The Fab 5 was a
Hip Hop group that consisted of
Heltah Skeltah (
Rock and
Ruck) and
O.G.C. (
Starang Wondah,
Louieville Sluggah and
Top Dog). The group joined the
Boot Camp Clik and signed a record deal with
Duck Down Records in 1995. They released their debut single
"Blah" b/w "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka" later that year, with the B-Side
"Leflah" becoming a surprise
Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1995. The two groups split up to release separate debut albums in 1996, with
Heltah Skeltah dropping
Nocturnal in June (including
"Leflah"), and
O.G.C. dropping
Da Storm in October.
Da Storm did not feature a Fab 5 track, and neither did
Heltah Skeltah's 1998 second album
Magnum Force. The next "Fab 5" track came on
O.G.C.'s 1999 second effort
The M-Pire Shrikez Back, on the song
"Dirtiest Players in the Game", which was supposed to serve as a prelude to a full-length Fab 5 album. Multiple
Duck Down Records releases noted plans for a Fab 5 album in the liner notes, with the album being named either
Simply Fabulous or
Without the Freddy. The album was never released, due to
Rock leaving
Duck Down Records in 1999 in pursuit of a solo career. All five took part in the latest
Boot Camp Clik album
The Last Stand, released July 18, 2006. On August 8, 2015, group member Sean Price died in his sleep in his apartment in Brooklyn at the age of 43.