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 most recent effort.
History Rick 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.The Federation artist profile at EMI In 2002, Rick Rock recruited Doonie Baby, Goldie Gold, and Mr. Stress to form the group.Jeffries, David. [ The Federation] biography at Allmusic
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.
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
Albums YearAlbumPeak chart positionsU.S.U.S. R&B2004Federation: The Album Released: October 5, 2004 Label: Virgin200512007It's Whateva Released: September 4, 2007 Label: Reprise–60
Singles YearTitleAlbumPeak positionHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs2003"So Crazy"[ Federation] discography at AllmusicThe Federation –"In Love With a Hood Rat" –2004"Hyphy"88"Go Dumb"95"Donkey"2006"I Wear My Stunna Glasses At Night""I Wear My Stunna Glasses At Night" has been in rotation on Bay Area urban music station KYLD throughout 2006, starting August through DecemberRecognize the Bay, Vol. 2[ allmusic ((( Recognize the Bay, Vol. 2 > Overview )))] –
Featured singles Members 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 GoesBay 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 Selau (featuring Goldie Gold) Recognize the Bay, Vol. 2 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) |rowspan="2"| 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) |rowspan="7"|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) |- |rowspan="11"| 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) |rowspan="4"| 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|- |rowspan="20"| 2009 | What You Drinkin' | Krytykal (featuring Doonie Baby) |rowspan="2"| 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) |rowspan="2"| 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) |rowspan="2"|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) |rowspan="2"| 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)|- |rowspan="10"| 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) |rowspan="2"| The First 48|- | Sweet In My Suitte | I5 Connect (featuring Goldie Gold) |- |rowspan="22"|2011 | Yes Sir