Mr. Lee (rapper)

For the song "Mr. Lee", see The Bobbettes.

Mr. Lee (born Lee Haggard,,^[1] 1968) is an American DJ, producer and house music rapper, from Chicago, Illinois.^[2] He is known in the Chicago house music scene as one of the pioneers who brought hip hop to the genre, which would later be coined as hip house. He also helped to launch the career of R. Kelly.

Mr. Lee charted three times on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Get Busy" (#2, 1989), "Pump That Body" (#1, 1990) and "Get Off" (#32, 1992). His tracks "Pump Up London" (#64, 1988) and "Get Busy" (#41, 1989) featured in the UK Singles Chart.^[3] Mr. Lee released two albums, Get Busy in 1990 and I Wanna Rock Right Now in 1992.

Discography

Albums

• Get Busy
• I Wanna Rock Right Now

Singles

• "Shoot Your Best Shot"
• "I Can't Forget"
• "Come To House"
• "House This House"
• "Rok This Place"
• "Pump Up Chicago"
• "Get Busy"
• "Pump That Body"
• "Get Off"
• "Hey Love" featuring R. Kelly

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

1. ^ "Hey, Leroy!". Blues & soul: Issues 515-525 (Napfield Ltd.). 1988. http://books.google.com/books?id=FTBLAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Mr.+Lee%22+Haggard+rap&dq=%22Mr.+Lee%22+Haggard+rap&hl=en&ei=xeznTPDHN424sQPO1PSwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBQ. Retrieved 20 November 2010. "However, Mr. Lee (real name Leroy Haggard Jnr.) hails from far more familiar territory, the good ol' US of A, ..." 
2. ^ Colin Larkin (1994). The Guinness who's who of rap, dance & techno. Guinness Publishing. p. 277. ISBN 9780851127880. http://books.google.com/books?id=kmgZAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Mr.+Lee%22+Haggard+rap&dq=%22Mr.+Lee%22+Haggard+rap&hl=en&ei=xeznTPDHN424sQPO1PSwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA. Retrieved 20 November 2010. 
3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 371. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.