Mr. Lee (rapper)
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For the song "Mr. Lee", see Mr. Lee (song).
Mr. Lee (born Leroy Haggard Jr.[1] in 1968), sometimes credited as Lee Haggard or Mr. Lee & Kompany, is an American hip-house rapper, producer and DJ 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.
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Birth name | Leroy Haggard Jr. |
Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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Instrument(s) | Turntables |
Years active | 1986–present |
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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.