Da Ranjahz is a rap duo consisting of Haph (a. k. a. Haph Dead) and Wais. The two hail from Brooklyn, New York City. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York They now go by the name Tha Deuce.
During the mid-'90's, Da Ranjahz were affiliated with a collective known as Team Roc, a group of rappers associated with Roc-A-Fella Records. Roc-A-Fella Records is a United States record label founded by Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. At the time, this included Jay-Z, Sauce Money, Memphis Bleek and Jaz-O. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Sauce Money (born Todd Gaither) is a rapper from the Marcy Projects of Brooklyn NY notorious mostly for his association with Def Jam honcho and 11-year Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. The Jaz, now known as Jaz-O (real name Johnathan Burks is an East Coast MC, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s best known for being a Mentor of Da Ranjahz made their first official appearance on "If I Should Die," a track on Jay-Z's 1998 release, Hard Knock Life, vol. 2. That year, Wais also appeared on Jay's Streets is Watching Soundtrack on the track "Celebration" with Jay, Sauce Money and Memphis Bleek; the duo then appeared on Memphis Bleek's debut, Coming of Age, the following year.
In 2000, the duo signed a deal with the short-lived Def Jam imprint The Carter Faculty, which would collapse due to poor management. After this, they bought their own studio equipment and began making music independently, collaborating with various popular artists such as Ras Kass, Raekwon and Petey Pablo. John Austin IV (born September 26, 1973 in Carson California) better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American Corey Woods, known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American East Coast Rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Moses Barrett III (born September 10, 1979 in Greenville North Carolina) known by the Stage name Petey Pablo, is an American In 2003, they released the single "Insp Her Ation," produced by DJ Premier and featuring Cee-Lo singing the hook, off their debut album Who Feels it Knows on Villa Records. Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966) better known as DJ Premier is an American Record producer and DJ, and
After changing their name to Tha Deuce, the pair fell back into illegal business. A drug transaction went bad on Haph, and Wais had some run-ins with the NYPD, setting them back further from making music. In early 2006, they returned to the studio to work with D-Dot on their second album. Deric Michael Angelettie, otherwise known as "D-Dot" "Papa Dot" and "The Madd Rapper" (born July 31, 1968 in Adelphi Hospital
Discography
- Who Feels It Knows (2003)
- Operation Awareness (2007) (Mixtape)
- Street Bangers Vol 31(Mixtape)
- Bottum Up Vol. 1. 0: Who Is H. A. P. H? (Mixtape, Haph Solo)
- The Pruge (Mixtape, Haph Solo) (2008)
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