11/5

Hunters Point crew

11/5 was a rap trio from the Hunters Point section of San Francisco, made up of Taydatay, Hennessy and Maine-O. Discogs lists their given names as Dante Casey, Jermaine Phillips and Paris Robinson. Before releasing records under their own name, the members appeared on a 1992 Cold World Hustlers track and on Primo's 1994 song “Killa,” and the group was active from 1994 to 2001.

Dogday Records

The trio signed with the independent Dogday Records, which released their debut album, “Fiendin' 4 tha Funk,” on March 31, 1995. Produced by The Enhancer, Reggie Smith and T.C., with guest appearances from Cold World Hustlers and U.D.I. and samples drawn from Dr. Dre, The Time, and Tom Scott and the L.A. Express, it peaked at number 76 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The follow-up, “A-1 Yola,” came out on July 23, 1996. Produced mainly by T.C., Big Reg and Race, with additional tracks from Mr. Laid and Chill Black and guests including Baby Menace, Baldhead Rick, Iceman and One Tyme, it became their biggest record, climbing to number 33 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 22 on the Heatseekers chart.

Later releases

11/5 gathered rare and unreleased material on “Bootlegs & G-Sides” in 1997, with a second volume in 2000, and issued two more studio albums, “The Overdose” (1999) and “After the Drama” (2001). In 2002 they appeared on “U Didn't Know??,” a joint project with Cold World Hustlers, U.D.I. and Big Mack, and on the compilation “Grind & Post.”

Afterward

After the group wound down, Taydatay continued with solo and collaborative releases from 1998 through 2013, including projects with Black C and Big Mack.