Pooh Man
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Lawrence Thomas from Oakland, CA known to most as Pooh-Man, starting
writing poetry in elementary school. He was a young teen at the birth
of rap, song writing became second nature. This embarked his rap
career. Pooh-Man, started his career as MC Pooh, and released his first
album, "Life of a Criminal" this sparked a large fan base in the Bay
Area. This album is the most referenced by his fans today. His lyrics
were definitely risqué street poetry, straight from the streets of
Oakland. In 1992, he wrote and recorded "Sex, Money, and Murder" which
appeared on the soundtrack to the film Juice and his "Funky as I Wanna
Be" album, which featured guest appearances of Too Short, Ant Banks and
MC Breed. He also appeared in the Hughes Brothers Menace II Society as
"Doc" later that year His 13 years of incarceration allowed him to
write over 3000 songs. Despite his absence from the music industry, he
was welcomed back many, including his fans nationwide and overseas. He
planned his top goals precisely. He stayed current on the music
industry forecast to prepare him for what had changed. In January of
2014, less than 2 months of his release he was busy building a new
life. Pooh-Man started a new record label, Infinite Kaos Productions
Inc., with his wife Rena. He returned to the studio with Ant Banks and
Stan "The G-Man" Keith. He is the featured artist for the newly
established label, based in Central Florida. "Kaos Theory" has been
years in the making. It serves as his first official full-length album
since 2001, released July 29th. Ant Banks produced 12 tracks and the
other titles were produced each by Big Zeke the Politician ("Macaroni")
and Stan "The G-Man" Keith ("Free").