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D.C. Scorpio
Birth name Lanard Thompson
Also known as DC Scorpio
Origin Washington, D.C.
United States
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper
Years active 1986–present
Labels
  • Kolossal
  • I Hear Ya!
Associated acts Chuck Brown
Rare Essence

Lanard "D.C. Scorpio" Thompson (also credited as "DC Scorpio") is a Washington, D.C.-based hip-hop recording artist. He is best known for the singles "Stone Cold ...", "Beam Me Up, Scotty", and "Stone Cold ... II". D.C. Scorpio is considered to be a pioneer in the D.C. hip-hop scene, and is known for infusing go-go music and culture into his songs. He also starred in the 1998 independent film Streetwise.

Discography

Singles

  • "Beam Me Up, Scotty" – (I Hear Ya!, 1988)
  • "How You Like Your Rhymes to Be" – (Creative Funk, 1990)

Other related albums

  • Go Go Live at the Capital Centre – (I Hear Ya!, 1987)
  • The Go Go Posse – (I Hear Ya!, 1988)

See also

  • Hip hop in Washington, D.C.
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