Beginning to Rap
Bob and David met again on the first day of school and set out to produce the greatest routine they could. Bob and David recruited their good pal Brandon (who was also in the band BOB) to become the third dancer in their group. With the additions of three fly girls, Carly, Brittany and Sarah, the routine was bound to be supa-dope.

After long rehearsals and a crazy trek to find the man, MC Hammer, himself, Bob, Brandon and David decided that they liked the lives of rappers. Each of them began to write their now-classic signature flows and formed a crew they dubbed the Tighty Whities. After a trip to Savers and their friend Ruben's house, the crew found themselves with suitable rapper attire to wear at their upcoming performance. The day of the talent show finally came and the crew was ready to rock the house!

The Talent Show
At about 3:30 pm, the crew members found themselves rehearsing with their band BOB for the talent show. This ended up being BOB's final performance, much to the heartbreak of BOB's many loyal fans. After playing with their band, the crew chilled with their homey Ruben until the show started. While chillin' with their good pal Ruben, the crew decided that he would make an excellent addition to the crew. The show started at 7:00 pm. The crew played butts-up and filmed low budget action films in their private backstage dressing room until it was time for them to play with BOB right before the show's intermission. The debut performance of the dance routine would come at the beginning of the second half of the show.

The intermission ended. With Brandon and Bob chillin' on the stage, David strutted up the middle aisle jammin' to some def tunes by DJ Jazzy Jeff the Fresh Prince on his ghetto blaster. David hopped on to the stage and the crew began to break it down. The crowd was amazed by the skill by which the crew and their fly girls busted a move. The crew exited the stage to a standing ovation. And this was only the beginning...

The White Rap Allstars
Over the months that followed the talent show, because of negative public response regarding their identity as the Tighty Whities, the crew debated changing their name. After rejecting several lame (or self-destructive) names, the crew decided to call themselves the White Rap Allstars. The crew also adopted the individual name's that they now use. Ruben Balderas became Rapid-Fire Ruben, Bob Vielma became Phat 'n' Phunky Phil, David Davis became Def & Dope or D², and Brandon Mitchell became Beat Boy Brandon. The crew then began to write many more flows, the most notable of which is the classic "I'm Gonna Drop You Sucka!" At an early recording session in October 1999 with a bunch of ghetto equipment at Bob's house the crew recorded "I'm Gonna Drop You Sucka!" but the recording was very unsatisfactory. The crew however did play a dope game of ghetto b-ball after the session.

The crew attempted to re-record "I'm Gonna Drop You Sucka!" at Beat-Boy's house on Halloween day, but apathy among crew members led to a wack product. The most exciting thing about this session was seeing six people cram into D²'s little car for the ride over to Brandon's house.

The crew later decided to record at the renowned East Side Studios with producer Andy Kugler, guitarist for their former band. The recording session, in late December, produced a decent version of Phil's solo track "Phil's Phresh Phlow", but further recording was not performed due to conflicting schedules and miscommunication. The most productive thing done on that day was a trip to Jack in the Box that Andy, D², and Phil made that night. Andy also did a hecka dope reverse-180 with his car in a nearby parking lot. Disappointed with the wack recorded session, D² and Phil saw the disappointing movie The World is Not Enough.

Though disappointing at the time, the crew would soon find that it was a good thing that they never finished their recording album.

The Rapscallionz
After watching a humorous film rendition of the classic story Huckleberry Finn, the crew decided to adopt the moniker "The Rap$callionz". The crew also found that the movie was a great source for samples to be used on an album.

The crew lay low for the next few months. With the exception of a limited-edition demo produced by Phat Phil at the newly established Phat 'n' Phunky Studios, the crew didn't release any material to the public. The crew was approached by famed producer (and Phil's bro) Alex Vielma to record at his newly established studio. The first recording session produced parts of several tracks, including "I'm Gonna Drop You Sucka!" and "Phil's Phresh Phlow". Alex managed to bring furious flowing abilities out of the previously wack rapping Rapscallionz. The recordings produced at Alex's studio were a head above any other recordings that had ever been completed by the crew before. The crew left the recording session ready to bust through the door of some wasp family's house because they had been so energized by the session with Alex. It is worth noting that Rapid Fire Ruben skipped the beginning of his team's baseball game just so he record a flow of his in "I'm Gonna Drop You Sucka!" It is also worth noting that the crew penned much of the lyrics to "Guilty of Homeycide" during this recording session.

Debut Performance
With the school year winding down, the crew continued steadily along improving their mad flowin' abilities. D² became the mad freestyle artist that he is now by battling a friend of ours who goes by the name of The Reaper. Alliances were also formed with other rappers, including Juan Escobar (formerly known as Forefinger, but I think his name now is Sojourn...who knows? By the way, as of sometime around the summer of 2000, Juan Escobar decided that being an MC just wasn't his thing).

One day, specifically Wednesday, May 31, 2000, the Rap$callionz decided to attend the local poetry slam, intending to make their debut performance. The crew arrived while some raving white guy whined and complained about everything in the world under the pretenses of being some sort of poetic artist. The crew, however, was ready to redeem the show from it's wackness by showcasing their lyrical abilities. After several, shall we say, interesting poems were recited, the crew gained control of the floor. Phil began to phlow, followed by Beat-Boy and then by D². The crowd busted in a phrenzy after being amazed by the debut performance of the Rap$callionz. The crew sends out the props to Chad who provided the beats for them while they phlowed, and to all the other rappers who were present that night, including the Reaper.

Summer of 2000
The summer of 2000 was pretty dang uneventful...but only for about a week or two, because that's when the Rap$callionz locked themselves up in Phat 'n' Phunky Phil's house to record their upcoming album.  This recording session built upon the recording they had done with Alex Vielma several months back.  Phat Phil, Rapid Fire, and Beat Boy laid down some phat tracks during the 2 days of recording, and also wrote the lyrics to "the PEEP Show", everybody's favorite TV theme song.  Except for the occasional crash by the studio equipment, the recording session went along well. The Rap$callionz decided to make a tape of the songs they had recorded thus far, but as they tried to do that the machine crashed again...and this time all of the songs that had been recorded were lost!! Needless to say, The Rap$callionz were devastated! However, it proved to be a somewhat fortunate turn of events in the long run...

A couple months later, Rapid Fire Ruben, D² and Phunky Phil went to UCSB to rock the mic. Preparing for their journey across the state, the Rap$callionz spent several days beforehand penning the wacky yet insanely dope lyrics to "The EFY Flow" (now known as "Hip Hop Commandos").  Once in Santa Barbara the crew spent countless hours rehearsing the song in order to perfect it.  After innumerable times jumping at the word "splat" the act was finally perfected. The time came for the Rap$callionz to perform, but they were late and weren't sure if they would have time to get there.  Running across UCSB with loose Adidas caused a challenge for the Rap$callionz, but they arrived at the auditorium in time. Fate seemed to be against the crew, however, as the power went out 15 minutes after their arrival, leaving the show organizers at a loss. Miraculously, a generator arrived at the premises to power the microphones and beat-machines that the Rap$callionz needed. After the opening acts performed, the group busted out on stage, rockin' the mic as if their lives depended on it! All of the crowd, especially the fly girlies, went crazy and gave the Rap$callionz a standing ovation as they exited the stage. Just another stop on the Rap$callionz road to domination of the rap music industry.

Another Phat Show
On November 11, 2000 the Rap$callionz went to the Santa Clara Sporting Club to compete in a local battle of the bands. However, only one of the other scheduled bands showed up, so the Rap$callionz were given a super long time to perform, which was quite good.  Among the many songs performed were two new ones, "Girlies Suck" and "Straight Outta San Jo". The crowd of jaded fans began to smile and laugh as the Rap$callionz brightened their otherwise dreary existences.  The show went pretty well, considering that Rapid Fire Ruben barely made it in time to perform. The band that played after the Rap$callionz, Ingsoc,  darkened the show with their own brand of wacky hardcore, a perfect match for the hardcore gangsta rap styles of the mean and surly Rap$callionz. (By the way, Phat Phil's microphone was stolen at this show, if anyone has information on this please contact the Rap$callionz.)

Recording...Again!
Sometime in early December of 2000, the Rap$callionz began recording with Alex Vielma once again.  Though they had lost their previous recordings, the quality of the new recordings soon showed how wack their old recordings were anyway.  Beat Boy Brandon came back to San Jose from UCLA for a couple of weeks and recorded some phat tracks with the rest of crew. The long spoken of, but never recorded, lyrics to "Mr. Grissom" were dug out of a hole and recorded during this session. Phat Phil wrote some radical new beats too, included a classy horn-driven beat for his solo flow, "Phil's Phat Phlow."

The New Millenium
Heading into 2001, the Rap$callionz worked on finishing up recording their debut album "Ya Best Listen Up Cuz We've Gone Def." Phat Phil spent hours upon hours slaving away in his secret studio producing the tracks and the rest of the crew spent hours upon hours distracting Phil from getting any real work done. The occasional diamond in the rough would appear in the studio when the crew least expected it to.  Phat Phil wrote and recorded the "PNP Music Factory" in less than 3 hours on one very boring day.  On another fateful day, while Phil and Def n Dope were in the studio, they were visited by the mystical and very nordic Val. Val gave the fellas a demo tape of a new song he had made and the Rap$callionz decided to give him some exposure by putting his song on the upcoming album. With the addition of this epic classic, "Valhalla", the Rapscallionz were nearing completion of their album.

Phat 'n' Phunky Showcase
The Rapscallionz's label, Phat 'n' Phunky Phonics, released a compilation on March 9 at the Phat 'n' Phunky showcase show featuring Linus and other such fine acts. This show at the YMCA was the first of many that would follow as the Rapscallionz began their ascent to worldwide notoriety, and the compilation was the first taste of recorded material that many fans would be getting from the group. The Rap$callionz contributed four fine tracks, the anthemic "Guilty of Homeycide", the dance party sensation "PNP Music Factory", the aforementioned"Valhalla", and "the PEEP Show" which was written for the world renowned television program of the same name.

Down Time
Through mutual acquaintances the Rap$callionz were introduced to noted disc jockey and star promoter Chauncey P. Farnsworth.  Mr. Farnsworth invited the crew to perform on April 1 at his latest event, known to those in the know as Down Time.  Unfortunately, only D² and Phat Phil were able to make it to the show, and their best efforts to make the show a nonstop party were unsuccessful for the most part.  The lukewarm response from the crowd and the absence of Ruben from the lineup prevented the full fury of the crew from being unleashed upon spectators that night.  However, Chauncey P. saw the raw talent within the crew and decided to beg them to let him be their official disc jockey/#1 fan. The crew reluctantly agreed and a friendship soon flourished between the crew and the lovable Chauncey P. Along with their new DJ, the crew was introduced to Cryin' Ryan Richards, an up and coming producer who they would work with in the future.

Recording...but more problems??!
As the Rapscallionz began to near completion of their album a strange thing began to happen again. A strange and familiar thing. Their digital 16 track began to crash on them once again and they began to face the danger of losing their precious recordings!!  With the machine crashing more and more, and all forces of the world seemingly against them, the crew did its best to trek onward against all odds.  With deadlines approaching and problems stacking up the crew did all it could and managed to produce 15 tracks of wondrous quality which would be titled "Ya Best Listen Up Cuz We've Gone Def." At the last minute the crew recorded with local hip hop songstress D-Bo who contributed a praise filled track directed towards the ever affable Def n Dope. The album was mastered in one night by Phat Phil and sent off to be reproduced in mass quantities. T-shirts and stickers were also ordered in advance preparation for the crew's CD release party in June.

CD Release
Despite the despicable forces of hell working against them, the crew managed to get their CD made and released it at their next show at the YMCA on June 8, which also happened to be their last day of high school!!  This show drew more than 100 people and the Rapscallionz had a chance to party with their best buds and wish them all luck as they departed to lands far away. Later that same night the crew headed over to Carmen C's house and played at her party. The intimate show among friends allowed for a swell atmosphere and the crew jumped into the pool (clothes on) after the set to cool off and relax.

Summer Time
What did the summer of 2001 have in store for the Rap$callionz? That's a good question. The Rapscallionz did a few shows here and there, wrote a few songs here and there, recorded a bit here and there, and broke the hearts of fly ladies and hos everywhere. A lot of time was spent in East Oakland recording with Cryin' Ryan and earning that much needed street cred that the crew had previously lacked. The flavors from local dive / hangout 'Chubby Freeze' were introduced to the Rapscallionz during this time in the big Oaktown. During some spare time the crew also filmed their first music video for the PeepShow, a local television program for which they provided the theme song.

Shows and more shows
With their new CD out and about the crew set out to do as many shows as possible. While they weren't totally successful, they did manage to play some mighty good shows over the next few months from autumn to the middle of winter. After shows with The Huxtables, Amazing Transparent Man, the Moonies, Euphonics Flux, Dan Potthast (of Mu330), and many others the Rapscallionz were given a chance to perform with one of their heroes... Wesley Willis! But before the Wesley Willis show came about, an impromptu jam session at local record mogul Avi's house led the crew to begin playing their own music onstage at their shows! Phat Phil took the drums, Rapid Fire took the bass and local thug/comedian Hugey Bear took the guitar. The crew decided to premier their new sound at their upcoming show... The show at the Los Gatos Outhouse sold out quickly and the Rapscallionz played to a packed house! Wesley Willis took the stage soon afterward and rocked the mic over London and on to Chicago.
The Rap$callionz also released a new song during this period, "You Are Gonna Die". This track appeared on the new compilation released by Phat 'n' Phunky Phonics.

¿Que paso?
After playing all those tight shows, the Rap$callionz played a bunch more tight shows with the Aquabats and Nerf Herder and, most importantly, with a bunch of other groups that no one cares about because it can't get much better than playing with Wesley Willis or the Aquabats. They played their last show EVER May 22, 2004 at the Los Gatos Outhouse, the venue where they most often annoyed people the most. Check out these hellof insane pictures from the show (thanks Karl!). Pretty soon after their last show EVER they proceeded to do 3 or 4 reunion shows within the next year and a half, with more possibly still around the corner. It seems that you just can't kill off the Rap$callionz, as much as you'd really like to, huh...

Last Updated: September 30, 2005