Cocaine 80s

{{Short description|American hip hop group}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Cocaine 80's | image = | caption = | alias = The 80s | years_active = 2011–2015 | origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Alternative hip hop|R&B|psychedelic pop}} | label = {{hlist|ARTium|Def Jam}} | associated_acts = | current_members = | past_members = No I.D. Common Jhené Aiko Kevin Randolph Anomaly Makeba Riddick Rob Kinelski Sam Lewis Anna Ugarte Omar Loya Blake Douglas James Fauntleroy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/jhene-aiko-previews-beautiful-ruin-cocaine-80s-steve-wyreman-video|title=Jhene Aiko Previews 'Beautiful Ruin' With Cocaine 80s' Steve Wyreman (Video)|work=Vibe|accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://cocaine80s.com/}} }}

'''Cocaine 80's''' was an American hip hop collective founded in 2011, by record producer No I.D. With James Fauntleroy serving as lead singer on each song, the group has collectively released four full-length projects: ''The Pursuit EP'' (2011), ''Ghost Lady EP'' (2011), ''Express OG EP'' (2012) and ''The Flower of Life'' (2013).<ref name=Rogulewski>{{cite web | url=http://www.vibe.com/node/137573 | title=Cocaine 80s Release Free 'The Flower of Life' EP | publisher=Vibe | date=January 13, 2013 | accessdate=January 15, 2013 | author=Rogulewski, Charley}}</ref><ref name=Higgins>{{cite web | url=http://www.vibe.com/article/new-music-cocaine-80s-feat-common-motivation | title=New Music: Cocaine 80s (Feat. Common) "Motivation" | publisher=Vibe | date=May 30, 2012 | accessdate=January 15, 2013 | author=Higgins, Keenan}}</ref>

==History== On June 22, 2011, an extended play (EP) titled ''Cocaine 80s: The Pursuit'', surfaced online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freeonsmash.com/music/cocaine-80s-the-pursuit-mixtape/|title=Cocaine '80s - The Pursuit [Mixtape] - OnSMASH|work=OnSMASH|date=June 22, 2011 |accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> ''The Pursuit'' EP features vocals from Steve Wyreman, Rob Kinelski, Kevin Randolph, James Fauntleroy, Makeba Riddick and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/No-ID-Presents-Cocaine-80s-The-Pursuit-Ep-mixtape.244541.html|title=No I.D. Presents: Cocaine 80s - The Pursuit Ep|work=DatPiff|accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rocnation.com/cocaine-80s-the-pursuit-ep/|title=ROCNATION - Cocaine 80s- "The Pursuit EP"|work=ROCNATION |date=January 23, 2013 |publisher=|accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> On October 21, 2011, another EP was released, titled ''Cocaine 80s: Ghost Lady''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/Common-Cocaine-80s-Ghost-Lady-Ep-mixtape.275581.html|title=Common & Cocaine 80's - Ghost Lady Ep|work=DatPiff|accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getrightmusic.com/mixtape/post/cocaine_80s_ghost_lady|title=FreEP: Cocaine 80's - Ghost Lady - Get Right Music|publisher=|accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> In December 2011, Chicago-bred rapper Common released his ninth album, ''The Dreamer/The Believer''. The album was produced entirely by No I.D. and features additional vocal from Makeba Riddick and James Fauntleroy, on several tracks. In October 2012, Jhené Aiko revealed to The Singers Room that she is recording a project with No I.D. and the rest of Cocaine 80s and that they would also be featured on her upcoming Def Jam debut, ''Souled Out'': "Me and the Cocaine 80s is made up of musicians, singers and producers. I told them I wanted to be a part of the Cocaine 80s. I wanted to be the female voice of the group. They will be featured on 'Souled Out'. Yes, we are definitely working on a mixtape or album together. That is definitely in the works."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2012-10-24/Jhene-Aiko-Confirms-Rumors-Of-Project-Between-Her-And-No-IDs-Cocaine-80s/|title=Jhene Aiko Confirms Project With No I.D.'s Cocaine 80s [EXCLUSIVE]|work=Singersroom|date=2012-10-24|accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref> In June 2014, "To Love & Die", the first single from Aiko's debut album was released, which credits Cocaine 80s as the featured performers.

On June 21, 2024, The Pursuit was released on streaming services, under the artist name 'The 80s'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0Xjf46gJxcXck1rvJwQc98?si=xJQHEIGdQEecpyW2TDLl3w|title= The Pursuit by The 80s|work=Spotify}}</ref>

==Discography== ===EPs=== ;''Cocaine 80s: The Pursuit'' (2011) *Track listing # "Nameless" # "Summer Madness" # "To Tell You the Truth" # "Get You Some" # "Not No More" # "Nothing" # "Anywhere but Here" # "Like a Fool (Birdsong)"

;''Cocaine 80s: Ghost Lady'' (2011) *Track listing # "The Fall" # "Six Feet Over" # "Missing Me from Heaven" # "Not No More (Part II)" # "Tomorrow" # "Loved to Death" # "The Legend of the Heart"

;''Cocaine 80s: Express OG'' (2012) *Track listing # "Queen to Be" # "Take My Keys" # "This Can't Be a Crime" # "Chain Glow" # "Unchain Me / Love 3x" # "Motivation"

;''Cocaine 80's: The Flower of Life'' (2013) *Track listing # "Kuro to Shiro" # "The Distant River" # "Ground" # "The Sun and the Moon" # "Fly Ass Pisces" # "Higher Self" # "Lucid"

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album |- !style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US !style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|US R&B/HH |- !scope="row"|"To Love & Die" {{small|(Jhene Aiko featuring Cocaine 80s)}} | 2014 | — || — | | ''Souled Out'' |- |colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |}

===Guest appearances=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row"| "Where's the Love"<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Life Is Good |others=Nas |year=2012 |type=liner |publisher=Def Jam Records}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| 2012 | Nas | ''Life Is Good'' |- ! scope="row"| "Pain"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/08/13/mikkey-halsted-castro-mixtape/ | title=Mikkey Halsted - ''Castro'' (Mixtape) | publisher=2DopeBoyz | work=Complex Media | date=August 13, 2012 | accessdate=January 20, 2013 | author=}}</ref> | Mikkey Halsted | ''Castro'' |- ! scope="row"| "Higher"<ref name="Cruel Summer">{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cruel-summer-mw0002412300 | title=Cruel Summer – Various Artists | publisher=Rovi Corporation | work=AllMusic | accessdate=October 6, 2012 | author=Jeffries, David}}</ref> | The-Dream, Pusha T, Mase | ''Cruel Summer'' |- ! scope="row"| "Enormous"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/HS87-All-Ive-Ever-Dreamed-Of-mixtape.465268.html|title=HS87 - All I've Ever Dreamed Of // Free Mixtape|work=DatPiff|publisher=Idle Media Inc|date=March 12, 2013|accessdate=April 15, 2013}}</ref> | rowspan="1"| 2013 | HS87, Travis Scott, Kent Money | ''All I've Ever Dreamed Of'' |- ! scope="row"| "The Neighborhood" | rowspan="2"| 2014 | Common, Lil Herb | rowspan="2"| ''Nobody's Smiling'' |- ! scope="row"| "Young Hearts Run Free" | Common |- |}

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