Editing 24-7 Spyz (section)

===Early days and In-Effect Records===
Upon their formation in 1986, the band, consisting of Jimi Hazel, Rick Skatore, Kindu Phibes, and P. Fluid, quickly earned a dedicated following in [[New York City]] due to the eclectic mix of their music. The band would switch gears from [[Motown]] and [[Soul music|soul]] sounds with lush vocal harmonies to violent [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and [[hardcore punk]] with ease, sometimes several times within the course of one song. Phibes left the band in 1987.

In 1988, In-Effect Records, a [[subsidiary]] of [[Relativity Records|Relativity]], signed the band which now included Anthony Johnson, formerly of the three-piece New York ska band, A-Kings, replacing Phibes on drums. The band released their debut album, the genre-hopping ''[[Harder Than You]]'', produced by Bob Musso and Jimi Hazel, in December 1988.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> The first single was a cover of the [[Kool & the Gang]] song "Jungle Boogie." Critics and fans took notice of the band's left-wing political stance and the unique sound of their tight-knit, high-energy music. The album sold just under 300,000 units due<ref>{{cite web| title = Adventures in Black-Rock with Jimi Hazel of 24-7 Spyz: part 4| publisher = sharemyguitar.com| url = http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/adventures-in-black-rock-with-jimi-hazel-of-24-7-spyz-part-4/| access-date = May 24, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101219175507/http://sharemyguitar.com/blog/adventures-in-black-rock-with-jimi-hazel-of-24-7-spyz-part-4/| archive-date = December 19, 2010| url-status = dead}}</ref> to non-stop touring worldwide and became an underground hit. It remains a pioneering classic in the [[Rock music|rock]]/[[funk]]/[[Hip hop music|hip hop]] genre made popular in later years by such bands as [[311 (band)|311]], [[Limp Bizkit]], and [[Kid Rock]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} The video for "Jungle Boogie" was the first single video on [[MTV]] to air on all of the following specialty shows: ''[[120 Minutes]]'', ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'', ''Hard 60'', and ''[[Headbangers Ball]]''.

The band's second album, 1990's ''[[Gumbo Millennium]]'', produced by Jimi Hazel and Tom Soares, was once again released through In-Effect Records.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> The album was much softer than the previous effort, focusing mostly on clean guitar and lush [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] harmonies and grooves although it still contained elements of [[thrash metal]] and punk. The first single, "Don't Break My Heart!," while commercially viable, failed to receive radio airplay. Regardless, the album sold over 300,000 units once again due to massive amounts of touring and proved to be an underground success. It soon brought the attention of several [[Record label|major labels]]. The band were soon opening for [[Jane's Addiction]] on their 'Ritual De Lo Habitual' tour. The tour brought the band to a new audience but their growing success could not halt the sudden departure of Anthony Johnson and P. Fluid.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> Fluid made the announcement of his departure during the band's live performance on the final date of the Jane's Addiction tour. Allegedly, he had not made it known to his bandmates beforehand. Johnson followed suit and, as a result of the departures, the band dropped out of a planned co-headlining tour with [[Suicidal Tendencies]]. Fluid soon made it known that he intended to start a new band named The P. Fluid Foundation.
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1986–1987)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, backing vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* P. Fluid - lead vocals
* Kindu Phibes - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1988–1990)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, backing vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* P. Fluid - lead vocals
* Anthony Johnson - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1990–1991)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, backing vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Jeff Brodnax - lead vocals
* Mackie Jayson - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1991–1994)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, backing vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Jeff Brodnax - lead vocals
* Joel Maitoza - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1994-1995)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, backing vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Forrest (formerly P. Fluid) - lead vocals
* Anthony Johnson - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1996)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Joel Maitoza - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1997)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Matt Martin - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1998)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Tony Lewis - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (1998–2003)
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BAND SPLIT
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2003–2004)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Tony Lewis - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2005–2011)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Tobias Ralph - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2011–2012)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, backing vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Jeff Brodnax - lead vocals
* Joel Maitoza - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2012–2014)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Ronny Drayton - guitars, backing vocals
* Sekou Lumumba - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2014–2020)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Ronny Drayton - guitars, backing vocals
* Phillip "Fish" Fisher - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2020–2021)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Tony Lewis - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2021–2023)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Tobias Ralph - drums
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | (2023–present)
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* Jimi Hazel - guitars, lead vocals
* Rick Skatore - bass, backing vocals
* Tony Lewis - drums
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