Ab-Liva

The Re-Up Gang is an American hip hop group, best known for their signature We Got It 4 Cheap mixtape series. History edit: The Re-Up Gang was created in early 2004, during Clipse's long hiatus between their first and second albums. The group includes Clipse themselves, as well as long-time friend Ab-Liva of Major Figgas. Pusha T is credited with founding the group, and was responsible for enlisting the help of mixtape DJ Clinton Sparks to put together their first mixtape in an ongoing series, We Got It 4 Cheap: Vol. 1. The group is signed to Clipse's own record label imprint, Re-Up Records. While a Re-Up Gang album is planned, no specifics have been released due to Clipse's legal issues with Jive Records. On August 5, 2008 (UK: September 8, 2008), the group released an album on Koch Records titled Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang. The album featured nine new songs and three unreleased remixes from We Got It 4 Cheap Vol. III. Rapper Pusha T said: "Everything happens for a reason. We put out the We Got It 4 Cheap series on our own for the streets and that helped keep us visible and build the Re-Up name as an entity ... This time, our manager Tony Draper got with Koch General Manager Alan Grunblatt to put together an official album with new music and let Koch Records do what they do best. This release gives us something fresh in the marketplace to reward Re-Up fans while we continue to work on the Clipse album." According to an interview with hiphopdx.com the Sandman aka Sandcannnon stated the Re-up Gang's album had been mishandled. He is now pursuing a solo career, though, there is no animosity between him and the remaining three members. Sandman and Liva still remain in close contact as they always have. The Clipse released their third studio album, Til The Casket Drops, in 2009.

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