St. Lunatics

The St. Lunatics was a hip hop group. It was formed in 1993 in St. Louis. The group members were hometown buddies and rappers Nelly (born Cornell Haynes Jr.), Ali (born Ali Jones), (born Tohri Harper), Kyjuan (born Robert Kyjuan Cleveland), and (born Lavell Webb). 
They came out with their local hit "Gimme What U Got" in 1997. Next, they were signed to Universal Records. Then, they appeared on Nelly's solo album "Country Grammar". While Nelly was working on "Country Grammar", City Spud was arrested in 1999 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbery. The group released their first album "Free City" in 2001. It included hits such as "Summer In The City" and "Midwest Swing". Then, Ali released his solo album "Heavy Starch" in 2002 and Murphy Lee released his solo album "Murphy's Law" in 2003.