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Kottonmouth Kings
Background information
Origin	Placentia, California, United States
Genre(s)	Rapcore, Psychedelic, Hip-Hop
Years active	1994-Present
Label(s)	Suburban Noize Records
Associated acts	Subnoize Souljaz, Kingspade, Kannabis Kartel, King Klick
Website	www.kottonmouthkings.com
Members
Brad "Daddy X" (Vocals) Johnny Richter (Vocals) Dustin "D-Loc" Miller (Vocals) Lou Dog (Drums) DJ Bobby B (Disc Jockey) Pakelika (Dancer) Taxman (Stage Presence/Performer)
Former members
Rob Harris (Disc Jockey) Saint Dog (Vocals)

Contents 1 P-Town Ballers 2 Kottonmouth Kings Creation 2.1 Wicked Wonka Tour 2.2 Strange Noize Tour 3 Discography 4 Compilation Projects 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links

The Kottonmouth Kings began years ago. ^[1][2] D-Loc and Johnny Richter, being both of Irish decent; are both natives of Placentia, California, meeting each other at the young age of eight years. D-Loc met Daddy X after X would constantly attend his college basketball games. Soon enough D-Loc and Johnny Richter began to hang out with Brad X on a more daily basis. After one day of hanging out in Richter's VW van, Richter as the silent type began to rap to the classic hip-hop tracks from the radio by LL Cool J , shocking both X and Loc. After hitting every rhyme, Daddy X, decided that they should record some songs, and try to perform at the local pubs bars, and clubs. Afterwards, he also began to sing note for note on songs from such classic rock groups as Led Zeppelin. Originally when they started the group it was called the PTB(P-Town Ballers), after the basketball team they were all in, and included Johnny Richter, Dustin D-Loc Miller, and Saint Dog. Brad X booked them to open for shows, mainly punk rock shows, at which they didn't get a very good reception because not only were they rapping, but they were also white rappers, which at the time weren't particularly very popular.

As popularity grew, the Kottonmmouth Kings began to develop their own style of music, which they dubbed "Rip-Hop", a combination of Punk Rock, Rock N Roll, Hip Hop, and Rap music. This became their signature sound.

The message of the Kottonmouth Kings is perhaps what sets them apart from most other artists. Preaching Peace, Love, and Freedom, the Kottonmouth Kings have become one of the front runners for what some consider "Freedom Music". Their songs often touch subjects of goverment misdeeds and misinformation, the War of Drugs, the War on Terror, taxes, education, and poverty. However, because of their name and reputation, the Kings have been typecasted as simply a "stoner" band, which, although true to the name (and proud of it, as shown by their song "Proud to Be a Stoner", featured on their 2007 album Cloud Nine).

Rip-Hop

Richter had recorded a mixtape with PTB. On it were the only tracks Richter, Loc, and Saint were all on together until 2005's "Sub Noize Souljaz" album. Richter left the band before recording "The Hidden Stash" because he had a warrant for his arrest for the distribution of marijuana, in which Brad "Daddy" X replaced him in the band. Years later he returned, replacing Saint Dog. It is suspected that Saint wanted to go to strictly hip-hop, while Daddy X and Loc wanted to keep the punk-rock roots in.

In 2003, Kottonmouth Kings toured with the Insane Clown Posse, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and Tech N9ne on the Wicked Wonka Tour. A posse cut titled "Thug Pit" was recorded featuring the artists on the tour once the tour was complete.

In 2007, Kottonmouth Kings toured on the Strange Noize Tour. The tour was said to be one of the biggest underground tours to be set. The tour included Kottonmouth Kings and Tech N9ne as the headline. Also, to perform were the Subnoize Souljaz, Hed P.E., and Blaze Ya Dead Homie.

Released	Album Title	Chart	Peak Position	Date
February 24, 1998	Stoners Reeking Havoc EP
August 11, 1998	Royal Highness
October 26, 1999	Hidden Stash
June 27, 2000	High Society	Billboard 200	65	July 15, 2000
October 9, 2001	Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop	Billboard 200	100	October 27, 2001
October 8, 2002	Rollin' Stoned	Billboard 200	51	October 26, 2002
March 18, 2003	Stash Box EP
August 12, 2003	Classic Hits Live
April 20, 2004	Fire It Up	Billboard 200	42	May 8, 2004
November 16, 2004	The Kottonmouth Xperience
May 31, 2005	Kottonmouth Kings	Billboard 200	50	June 18, 2005
November 15, 2005	Joint Venture	Billboard 200	193	December 3, 2005
May 9, 2006	Nickel Bag EP[3]
June 6, 2006	Koast II Koast	Billboard 200	39	June 24, 2006
November 21, 2006	Hidden Stash III	Billboard 200	199	December 9, 2006
August 28, 2007	Cloud Nine	Billboard 200	44	September 15, 2007
January 15, 2008	Greatest Highs	Billboard 200	TBA	TBA

Album Title	Released
Scream 2: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture	November 18, 1997
Sno-Core Compilation	March 10, 1998
Out of the Darkness, Into the Light	June 16, 1998
SRH Presents: Lose Your Illusions, Vol. 1	October 6, 1998
Lost & Found	May 4, 1999
Race Riot	July 18, 2000
Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap	October 24, 2000
Straight out of Cypress	May 29, 2001
Suburban Noize Presents: Sounds of Things to Come	April 20, 2002
SRH Presents: Spaded, Jaded, and Faded	October 29, 2002
Green Is Gold	2003
Big Air Experience	March 25, 2003
The Real Cancun	May 13, 2003
Suburban Noize Presents: Sub-Noize Rats	September 2, 2003
The Royal Family	August 10, 2004
Sub Noize Souljaz	February 15, 2005
SRH Presents: Supporting Radical Habits	October 25, 2005
Suburban Noize Presents: Underground Vault	2006
Droppin Bombs	August 29, 2006
Evil Bong	October 31, 2006
SRH Presents: Supporting Radical Habits Vol. II	April 3, 2007
Strange Noize	July 7, 2007

Title	Released
Dopeumentary	May 8, 2001
Stoners Reeking Havoc	October 22, 2002
Endless Highway	August 12, 2003
Sub Noize Ratz Video Compilation	November 16, 2004
10 Years Deep	January 25, 2005
Evil Bong	October 24, 2006
The Joint is On Fire	February 20, 2007
Donsworld	April 1, 2007
Kottonmouth Kings and High Times Present: Kanabis Kup '06	2007

In 2004 Suburban Noize contracted underground filmmaker Zach Yoshioka to travel with the kings on the "Fire it Up" tour producing the "10 Years Deep DVD", aka the behind the music of Kottonmouth Kings.

Johnny Richter, D-Loc and Daddy X played The Three Angels Sent to Earth in "Donsworld".

In 2006 Yoshioka produced the live DVD "The Joint is on Fire"

• Kottonmouth Kings Official Site
• Suburban Noize Records Official Site