The LACs
OriginBaxley, Georgia, United States
GenresCountry rap
Years active2002–present
Labels
MembersBrian Andrew "Rooster" King
Robert Clayton "Uncle Snap" Sharpe[1]
Past membersDennis Morgan

The Lacs is an American country rap duo that consists of Robert Clayton (Clay) "Uncle Snap" Sharpe and Brian Andrew "Rooster" King.[2] At first, the group also featured Brandon Herndon on the three self-released albums on Side Ya Mouth Records.[3]

The Lacs have recorded six albums for Backroad Records, a subsidiary of Average Joes Entertainment, an independent label co-owned by fellow country rap artist Colt Ford. Four albums have entered the Billboard 200: Keep it Redneck (2013), Outlaw in Me and American Rebelution (2017).

The Lacs created their own record label Dirt Rock Empire[4] in 2017. On September 22, 2017, The Lacs released the first album from Dirt Rock titled Dirtbagz, Vol. 1 which is a compilation album featuring many of the labels artists such as Nate Kenyon, Crucifix and Hard Target.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[5][6]		 US
[7]		 US
Heat
[8]		 US
Indie
[9]		 US
Rap
[10]
Midas Well Get Drunk
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Side Ya Mouth Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — —
South on Fire
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Side Ya Mouth Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — —
Lacology
  • Release date: November 17, 2006
  • Label: Side Ya Mouth Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — — —
Country Boy's Paradise 52 — 27 — —
190 Proof
  • Release date: April 3, 2012
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 16 68 — 9 8
Keep It Redneck
  • Release date: August 20, 2013
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 3 23 — 7 5
Nothing in Particular[13]
  • Release date: October 28, 2014
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 20 86 — 21 11
Outlaw in Me[15]
  • Release date: May 26, 2015
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 3 27 — 2 3
Welcome to Dodge City
(with Hard Target)
  • Release date: August 5, 2016
  • Label: Barn Burner Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 22 — — 16 10
American Rebelution
  • Release date: April 7, 2017
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 10 65 — 8 22
Dirt Rock
  • Release date: May 4, 2018
  • Label: Dirt Rock Empire
  • Formats: CD, music download
 24 178 — 12 —
Rise and Shine
  • Release date: October 18, 2019
  • Label: Dirt Rock Empire
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — 21 —
Kickin' Up Mud
  • Release date: January 31, 2020
  • Label: Backroad Records
  • Formats: music download
 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Title Year Certifications Album Credits
"Dirt Road Dollars"
(with Nate Kenyon)		 2017 Dirtbagz, Vol 1 Written by: Nate Kenyon and The Lacs

Produced by : Wess Nyle Mixed by: Wess Nyle Mastered by: Dave Fore

Other certified songs

Title Year Certifications Album
"Country Road" 2006 Lacology
"Kickin' Up Mud" 2010 Country Boy’s Paradise

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Album
2014 "Throwdown" Moonshine Bandits Calicountry
2015 "Outback" Moonshine Bandits (with Durwood Black) Blacked Out

Music videos

Year Video Director
2011 "Kickin' Up Mud" David Poag
"Country Boy's Paradise" Phivestarr Productions
"Country Road"
2012 "Shake It" (with Big & Rich)[23] Potsy Ponciroli
"Let Your Country Hang Out"
"Wylin'" (with Bubba Sparxxx)
2013 "Field Party" (with JJ Lawhorn)
"Keep It Redneck" Potsy Ponciroli
2014 "Smokestack"
"Nothing in Particular"
"Throwdown" (with Moonshine Bandits) Scott Hansen
2015 "God Bless a Country Girl"
"Outback (Extended Remix)" (with Moonshine Bandits, Durwood Black, Redneck Souljers, Bubba Sparxxx, D. Thrash, Lenny Cooper, Demun Jones & Moccasin Creek)
"Make the Rooster Crow"[24] IvinxPryor
"Tonight on Repeat" (with Josh Thompson) Ed Pryor
2016 "Back to Georgia" (with Craig Campbell) Ed Pryor
"Out Here"
2017 "Drink as a Team" Casey Pierce
"Jack in My Coke" (with Montgomery Gentry)
2018 "Redneck Rockstar" Chris Hicky
"Country Livin" Crucifix & Joshua Kirk
"Willie Nelson" (with Nate Kenyon)
"Red Eyes"
2019

"City Boy's Nightmare" (with Nate Kenyon)

References

  1. ↑ "DEAD MAN WALKING". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Lacs' Score Career-Best Rank On Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "SYM – LACS". Showcase Your Music. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "DirtRockEmpire.com". DirRockEmpire.
  5. ↑ "The Lacs Album & Song Chart History – Top Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  6. ↑ "Country Boy's Paradise – The Lacs". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "The Lacs Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  8. ↑ "Country Boy's Paradise – The Lacs". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "The Lacs Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  10. ↑ "The Lacs Album & Song Chart History – Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  11. 1 2 "2013/2014 HipHop album sales…". Anti Industry.
  12. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 7, 2014). "The Lacs "Nothing In Particular" Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock.
  13. ↑ Thompson, Gayle (July 29, 2014). "The Lacs Announce New Tour Dates". The Boot. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015.
  15. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 16, 2015). "The Lacs "Outlaw In Me" Tracklist & Cover Art". Roughstock. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  16. ↑ Matt Bjorke (July 1, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report for July 1, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  17. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 14, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: August 15, 2016". Roughstock.
  18. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (August 14, 2017). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: August 14, 2017". Roughstock.
  19. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (September 4, 2018). "The Top 10 Country Albums: September 4, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: November 24, 2019". Roughstock. November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  21. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  22. 1 2 3 "American certifications – The Lacs". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  23. ↑ "CMT : Videos : The Lacs : Shake It featuring Big & Rich". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  24. ↑ "The Lacs | Make the Rooster Crow | VEVO – Yahoo Screen". Yahoo! Screen. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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