D.C. Scorpio Explained

D.C. Scorpio
Birth Name:	Lanard Thompson
Alias:	DC Scorpio
Origin:	Washington, D.C. United States
Occupation:	Rapper
Years Active:	1986–present
Associated Acts:	Chuck Brown Rare Essence

Lanard "D.C. Scorpio" Thompson (also credited as "DC Scorpio") is a Washington, D.C.–based hip-hop recording artist.^{[1] [2]} He is best known for the singles "Stone Cold Hustler", "Beam Me Up, Scotty", and "Stone Cold Hustler II". D.C. Scorpio is considered to be a pioneer in the D.C. hip-hop scene, and is known for infusing go-go music and culture into his songs.^[3] He also starred in the 1998 independent film Streetwise.^[4]

Discography

Singles

• "Stone Cold Hustler" – (Kolossal, 1987)
• "Beam Me Up, Scotty" – (I Hear Ya!, 1988)
• "Stone Cold Hustler II" – (Washington Hit Makers, 1990)
• "How You Like Your Rhymes to Be" – (Creative Funk, 1990)

Other related albums

• Go Go Live at the Capital Centre – (I Hear Ya!, 1987)
• The Go Go Posse – (I Hear Ya!, 1988)

See also

• Hip hop in Washington, D.C.

External links

• D.C. Scorpio interview with "TMoTTRadio.com"

Notes and References

1. Book: Hopkinson, Natalie . Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City . May 22, 2012 . . 978-0822352112.
2. Book: Chang, Jeff . Jeff Chang (journalist)

   . Jeff Chang (journalist) . 2005 . 1st . . . . 407–409 . Chapter 18. Becoming the Hip-Hop Generation: The Source, the Industry and the Big Crossover . 0-312-42579-1 .

3. Book: Thomas, Sidney . Diamonds in the Raw: The Past, Present and Future of DC's Hip-Hop Movement . October 7, 2009 . 1st. Dog Ear Publishing, LLC . 17–20 . 978-1608440696.
4. Book: Lornell . Kip . Stephenson, Jr. . Charles C. . 2001 . . . 206, 223 . 0-8230-7727-6 .