The Lacs

The Lacs
Origin Baxley, Georgia, United States
Genres Country rap
Years active 2002–Present
Labels Side Ya Mouth, Backroad Records
Associated acts Colt Ford
Members Brian "Rooster" King
Clay "Uncle Snap" Sharpe

The Lacs is an American musical duo that combines southern rock with southern rap, that consists of Clay Sharpe and Brian King.[1] The name is short for loud ass crackers.[2] At first, the group also featured Brandon Herndon on the three self-released albums on Side Ya Mouth Records.[3]

The Lacs has recorded five albums for Backroad Records, a subsidiary of Average Joe's Entertainment, an independent label co-owned by fellow country rap artist Colt Ford. Three albums have entered the Billboard 200, Keep it Redneck (2013) and Outlaw in Me both charted in the top 30.[4]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country US US
Heat		 US
Indie		 US
Rap
Midas Well Get Drunk
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Side Ya Mouth Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — —
South on Fire
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Side Ya Mouth Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — —
Lacology
  • Release date: November 17, 2006
  • Label: Side Ya Mouth Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — —
Country Boy's Paradise 52 — 27 — —
190 Proof
  • Release date: April 3, 2012
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 16 68 — 9 8
Keep It Redneck
  • Release date: August 20, 2013
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 3 23 — 7 5
Nothing in Particular[7]
  • Release date: October 28, 2014
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 20 86 — 21 11
Outlaw in Me[9]
  • Release date: May 26, 2015
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 3 27 — 2 3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Album
2011 "Kickin' Up Mud" Country Boy's Paradise
"Country Boy's Paradise"
"Country Road"
2012 "Shindig" (with Colt Ford)
"Shake It" (with Big & Rich) 190 Proof
"Country Boy Fresh"
"Wylin'" (with Bubba Sparxxx)
2013 "4 Wheel Drive"
"Let Your Country Hang Out"
"Keep It Redneck" Keep It Redneck
"Field Party" (with JJ Lawhorn)
2014 "Smoke Stack"
"Nothing in Particular"
2015 "God Bless a Country Girl" Outlaw in Me
"Make the Rooster Crow"
"Tonight on Repeat" (with Josh Thompson)
2016 "Back to Georgia" (with Craig Campbell)

Music videos

Year Video Director
2011 "Kickin' Up Mud" David Poag
"Country Boy's Paradise" Phivestarr Productions
"Country Road"
2012 "Shake It" (with Big & Rich)[11] Potsy Ponciroli
"Let Your Country Hang Out"
2013 "Field Party" (with JJ Lawhorn)
"Keep It Redneck" Potsy Ponciroli
2014 "Smokestack"
"Nothing in Particular"
"Throwdown" (with Moonshine Bandits) Scott Hansen
2015 "God Bless a Country Girl"
"Make the Rooster Crow"[12] IvinxPryor
"Tonight on Repeat" (with Josh Thompson) Fab 5 Freddy
2016 "Back to Georgia" (with Craig Campbell)

References

  1. ↑ "The Lacs' Score Career-Best Rank On Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. ↑ Gregory Heaney. "The Lacs - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "SYM - LACS". Showcase Your Music. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  4. ↑ "The Lacs - Chart history". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. 1 2 "2013/2014 HipHop album sales…". Anti Industry.
  6. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 7, 2014). "The Lacs “Nothing In Particular” Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock.
  7. ↑ Thompson, Gayle (July 29, 2014). "The Lacs Announce New Tour Dates". The Boot. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 16, 2015). "The Lacs “Outlaw In Me” Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ Matt Bjorke (July 1, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report for July 1, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  11. ↑ "CMT : Videos : The Lacs : Shake It featuring Big & Rich". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  12. ↑ "The Lacs | Make the Rooster Crow | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

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