Chicago Gangsters

Despite their name, the Chicago Gangsters were originally from Ohio, comprising brothers James, Sam, Chris, and Leroy McCants. Their audio ranged from weighty funk and disco to nice, smooth spirit balladry. They used the name Chicago Gangsters after getting on using the Platinum Dish label, where they caused prolific songwriter/arranger Richard Evans and several Chicago’s top studio room music artists. Their debut LP, Blind Over You, premiered in 1975 and included the slamming funk of “Gangster Boogie,” and a small strike cover of “I Select You,” which Willie Hutch experienced originally documented as the like theme towards the film The Mack. The name tabs on their 1976 sophomore recording Gangster Like was another small hit, as well as the 1st 12″ solitary their label ever released. 1977’s “I’m an Outlaw” was their last solitary for Platinum Plate; a 12 months later on, they cut “Windy Town Boogie” for RCA. Shedding the “Chicago” portion of their name, the Gangsters consequently signed with Warmth and recorded another album, Life ISN’T Easy Without You, in 1979. They continuing on in to the early ’80s before disbanding. “Gangster Boogie” became a massively well-known test item for hip-hoppers and breakbeat aficionados, most prominently showing up on L.L. Great J’s strike “Mama Stated Knock You Out”; their 1st album was ultimately reissued as Gangster Boogie.