The story of their signing is that of a Hip Hop fairy tale: the legendary Too $hort, a Bay area native, hears your song on the radio simply by chance while his driver takes him to his next show. The following day, $hort Dog is on a Bay area-wide search for you - The Wolfpack, now known as the Pack for his Up All Nite label via Jive/Zomba. The foursome, consisting of Lil Uno, Lil B, Young L and Young $tunna have been embraced - simultaneously by the "Hyphy" movement and the skate-rap scene that's popped up over the past year. While many say its due to the successes and doors opened by Pharrell (Skateboard P) and Lupe Fiasco, much of it has to do with their hit song "Vans," the very song that convinced Too $hort there was unsigned talent in the 'Yay, waiting to be found.

Riding high upon the success of their hit single, it led directly into controversy once they completed their new music video. While BET accepted the video without hesitation, MTV felt the video was "an ad for Vans" and banned it, possibly creating more buzz than the group could've asked for. The strength of their initial song came from the driving dirge of bass and the familiar chorus - an ode to the 'punk rock shoe', "Got my Vans on but they look like sneakers." While punk rock and Hip Hop might have more similarities than you realize, the connection to the skate-scene was an obvious one as well. Since the hyphy movement had become a groundswell in late 2005, Vans became a hyphy standard for 'going dumb' in 2006.

Their EP Skateboards 2 Scrapers shows a lot of promise for a group whose oldest member isn't even 20 yet. With lessons taught by Professor $hort, the group has been working hard in the studio, compiling over 150 songs for their Wolf Pack music series. The hit single is coupled with obligatory remix featuring the 'Godfather of the Bay', $hort, and Mistah F.A.B. "I'm Shinin" also cracked the rap charts due to its' new Pack sound altogether. But songs like "Candy" and "Ride My Bike" were criticized for being overtly bass-heavy and the simplistic nature of some of the lyrics were almost cringe worthy. "Oh Go" is a great example of what the group is capable of but they don't venture outside of their comfort zone often enough to get an idea of the groups' full potential is. 

For their respective ages, the group is better than many within their profession, lyrically, once the overanalyzed hyphy-hot-zone dies down and their full length is released in April, they might have shaken off their first-time jitters and stepped up to claim their title among the founders of skate-rap and 'hyphy'.