Frukwan

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Name = Arnold Hamilton


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Alias = Frukwan
The Gatekeeper
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Genre = Hip hop
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Associated_acts = Stetsasonic
Gravediggaz
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Frukwan (born Arnold Hamilton) is best known as "The Gatekeeper" from the hip-hop group Gravediggaz and was a member of the seminal hip-hop band Stetsasonic.

Biography

From 1981-1989, Frukwan was a member of "Stetsasonic," which also featured future Gravediggaz callobrator Prince Paul. Several years after Stetsasonic's breakup, Frukwan resurfaced as a member of the Gravediggaz, alongside Prince Paul, RZA and Too Poetic. Performing as "The Gatekeeper," Frukwan was the group's most prolific lyricist. Upon RZA's and Prince Paul's departures from The Gravediggaz in 1997, Frukwan continued to perform with Too Poetic and released 2002's Nightmare in A-Minor, an album produced by the group's two remaining emcees. In 2003, Frukwan released a solo album entitled "Life." According to Frukwan's Myspace page, a new solo album is scheduled for release in 2008.

Discography:

olo

*"Life" (2003, BMG)

With Stetsasonic

*"On Fire" (1986, Tommy Boy Records)
*"In Full Gear" (1988, Tommy Boy Records)
*"Blood, Sweat & No Tears" (1991, Tommy Boy Records)

With Gravediggaz

*"6 Feet Deep/Niggamortis" (1994, Gee Street/Island/PolyGram Records)
*"The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel" (1997, Gee Street/V2/BMG Records)
*"Nightmare in A-Minor" (2002, Empire Musicwerks/BMG Records)
*"6 Feet Under" (2004, Cleopatra Records)

Appearances

*"Self Destruction" from the single "The Stop The Violence Movement" (1989, Jive)
*Tricky vs. Gravediggaz-"Tonite is a special Nite" from "The Hell EP" (1995, Fourth And Broadway)
*"From The Darkside" from "Tales From The Hood Soundtrack" (1995, MCA Soundtracks)
*"We Run Shit" from DJ Honda's album "H-III" (2002)

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/frukwan Official Myspace]