The Federation is an American hip hop group from Fairfield, California. The group was formed in 2002, composed of producer Ricardo "Rick Rock" Thomas and three rappers: Anthony "Goldie Gold" Caldwell, Marvin "Doonie Baby/Doon Koon" Selmon and Thomas "Stressmatic" Jackson. The group released their debut studio album in 2004 on Virgin Records and their sophomore album through Reprise Records in 2007, which is, to date, their recent effort.
The Federation | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Federation |
| Origin | Fairfield, California |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Labels | |
| Members | Doonie Baby Goldie Stressmatic |
History
editRick Rock and Doonie Baby’s friendship and collaborative work dates back to the early ‘90s in Alabama, where they recorded as two-thirds of the group Cosmic Slop Shop along with Big Lurch. At age 16 and using a wheelchair after being shot, the Nevada-born, Fairfield/Vallejo-raised Federation member Goldie Gold met Rick Rock at a local mall, impressing Rock with his rapping skills.[1] In 2002, Rick Rock recruited Doonie Baby, Goldie Gold, and Mr. Stress to form the group.[2]
The group debuted on Vallejo producer Mike Mosely's 2002 release Major Work: The Soundtrack with the Rick Rock-produced track "The Sickness", which sampled Art of Noise's 1983 song "Moments of Love". Their first single "Hyphy", featuring E-40, debuted in 2003, the title was based on a slang term established by Keak the Sneak in the 90s Bay Area hip hop music. Hyphy became an instant hit in the Bay Area. The song even induced a riot when The Federation performed "Hyphy" during halftime of the AND1 Live Tour at Oracle Arena in June 2004. On the strength of "Hyphy" and their second single "Donkey", the group's self-titled debut album was released under Virgin Records to critical reception. In 2005, Rick Rock signed the group under Reprise Records, releasing the group's follow-up album It's Whateva in the summer of 2007.[2]
In 2009, Stressmatic was featured in an interview in the book How to Rap, along with several other rappers, including E-40, Nelly, Tech N9ne, Twista, Pusha T, Styles P, will.i.am, DJ Quik, Kool G Rap, N.O.R.E. & Chuck D.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 2004 | Federation: The Album
|
200 | 51 |
| 2007 | It's Whateva
|
– | 60 |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Album | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | |||
| 2003 | "So Crazy"[3] | The Federation | – |
| "In Love With a Hood Rat"[3] | – | ||
| 2004 | "Hyphy" | 88 | |
| "Go Dumb" | 95 | ||
| 2006 | "I Wear My Stunna Glasses At Night"[3][4] | Recognize the Bay, Vol. 2[5] | – |
Featured singles
editMembers of the Federation have also appeared on many other songs by other Bay Area rappers, some of which received radio airplay locally. Their appearances are highlighted in bold.
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Legit Hustlas | Killa Tay (featuring Laroo, Doonie Baby & Lil Ric) | Mr. Mafioso |
| 2000 | I Go Wit It | The Yay Boyz (featuring The Federation & Turf Talk) | NoseBleed Muzik |
| Go Ignant | The Mossie (featuring E-40, Turf Talk & The Federation) | The Bay Area Bridges Compilation | |
| 2002 | Stay Tight | Chuck Nutt (featuring Doonie Baby) | Give It Up for 1 Nutt 2 Many |
| Lock & Load | Chuck Nutt (featuring Stressmatic & Shill Mac) | ||
| Mind Gone | Chuck Nutt (featuring Stressmatic & Ant Dogg) | ||
| Off the Wall | Camp I.D. (featuring Stress, Maguiver & Steff) | What Cha Don't Know Won't Hurt Cha | |
| Gangsta, Gangsta | Camp I.D. (featuring Stress, Maguiver & D&C) | ||
| 2003 | Gasoline | E-40 (featuring Doonie & Turf Talk) | Breakin' News |
| 2004 | West Up | Poppi Cas (featuring Mugzi & Stressmatic) | Lifestyles of the Disobayish |
| We Gangsters | PSD (featuring Eldorado Red & Doonie Baby) | Boss Ballin' the Next Line of Hitters | |
| Big Things | Turf Talk (featuring Kaveo & Doonie Baby) | ||
| Top of Lolo's | Kilo (featuring Goldie Gold, Undaflow, The Mayor Manky & Runaway) | ||
| Give Me Love | Undaflow (featuring A2thaK, Akada & Stressmatic) | ||
| Gunz Pop | Laroo T.H.H. (featuring Husalah & Stressmatic) | Bay Area Muscle - A True Story | |
| Hall of Fame | Laroo T.H.H. (featuring Lil Ric & Doonie Baby) | ||
| Tycoonin | Laroo (featuring Keak da Sneak & Doonie Baby) | Hood Journal | |
| Fed Game | Poppi Cas (featuring Stressmatic) | ||
| It's Ah Slumper | Turf Talk (featuring E-40 & Stressmatic) | The Street Novelist | |
| 24 Feelin' Way O.G. | Turf Talk (featuring E-40 & Goldie Gold) | ||
| Head Bust | Turf Talk (featuring E-40 & Goldie Gold) | ||
| Gas, Break, Dip | E-40 (featuring The Federation) | The Best of E-40: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow | |
| 2005 | I Got Grapes | Nump (featuring E-40 and The Federation) | The NUMP Yard |
| Shake Yo Helmet | Automatic (featuring Dirty Mackin and Goldie) | Paving The Way | |
| Run Yo' Mouth | Ya Boy (featuring Goldie, Boo Banga, R-Geezy & Infamous JD) | Rookie of the Year | |
| Cars, Clubs, Whatever | Nasty Nate (featuring The Federation) | Custom Made | |
| Whatugonedo? | Celly Cel (featuring Stressmatic) | It'z Real Out Here | |
| Scrape with Me | Celly Cel (featuring Juvenile & The Federation) | ||
| 2006 | 15's | Skrillz (featuring C-Bo, Goldie Gold & Streetz) | The Bay Movement |
| Bay Blindness | Laroo T.H.H. (featuring The Federation) | Timeless Music | |
| Da Streets | Laroo T.H.H. (featuring Keak da Sneak, Luni Coleone & The Federation) | ||
| Bay Bidness | Laroo T.H.H. (featuring The Federation) | Push tha Line | |
| Rap Bully | Laroo T.H.H. (featuring Doon Koon) | ||
| Thizz Face | Laroo T.H.H. (featuring Turf Talk & Doon Koon) | ||
| Good Times | Laroo T.H.H. (featuring Keak da Sneak, Goldie & Luni Coleone) | ||
| Peecoat | Laroo T.H.H. (featuring The Federation) | ||
| Rush the Bar | The Mossie (featuring Goldie Gold & Stressmatic) | Soil Savvy | |
| Thick | The Mossie (featuring Stressmatic)' | ||
| Pink Panther | The DB'z (featuring Doonie Baby) | Speakin' In Mannish | |
| Yes | The DB'z (featuring Stressmatic) | ||
| Them Boyz in the Scrapaz | The DB'z (featuring Stressmatic & Honey) | ||
| Get on the Floor | The DB'z (featuring Doonie Baby) | ||
| Scrape Scoot | Big Rich (featuring Stressmatic & J-Dubb) | Block Tested Hood Approved | |
| Go Hard or Go Home | E-40 (featuring The Federation) | My Ghetto Report Card | |
| Gouda | E-40 (featuring B-Legit & Stressmatic) | ||
| Block Boi | E-40 (featuring Miko and Stressmatic) | ||
| Ride and Scrape | THC (featuring The Federation) | Mob Report | |
| Switchin' Lanes | Droop-E & B-Slimm (featuring Stressmatic & Choppa of Making the Band) | The Fedi Fetcher & the Money Stretcher | |
| Surf | Droop-E & B-Slimm (featuring Stressmatic) | ||
| I'm In the Streets | Eldorado Red, Rick Rock | East Side Rydah, Vol. 1 | |
| Go All Out | Plain of 591 (featuring Turf Talk, Goldie & Fiji Bo) | The Main Event | |
| My Cutlass | Luni Coleone (featuring Guce, Keak da Sneak & Doonie Baby) | Global Recall | |
| Hands N' de Air | Honest Bob (featuring The Federation & Kaz Kyzah) | Boss Game | |
| Turf Dancing | DJ Shadow (featuring The Federation) | The Outsider | |
| Gettin My Dough | Cashis (featuring The Federation) | Gutta Muzik 2 | |
| A Man That Goes[6] | Selau (featuring Goldie Gold) | Recognize the Bay, Vol. 2[5] | |
| 2007 | Wit tha S**t | Bueno (featuring Goldie Gold) | The Sacramento B |
| Recognize | Cencere (featuring Cutthroat of Goodfelonz, Gabz, Geez & Goldie) | Pay Me or Pay Me No Attention, Vol. 1 | |
| Go Girl | Tito B (featuring Lil Coner & Goldie Gold) | Starz the Limit | |
| Hyphy Cat | Bumbalo (featuring Mistah F.A.B. & Goldie Gold) | Bumbalo | |
| Shoot Dat Dummy Juice! | J-Dub Luciano (featuring Goldie Gold) | Mandatory Hyphy, Vol. 1 | |
| Shake Yo Helmet | Automatic (featuring Goldie Gold & Dirty Mackin') | Paving the Way | |
| Out of Control | Automatic (featuring Goldie Gold) | ||
| On Who? | Gutta Mob (featuring Stressmatic) | Gutta or Nuttin' | |
| Hard | So Official (featuring Droop-E, E-40 & Stressmatic) | So Official' | |
| Tap Dance | So Official (featuring Goldie Gold & Stressmatic) | ||
| Shots Go Off | Carlo Sauce (featuring Goldie Gold) | Gunsmoke and Mirrors | |
| Game By the Throat | Don Greco (featuring Undaflow, Goldie Gold & Stressmatic) | The Movement | |
| Northern Cali | Don Greco (featuring C-Bo & Goldie Gold) | ||
| Soak Game | Don Greco (featuring Doonie Baby, The Jacka & Jimmy Roses) | ||
| Here We Go Again | Don Greco (featuring The Jacka, Goldie Gold & Benny Blanco) | ||
| I Know People | Don Greco (featuring Big Nige, Doonie Baby) | ||
| A & T's | Don Greco (featuring Kurupt & Goldie Gold) | ||
| Comin' 4 U | Don Greco (featuring A-Bless & Doonie Baby) | ||
| Foot 2 the Floor | Amir/500 (featuring Goldie Gold) | ||
| 2008 | Throwin' Sev'z Up | Zipper Louie (featuring Doonie Baby) | Ghetto Graduite, Vol. 2 |
| Get Money | Hustle Boys (featuring Doonie Baby) | Freshman Rookies of the Year | |
| Respected | Bugzy (featuring The Federation) | No New Jack | |
| Lose My Number | Nump (featuring Goldie Gold, Ray Rydah & Rae) | The Frat House Mixtape, Vol. 1 | |
| Oh Okay | JPIGG (featuring Marty James & Goldie Gold) | Advent Musik | |
| Spillin' My Drink | Roscoe Umali (featuring The Federation) | I Love My DJs, Vol. 2 | |
| Blaaw!!! | Roscoe Umali (featuring Stressmatic & Young Keno) | ||
| Gotta Get This Paper | Roscoe Umali (featuring Young Keno, Damani, Stressmatic & Wali Ali) | ||
| Quit Actin' Like | Roscoe Umali (featuring Rob G & Stressmatic) | ||
| Day In, Day Out | Late (featuring Jon Conners, Lo-Key, Stress, Brick Savvy, Famoso & Mokeout) | 20 Thousand & Late | |
| For the Mob | The Jacka (featuring The Federation) | The Street Album | |
| 2009 | What You Drinkin' | Krytykal (featuring Doonie Baby) | Success Is the Best Revenge |
| Keep It Lit | Krytykal (featuring Goldie Gold) | ||
| Forever Gona Hold It Down | One Loco (featuring Doon Koon, Lil Raider & Chongo) | Valley Thuggin' | |
| West Coast Hustlin' | One Loco (featuring Doon Koon, Mac Reese & Lil Raider) | ||
| Get There | JT the Bigga Figga & Juvenile (featuring Mac Mall & The Federation) | South West Bosses | |
| Pills | Lil Raider (featuring Doonie Baby & Don Greco) | They Predicted I'd Be Dead or N Prison | |
| Just Like | Lil Raider (featuring X-YLE, QP & Doonie Baby) | ||
| Take Your Number | Lil Raider (featuring Don Greco, Mac Mall, Skuba & Doon Koon) | Half Baked: The Mixtape | |
| Thuggin' in the Streets | Lil Raider (featuring Doon Koon & Big Tone) | ||
| I Keep a Pistol | "Baby" C-Style (featuring Goldie Gold) | CSIC | |
| Pimpin' | Young Dru (featuring The Federation & Jay Tee) | Block Star | |
| Pop One of These | Paul Wall (featuring Too Short, Skinhead Rob & The Federation) | Fast Life | |
| Northern Cali | Big Nige (featuring Ios Da Mos, Goldie Gold & Doon Koon) | A Day In the Life of a Hustlinaire | |
| On Everythang | Krypto (featuring Goldie Gold) | Pieces to My Puzzle | |
| Keep It Organic | Nump (featuring Goldie Gold & Smigg Dirtee) | Student Ov Da Game | |
| Talk Ta Yew | Nump (featuring Doon Koon & Konnex) | The Gorillapino Comp | |
| Wit the | AP.9 (featuring Goldie Gold, Marvaless, T-Nutty & Killa Tay) | Reality Check | |
| Hit It Ok | Marinello Records (featuring Goldie Gold) | The Early Years... | |
| How They Do | Outrageous (featuring 206-Assassin, Enormous Tha Ox & Goldie Gold) | Strong Arm Thizz Latin, Vol. 1 | |
| Switch Lanes | Born Devine (featuring The Federation) | Born In the Game (Birth of a Don) | |
| 2010 | On that Vodka | E-40 (featuring Goldie Gold) | Synth City |
| The Weedman | E-40 (featuring Stressmatic) | Revenue Retrievin': Day Shift | |
| Sweet Dreams 2K | C-Dat (featuring Goldie Gold) | First Class Ride | |
| Icey Cold | Biaje (featuring Goldie Gold & Beeda Weeda) | Grinding Anthems | |
| Sittin' On Buttons | Lil Raider (featuring Goldie Gold) | 24/7 The Pickup | |
| Crimz N Tearz | One Loco (featuring Doon Koon) | 4th Generation Cali4nia Boy | |
| Kingpin Status | Ad Kapone (featuring Goldie & Alias Tone) | Kingpin: The Year 6 Theory | |
| Just Go | Bueno (featuring Goldie Gold & Selau) | Maloof Money | |
| Addicted to You | I5 Connect (featuring Goldie Gold) | The First 48 | |
| Sweet In My Suitte | I5 Connect (featuring Goldie Gold) | ||
| 2011 | Yes Sir | Advanced Advertising (featuring Raekwon, Crooked I, Ghostface Killah & Stressmatic) | The Live & Direct Show |
| Get Money Get Doe | Advanced Advertising (featuring The Federation) | ||
| All Gas | Notes (featuring Keak Da Sneak, Goldie Gold & Outrageous) | The Saran Wrap Rapper | |
| Rear View Mirror | E-40 (featuring B-Legit & Stressmatic) | Revenue Retrievin': Overtime Shift | |
| My Lil Grimey N***a | E-40 (featuring Stressmatic) | Revenue Retrievin': Graveyard Shift | |
| Back & Forth | E-40 (featuring Cousin Fik, Turf Talk & Stressmatic) | ||
| Bad B***h | E-40 (featuring Stressmatic & Droop-E) | ||
| Loaded Weapon | DJ Crook (featuring Philthy Rich, Bailey, Laroo & Goldie Gold | Stompilation, Vol. 2 | |
| Have a Party | DJ Crook (featuring The Federation & Sleepy D) | ||
| We Get It | DJ Crook (featuring Goldie Gold & Dem Hoodstarz) | ||
| In a Rush | DJ Crook (featuring Beeda Weeda, Axion, Laroo & Goldie Gold) | ||
| Take It Off | DJ Crook (featuring Goldie Gold) | ||
| Opposite of Broke | Work Dirty (featuring Stressmatic) | B.O.S.S. (Bread Ova Sucka S**t) | |
| From the Streetz of California | Big Tone (featuring Doonie) | From the Streetz of California | |
| Right Now | |||
| Quiet Storm | |||
| Henney in My Cup | Mikey Barber (featuring Goldie Gold) | Hustler of the Year | |
| Lady | Lil Raider (featuring Doonie Baby) | Half Baked Eyeball'n Ounces - Smoke Sessions, Vol. 2 | |
| My Game | Young Go (featuring Mack Littles & Goldie Gold) | Fly Boy Flashy | |
| Monsterish | Illa Sevearr (featuring Messy Marv & Goldie Gold) | Scarred Intelligence | |
| Take My Number (bonus track) | Skuba (featuring Mac Mall, Doonie Baby & Don Greco) | Skuba and The Perfect Team Present: Turning Out - The Compilation | |
| No Other (remix) | Skuba (featuring Slim, Boo Banga & Goldie) | ||
| 2012 | Stove on High | E-40 (featuring Stressmatic) | The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3 |
| Fairfield Reppin' | Mac Reese (featuring Kaboo & Goldie Gold) | Fairfield's Most Hated Pt. 3 | |
| 2 da Muny | Mac Reese (featuring Goldie Gold) | Still a Federation N***h | |
| Cook Coke | J. Stalin (featuring E-40 & Stressmatic) | Memoirs of a Curb Server | |
| Make a Million | D-Shot (featuring Stressmatic) | Ghetto | |
| She's Ready to Go (featuring Stressmatic) | Me | Two Bottle Minimum | |
| This S**t Pound | E-40 & Too Short (featuring Stressmatic) | History: Function Music | |
| Sheesh | History: Mob Music | ||
| Pancherellos | |||
| Strange Places (Remix) | No Face Phantom (featuring Stressmatic & Doon Koon) | The Network | |
| Actavis | Yung X (featuring Goldie Gold & Ike Dolla) | X-Man | |
| There They Go | Keak da Sneak (featuring Big Hollis & Goldie Gold) | CheddarCheeselSay | |
| 2013 | Off the Block (featuring Stressmatic & J. Banks)[7] | E-40 | The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 5 |
| Gold Chain (featuring Stressmatic) | Hot | Dope | |
| 2014 | Google Dz Nuttz (featuring Yung Lott, Nio da Gift, Roach Gigz, Cousin Fik, Moe Green, Goldie Gold, Stressmatic, D-Lo, Agerman, Rich Rap, Angel Deski, Homewrecka, Mistah F.A.B. & Gorilla Pits) | Kobra Abysmal | The 48 Hour Project |
| 2015 | On My Line (featuring The Federation) | Rick Rock | Rocket The Album |
| Dopeman (featuring Stressmatic) | Redman | Mudface | |
| 2016 | Mr. Arm And Hammer (featuring Stressmatic) | E-40 | The D-Boy Diary: Book 1 |
| Goon Music (featuring Stressmatic) | |||
| We Flip (featuring Cousin Fik, Choose Up Cheese & Stressmatic) | |||
| I Had It In A Drought (featuring Stressmatic) | |||
| Paid Off (featuring Stressmatic) | The D-Boy Diary: Book 2 | ||
| 2017 | Swivel (featuring Stressmatic) | Snoop Dogg | Neva Left |
| Still Slappin' (featuring Stressmatic) | Omar Aura | ||
| 2018 | Ballhog (featuring Stressmatic) | E-40 | Gift of Gab |
| Life Lessons (featuring Stressmatic) | E-40, B-Legit | Connected and Respected | |
| Meet the Dealers (featuring Stressmatic) | |||
| Barbershop (featuring Stressmatic) | |||
| 10 Bad B*tches (featuring Stressmatic) | Too Short | The Sex Tape Playlist | |
| 2019 | Main Phone (featuring Rick Rock & Stressmatic) | Snoop Dogg | I Wanna Thank Me |
| Wake They Shit Up (featuring B-Legit & Stressmatic) | E-40 | Practice Makes Paper | |
| Facts Not Fiction (featuring Stressmatic) | |||
| Surroundings (featuring Stressmatic) | |||
| 2023 | It's Complicated (featuring 'Stressmatic') | Rule of Thumb: Rule 1 |
References
edit- ^ The Federation Archived 2007-12-11 at the Wayback Machine artist profile at EMI
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. The Federation biography at Allmusic
- ^ a b c Federation discography at Allmusic
- ^ "I Wear My Stunna Glasses At Night" has been in rotation on Bay Area urban music station KYLD throughout 2006, starting August through December
- ^ a b allmusic ((( Recognize the Bay, Vol. 2 > Overview )))
- ^ Bay Area urban music station KYLD "Wild 94.9" has given airplay to the song throughout 2006, starting December 2006 and continuing into February 2007 and May 2007
- ^ "E-40, Stressmatic, J. Banks "Off the Block" Video | Complex". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-27.