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24-7 Spyz | |
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| Origin | South Bronx, New York, U.S. |
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| Members | Jimi Hazel Rick Skatore Tony Lewis |
| Past members | P. Fluid Anthony Johnson Matt Martin Kindu Phibes Mackie Jayson Jeff Brodnax Joel Maitoza Sekou Lumumba Ronny Drayton Phillip "Fish" Fisher Tobias Ralph |
24-7 Spyz (pronounced "twenty-four-seven spies") are an American rock band from the South Bronx, New York, formed in 1986, originally consisting of Jimi Hazel (born Wayne K. Richardson) (guitars), Rick Skatore (born Kenneth D. Lucas) (bass), Kindu Phibes (drums), and P. Fluid (born Peter Forrest) (vocals).[4] The band plays hard rock, heavy metal,[1] funk metal[2] and rap metal[3] songs which incorporate elements of jazz,[5] R&B, soul, reggae and hardcore punk.[4] The fact that they are African Americans playing variations of heavy metal led critics to compare them to bands such as Living Colour and Bad Brains.[4] After several lineup changes, the band broke up in 1998, but reformed in 2003 before releasing their first new album of original material in over a decade in 2006. As of 2021, the lineup of the band includes Hazel, Skatore, and drummer Tobias Ralph.
- ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "Harder Than You - 24-7 Spyz | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Haire, Chris (August 12, 2009). "Psychostick returns funk metal to its silly roots". Charleston City Paper. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b Kot, Greg (June 29, 1989). "24-7 Spyz Harder Than You (In-Effect/Relativity)". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 369. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ Anderson, Jason. "Temporarily Disconnected". Allmusic. Retrieved August 15, 2021.