Cougnut Explained
| Cougnut |
| Birth Name: | Ronald Fields Jr. |
| Alias: | Cougar Rebel |
| Birth Date: | January 11, 1968 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California |
| Death Place: | Daly City, California |
| Origin: | San Francisco, California |
| Genre: | Rap, Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop |
| Occupation: | Rapper |
| Years Active: | 1989–2001 |
| Label: | In-A-Minute Records |
| Past Member Of: | I.M.P |
Ronald Fields (January 11, 1968 – September 4, 2001),[1] better known by his stage name Cougnut, was an American rapper from the Lakeview neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
Biography
As frontman of rap group Ill Mannered Posse (I.M.P),[2] and later as solo artist, Fields was known for his dark raspy voice and street credibility.[3] His best known release as a member of I.M.P. is probably the 1996 album Ill Mannered Playas, which was released through In-A-Minute Records.Often requested for compilations and features, Fields was one of the most prominent rappers in the Bay Area in his prime (from 1993 until his death in 2001). Notable artists Fields worked with JT The Bigga Figga, Master P, Andre Nickatina, Da'unda'dogg, Sean T, and RBL Posse.
On September 4, 2001, Fields was killed in a car accident in Northern California.[4] [5]
Discography
Solo albums
with I.M.P.
- I.M.P. Dogs (1990)
- Back in the Days (1993)
- Ill Mannered Playas (1996)
Guest appearances
- 1993 – Trying To Survive In The Ghetto (by Herm)
- 1995 - " Animosity " Su-Side Records
- 1995 – Dwellin' in tha Labb (with JT The Bigga Figga)
- 1995 – Iceland (with Cold World Hustlers)
- 1995 – I Hate You With a Passion (with Dre Dog)
- 1996 - Ounce of Game (with Two-Illeven)
- 1997 –
- 1997 – Notorious Pimps Playas & Hustlas
- 1997 – Cloud Nine Production's Fattest James Volume 1
- 1997 – Southwest Riders
- 1998 – Bayriderz
- 1998 – 50/50 Chances
- 1998 – 17 Reasons
- 1998 – Million Dollar Dream: This Is How We Lay Low
- 1998 – 4080 Magazine Compilation II: Bay Luv
- 1998 – 4080 Magazine Compilation III: The Twomp Sack
- 1998 – Isolated in the Game (BayWay Records)
- 1998 - "Heaven or Hell" (with Kung Fu Vampire)
- 1999 – Million Dollar Dream: Money & Muscle
- 1999 – The Soundtrack (by Apt.3)
- 2001 – Bay Area Playas 3
- 2002 – Theme Music To Drug Dealins & Killins (by Apt.3/DNA)
- 2005 – Known Associates 2 (by Apt.3/DNA Ent & Apt 4)
- 2005 - Rip Love (by Guce & Road)
External links
- Discography at discogs.com
- [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p39485|pure_url=yes}} IMP Discography at allmusic.com]
- [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p357612/songs|pure_url=yes}} Cougnut song credits at allmusic.com]
Notes and References
- Web site: California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Family Tree Legends Records Collection (Online Database).
- Web site: BILLYJAM . Saluting Old School San Francisco Rap Group I.M.P.'s Back in the Days . Amoeba Music Blog . https://web.archive.org/web/20100624233011/http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2010/06/jamoeblog/saluting-old-school-san-francisco-rap-group-i-m-p-s-back-in-the-days.html . June 24, 2010 . June 21, 2010 . dead.
- Web site: Artist Database - Empire Distribution . 2012-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120721004323/http://www.empiredistribution.com/artists/imp . 2012-07-21 . dead .
- Web site: BILLYJAM . 9/11, 2011 Is Also Bay Area Rapper Cougnut's Ten Year Anniversary . Amoeba Music Blog . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926063812/http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2011/09/jamoeblog/9-11-2011-is-also-bay-area-rapper-cougnut-s-ten-year-anniversary-.html . September 26, 2011 . September 10, 2011 . dead.
- News: For S.F. rappers, another dream deferred . The San Francisco Chronicle . Eric K. . Arnold . June 24, 2011.
