Fun Lovin' Criminals

They are best known for their hit "Scooby Snacks", which features samples from films by Quentin Tarantino, and the song "Love Unlimited", which recalls Barry White's backing vocal group.

Their lyrics can be gritty or existentialist in nature, touching on topics such as organized crime and urban violence, but they are just as often humorous or satirical.

[2][3][4][5] The band gained a large following internationally, notably in Northwest Europe, around the release of their first two albums in the late 1990s.

Come Find Yourself, the band's first album, was released in the summer of 1996 by Chrysalis Records and followed their single "The Grave And The Constant" (UK No.

The subject of the latter touched on the imprisonment of Italian-American mafioso John Gotti, the wannabe gangsters emulating his style, and his fans and followers in his community that maintained his innocence.

7 and spending well over a year in the chart, but it failed to make any impact in the US, despite the band appearing as musical guests on MTV's The Jenny McCarthy Show.

The success of the album prompted the re-release of "Scooby Snacks" as a single, alongside a cover of the 10cc classic "I'm Not In Love", which this time reached UK No.

[6] 100% Colombian, released in August 1998 by Virgin Records,[6] had a far grittier sound tempered by three upbeat songs, and several downtempo tracks, including "Love Unlimited", a tribute to Barry White.

It was released in both one- and two-disc versions, with the second disc featuring remixes of Fun Lovin' Criminals songs by other artists.

After parting company with EMI the band was picked up by Sanctuary Records in the UK, under which they released their fourth studio album, Welcome to Poppy's (2003).

While it received strong, but not fantastic, music reviews it failed to live up to the commercial success of any previous album, peaking at No.

Legal wranglings with their previous manager meant that this album was their first official output in five years, although they had played live during this period.

Classic Fantastic was the first album on Kilohertz, the band's own label, and signaled a new business model for the Fun Lovin' Criminals based on touring their live shows rather than relying on record sales alone.

The official video for "Mr Sun" was cancelled due to volcanic ash, and a montage of old home movies was used in its place.

The third single was the double A-side "We The Three" and "Keep On Yellin" featuring South London's Roots Manuva, released August 16, 2010.

Rolling Stone described the music of Fun Lovin' Criminals as "a melting pot of local flavors: hip-hop, funk, blues and rock blended into a heavy, spliffy groove.

[10] getHampshire called the band "the world’s finest and only purveyors of cinematic, hobo, hip-hop, rock ‘n’ roll, blues-jazz, soul-review vibes.

Morgan has released an album, Say It to My Face, and toured with several acquaintances, including Benbini, as Huey and the New Yorkers, raising money for veterans in the process.

The band performing in 2008