The Medicine Men (formerly Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Odell and Carlos Stephens.
The collective helped sell 30 million records for Master P's No Limit Records, from 1995 to 1999, as well the majority of releases from No Limit Records during the days it was distributed by Priority Records/EMI. They would later receive nomination for Producers of the Year and collectively be voted as one of Hip-Hop's "Thirty Most Powerful People" by The Source in 1999. From 1995 to 1999 many of The Medicine Men productions featured hooks from Mo B. Dick or Odell Vickers credited as a featured artist.
Singles produced + List of singles produced, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUSUS R&BUS Rap "I'm Bout' It, Bout It"(TRU featuring Master P & Mia X)1995 — — — True "Mobbin Through My Hood"(TRU featuring Big Ed & King George) — — — "Playaz from the South"(Master P, Silkk & UGK) — — —Down South Hustlers: Bouncin' and Swingin'"Bounce That Azz"(Master P, Gangsta T, King George & Silkk) — — —"Wanna Be With You"(Mia X) — — —Good Girl Gone Bad"Mr. Ice Cream Man"(Master P featuring Silkk)1996 90 55 12Ice Cream Man"No More Tears"(Master P featuring Silkk and Mo B. Dick) — 78 15"The Shocker"(Silkk featuring Master P) — — —The Shocker"Gangstafied"(Kane & Abel featuring Master P & Mo B. Dick) — — —7 Sins"I Always Feel Like"(TRU featuring Mia X & Mo B. Dick)1997 71 27 11Tru 2 da Game"My Best Friend "(Mr. Serv-On featuring Master P) — — —Life Insurance"Ain't No Limit"(Mystikal featuring Silkk the Shocker) — 63 — Unpredictable"R.I.P. Tupac"(Master P) — — —West Coast Bad Boyz II"Is There a Heaven 4 a Gangsta?"(Master P) — — —Rhyme & Reason: Music from the Motion Picture"6 in the Mornin'"(Master P) — — —In tha Beginning...There Was Rap"Scream"(Master P featuring Silkk the Shocker) — — —Scream 2: Music from the Motion Picture"The Party Don't Stop"(Mia X featuring Master P and Foxy Brown) — — —Unlady Like"I Miss My Homies"(Master P featuring Pimp C and Silkk the Shocker) 25 16 1RIAA: GoldGhetto D"If I Could Change"(Master P, Steady Mobb'n, Mia X, Mo B. Dick & O'Dell) 48 23 7I'm Bout It: Music from the Motion Picture"Pushin' Inside You"(Sons of Funk) 97 — —I'm Bout It: Music from the Motion Picture & The Game of Funk"I Got the Hook Up!"(Master P featuring Sons of Funk)1998 16 11 1 RIAA: GoldI Got the Hook Up: Music from the Motion Picture/The Game of Funk"Make 'Em Say Uhh!"(Master P featuring Silkk the Shocker, Mia X, Fiend & Mystikal) 16 18 6 RIAA: PlatinumGhetto D"Kenny's Dead"(Master P) — — — Chef Aid: The South Park Album"Thinkin' Bout U"(Master P featuring Mia X and Mo B. Dick) — — — MP da Last Don"How Ya Do Dat"(Master P & Young Bleed featuring C-Loc) — 29 —I'm Bout It: Music from the Motion Picture & My Balls and My Word"Times So Hard"(Young Bleed featuring Master P, Fiend, Mo B. Dick and O'Dell) — — —My Balls and My Word"Just Be Straight with Me"(Silkk the Shocker featuring Master P and Destiny's Child) 57 36 12Charge It 2 da Game"It Ain't My Fault"(Silkk the Shocker featuring Mystikal) 18 5 1"Give Me The World" — — —"Express Yourself"(Silkk the Shocker featuring O'Dell) — — 43Straight Outta Compton: N.W.A 10th Anniversary Tribute "A 2nd Chance"(C-Murder featuring Mo B. Dick, Master P & Silkk the Shocker) — — —Life or Death"Making Moves"(C-Murder featuring Master P & Mo B. Dick) — — —"Sons Reasons"(Sons of Funk) — — —The Game of Funk"Take My Pain"(Fiend featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker & Sons of Funk) — 11 —There's One in Every Family"From What I Was Told"(Soulja Slim) — — —I Got the Hook Up: Music from the Motion Picture & Give It 2 'Em Raw"Street Life"(Soulja Slim featuring Master P, Silkk The Shocker & O'Dell) — — —Give It 2 'Em Raw"Time After Time"(Kane & Abel featuring Master P & O'Dell) — — 18Am I My Brother's Keeper"Boss Chick"(Mac featuring Mia X) — — —Shell Shocked"Liquidation Of The Ghetto"(Prime Suspects featuring Mystikal, O'Dell and Ms. Peaches) — — —Guilty 'til Proven Innocent"Studio B"(Gambino Family featuring Snoop Dogg & Mo B. Dick) — — —Ghetto Organized"Childhood Years"(Gambino Family featuring C-Murder & Porsha) — — —"What'cha Wanna Do?"(Mia X featuring Charlie Wilson) 12 10 3Mama Drama"Imma Shine"(Mia X) 20 17 6"I'm a Soulja"(Ghetto Commission featuring Master P and Mystikal) — — —Wise Guys"Ghetto Life"(Steady Mobb'n featuring Snoop Dogg) — — —Black Mafia"The Quickest Way To Die"(Full Blooded featuring Mo B. Dick & The Hounds of Gert Town) — — —Memorial Day"Close 2 You"(Lil Soldiers featuring Mo B. Dick) — — —Mean Green: Major Players Compilation & Boot Camp"Where the Little Souljas At?"(Lil Soldiers) — — —We Can't Be Stopped & Boot Camp"Ghetto Fame"(Lil Italy featuring Silkk The Shocker) — — —On Top of da World"Woof"(Snoop Dogg featuring Fiend & Mystikal)1999 62 31 — Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told"That's the Nigga"(Mystikal) — 60 — Ghetto Fabulous"Light It Up"(The No Limit All Stars) — — —Light It Up: Music from the Motion Picture"It Ain't My Fault, It Ain't My Fault Pt. 2"(Silkk the Shocker featuring Mystikal) 13 4 1Made Man"Somebody Like Me"(Silkk the Shocker featuring Mýa) 57 43 1"Ghetto Rain"(Silkk the Shocker featuring Master P & O'Dell) — — —"From N.Y. To N.O."(Mr. Serv-On featuring Big Pun) — — —Da Next Level"Like A Jungle"(C-Murder) — — —Bossalinie"I Remember"(C-Murder featuring Magic & Porsha) — — —"Nothing Stays The Same"(O'Dell & Porsha) — — —Foolish: Music from the Motion Picture"Foolish"(Master P, Magic & Mo B. Dick) — — —"Shoot' m up Movies"(Mo B. Dick) — — —Gangsta Harmony"Hoody Hooo"(TRU) — 31 — Da Crime Family"Tru Homies"(TRU featuring O'Dell) — — — "It's Your Thing"(Mercedes featuring Master P) 71 12 4Rear End"N's Ain't Shit"(Mercedes featuring Mia X) — — —"Mr. Whomp Whomp"(Fiend) — — —Street Life"Talk It How I Bring It"(Fiend) — — — "Hot Boys and Girls" (Master P featuring Mystikal, Mia X, Silkk the Shocker and Kane & Abel) — 87 — MP da Last Don "Make 'Em Say Uhh! #2"(Master P featuring Fiend, Snoop Dogg, Mia X and Silkk The Shocker) 19 13 —"Goodbye to My Homies"(Master P featuring Mo B. Dick, Sons of Funk and Silkk the Shocker) 27 38 5"Thug Girl"(Master P featuring Snoop Dogg and Silkk the Shocker) — — —
Other production
Artist(s) Year Album TRU1995 True Tre-8 Ghetto Stories Mia X Good Girl Gone Bad Master P1996 Ice Cream Man Silkk the Shocker The ShockerVarious ArtistsThe Substitute (soundtrack) Skull Duggrey Hoodlum fo' Life Kane & Abel 7 Sins Various artists1997 West Coast Bad Boyz IIRhyme & Reason (soundtrack)Nothing to Lose (soundtrack) TRU Tru 2 da GameVarious ArtistsIn tha Beginning...There Was Rap Young Bleed1998 My Balls and My WordDestiny's Child1998Destiny's Child Silkk the Shocker1998 Charge It 2 da Game C-Murder1998 Life or DeathVarious artists1998Ride (soundtrack)1998 I Got the Hook-Up1998The Players Club (soundtrack) Sons of Funk1998 The Game of FunkMontell Jordan1998Let's Ride Fiend1998 There's One in Every Family Soulja Slim1998 Give It 2 'Em Raw Master P1998 MP da Last Don Kane & Abel1998 Am I My Brother's Keeper Mac1998 Shell Shocked Snoop Dogg1998 Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told Big Ed the Assassin1998 The Assassin Skull Duggery1998 These Wicked Streets Magic1998 Sky's the Limit Various artists1998 Mean Green Prime Suspects1998 Guilty 'til Proven Innocent Gambino Family1998 Ghetto Organized Mia X1998 Mama Drama Ghetto Commission1998 Wise Guys Steady Mobb'n1998 Black Mafia Full Blooded1998 Memorial DayVarious artists1998Straight Outta Compton (10th Anniversary Edition)1998 We Can't Be Stopped Mystikal1998 Ghetto Fabulous Silkk the Shocker1999 Made Man Mr. Serv-On Da Next Level C-Murder Bossalinie Various artists Foolish Mo B. Dick Gangsta Harmony Lil Soldiers Boot Camp Snoop Dogg No Limit Top Dogg Various artists Who U Wit?Light It Up (soundtrack) TRU Da Crime FamilyMariah CareyRainbow (Mariah Carey album) Mercedes Rear End Fiend Street Life Lil Italy On Top of da World Magic Thuggin'Mystikal2000Let's Get Ready2001Tarantula
Members Current members KLC (1995–present) Mo B. Dick (1995–present) Craig B (1996–present) O'Dell (1997–present) Carlos Stephens (1995–present) Tre-8 (1995)
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