American DJ
Musical artist
Mr. Len (Leonard "Lenny" Smythe ) is a hip hop DJ born in the Bronx, New York . He moved to Hillside, NJ when he was 12 years old. He was a member, with Bigg Jus and El-P , of the underground hip hop trio Company Flow , which disbanded in the late 1990s. His debut full-length, released on Matador Records in 2001, included guest spots by Jean Grae , Chubb Rock , and Mr. Live . Later he formed a group with Kimani Rogers from The Masterminds named Roosevelt Franklin . He also collaborated with Handsome Boy Modeling School member Prince Paul to produce the faux-doo wop group The Dix . Mr. Len was also a voice actor in the American action comedy television series, Kung Faux .
Discography
Mr. Len
Albums
Pity the Fool: Experiments in therapy behind the mask of music while handing out dummy smacks (Matador Records , 2001)
Class X, A Tribute to Company Flow (Smacks Records, 2004)
Beats and Things, Vol. 1 (Smacks Records, 2004)
The Marvels of Yestermorrow (W.A.R. Media, 2013)
EPs/singles
This Morning (Matador Records , 1999)
What the Fuck/Straight (Matador, 2000)
Company Flow
Roosevelt Franklin
The Dix
Production/album appearances
Armand Van Helden, “Rock Da Spot”, 2 Future 4 U, Armed Records - 1999
Roger Sanchez, “Buffalo Gals Stampede ” Maximum House & Garage, EMI Int’l - 1999
Bill Laswell/Material, "This Morning" feat. Juggaknots, Intonarumori, Palm Pictures Audio - 1999
The Masterminds, “The Fast Way”, Live From Area 51: The Extraterrestrial Project, Exodus Entertainment - 1999
Twigy, Seven Dimensions Remix LP (Japanese Release), 2000
MC Paul Barman, "School Anthem", It's Very Stimulating, Wordsound - 2000
DJ Krush "Vision Of Art" feat. Company Flow/Scratches by Mr. Len, Zen, Red Int / Red Ink - 2001
Princess Superstar, "Trouble", Is, Rapster - 2002
Jean Grae, "What Would I Do" and "Knock", Attack of the Attacking Things, Third Earth Music - 2002
Prince Paul, “Ralph Nader” skit, Politics of the Business, Razor & Tie - 2003
Indelible MCs (El-P, J-Treds, Juggaknots), "Weight", Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1, Priority Records - 1999, Re-released 2004
Jedi Mind Tricks, "Words from Mr. Len 1 & 2", Violent By Design, Landspeed - 2000, Re-released 2004
Mass Influence, "Analyze" (Single), Boulevard/Nonstop - 2000
Various Artists, “Hip Hop for Respect” (Single), Rawkus Records - 2000
Murs, "Take Yo Ass to the Store" (Single), Smacks Records - 2003
Mr. Dead feat. Sayyid (Anti-Pop), "Dynamic Tension" (Single) 2005
References
Mr. Len Biography at Allmusic
Review , Pitchfork Media
External links
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