Cold 187um

Cold 187um
Birth name	Gregory Fernan Hutchinson
Also known as	Big Hutch
Born	August 2, 1967 (1967-08-02) (age 44)
Origin	Pomona, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop G-Funk
Occupations	Record producer, Rapper, Singer
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Ruthless Warner Bros. Tommy Boy Street Solid West World Big Shot Music Group
Associated acts	Above the Law Eazy-E Dr. Dre MC Ren N.W.A. Willie Hutch 2pac

Gregory Fernan Hutchinson (born August 2, 1967 in Pomona, California), better known by his stage names Big Hutch and Cold 187 um, is an African American rapper and producer, and the lead act of the rap group Above the Law. The group signed to Ruthless Records in late 1989,^[1] releasing their debut album, Livin' Like Hustlers, in 1990. The album was overseen and co-produced by producer Dr. Dre, who would soon leave the label and start up Death Row Records, and featured members of the group N.W.A.^[2] Hutch claims that, as Dr. Dre's "understudy" at Ruthless—and, to a degree, the N.W.A.-producer's protege—he created the blueprint to the G-funk sound, for which Dre was subsequently credited.^[3]

Above the Law contributed greatly to the continuing success of Ruthless after Dre's departure and the breakup of N.W.A. During his tenure on the label, he produced for Eazy-E's 5150: Home 4 tha Sick and the Dr. Dre-indicting It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa, MC Ren's The Villain in Black and the song "All Over a Ho" for the Menace II Society soundtrack, amongst other projects. Hutch and his group parted ways with Ruthless in 1996, and in mid-1999 the producer was brought in by Suge Knight to replace Daz Dillinger as head producer for Death Row Records.^[4] During his tenure there, 187 um would oversee production on the posthumous 2Pac album Until the End of Time and touch up unreleased Dogg Pound tracks for 2002, an unauthorized album by the duo released on Death Row.^[5] In 2004, Above the Law was put on hold, as 187 um was jailed for drug trafficking.^[6] Upon his release, the group has been writing, recording, and touring; as a solo artist, Hutch released Fresh Out the Pen in August 2008, and both "EF U Hutch" in November 2010 and "Only God Can Judge Me" in April 2011 in collaboration with Big Shot Music Group.

187 um is the nephew of the late R&B Motown singer Willie Hutch.

Discography

Solo albums

• 1999: Executive Decisions
• 2004: Live from the Ghetto
• 2008: Fresh Out The Pen
• 2011: Only God Can Judge Me

Production credits

Year	Artist	Song(s)	Album
1992	Eazy-E	"Neighborhood Sniper"	5150: Home 4 tha Sick
1993	Eazy-E	"Any Last Werdz"	It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
1994	Kokane	Entire album	Funk Upon a Rhyme
1995	Frost	"Various tracks"	Smile Now, Die Later
1995	Kam	"Givin' It Up"	Made in America
1996	MC Ren	6 tracks	The Villain in Black

References

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External links

• Cold187um Interview

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