Mr. Lee (rapper) explained

Mr. Lee
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Leroy Haggard Jr.
Origin:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Instrument:Turntables
Years Active:1986–present

Mr. Lee (born Leroy Haggard Jr.[1] in 1968), sometimes credited as Lee Haggard or Mr. Lee & Kompany, is an American hip-house rapper, producer and DJ from Chicago, Illinois.[2] He is known in the Chicago house music scene as one of the pioneers who brought hip hop to the genre, which would later be coined as hip house.

Mr. Lee charted three times on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Get Busy" (#2, 1989), "Pump That Body" (#1, 1990) and "Get Off" (#32, 1992). His tracks "Pump Up London" (#64, 1988) and "Get Busy" (#41, 1989) featured in the UK Singles Chart.[3] Mr. Lee released two albums, Get Busy in 1990 and I Wanna Rock Right Now in 1992.

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Dance
[4]
US R&B HipHopAUS
[5]
NZ
[6]
NED
[7]
BEL
(FLA)

[8]
GER
[9]
UK
[10]
1986"Shoot Your Best Shot" (as Mr. Lee & Kompany) (US only)singles only
1987"Can You Feel It" (as Mr. Lee & Kompany) (US only)
"I Can't Forget"88
"Come to House" (US only)
1988"House This House" (US only)
"Pump Up Chicago / Pump Up London"64
"Acid Fantaslee" (US only)
1989"Rock This Place"
"Get Busy"2 159 50 5 11 18 41Get Busy
1990"Pump That Body"1 139 41 7 21 79
"I Like the Girls"165 34 36
"Make It Funky" (Europe only)47
1992"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)" (featuring R. Kelly)15 183 23 I Wanna Rock Right Now
"Take Me Higher" (Europe only)
"Get Off"32
"Do It to Me" (US only)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Blues & Soul . 515–525. 1988. Hey, Leroy!. 20 November 2010. Napfield Ltd.. However, Mr. Lee (real name Leroy Haggard Jnr.) hails from far more familiar territory, the good ol' US of A, ....
  2. Book: The Guinness who's who of rap, dance & techno. 1994. Guinness Publishing. 978-0-85112-788-0. Colin Larkin. 20 November 2010. 277.
  3. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 371.
  4. Mr. Lee - US Dance Club Songs . Billboard. 2014-07-24.
  5. Web site: Mr Lee ARIA Chart history (singles) complete to 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. July 26, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  6. Web site: New Zealand chart - Mr. Lee. 24 July 2014. charts.nz.
  7. Web site: Dutch chart - Mr. Lee. 24 July 2014. dutchcharts.nl.
  8. Web site: Mr. Lee - Belgian Chart . ultratop.be . 2014-07-24.
  9. Web site: Mr. Lee - German Chart . charts.de . 2014-07-24.
  10. Web site: The Official Charts Company - Mr. Lee. 24 July 2014. The Official Charts Company.