip-hop and rap more accessible to mainstream audiences.