Larsiny is an American hip hop group from North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rapper Cassidy formed the group in the late 1990s with hometown natives Akbar (Rodney Jean-Jacques) and Shiz Lansky (Sean Lassiter). They first signed with the Ruff Ryders Entertainment-subsidiary label TD Entertainment by 2000, and were subsequently featured on the song "Ryde Or Die Boyz" from the Ruff Ryders Ryde or Die Vol. 2 (2000) compilation album. AR-Ab later joined the group in 2005, while Lansky was featured the song "I Pray" from Cassidy's B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story (2010) album.^[1]

History

2000–2007: Full Surface

Larsiny (then consisting of Shiz Lansky, Akbar, and Cassidy) was discovered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Swizz Beatz's father Terrence Dean, and in turn, the group signed to the Ruff Ryders-subsidiary label TD Entertainment. Their breakout appearance was on the song "Ryde Or Die Boyz" from Ryde or Die Vol.2 in 2000. Members Shiz Lansky and Cassidy help co-write Eve's single "Got It All" from the album as well.

In 2003, AR-Ab was added to the group due to his affiliation with Cassidy.

The group has released two mixtapes: Put Ya L's In The Sky; released on January 4, 2008; and the second, 100 Bars Mixtape (a.k.a. North Philly of Death) released on April 19, 2009.

2008–2009: Quarrels

In 2008, there was a beef brewing between Cassidy and Akbar that came to public attention. By February 2009, various clips of Akbar dissing Cassidy appeared on YouTube, resulting in a response track on Cassidy's Apply Pressure (2009) mixtape called "Dear Rodney (Akbar Diss)" and also Akbar's departure from Larsiny.

2009–present: Kross Over Entertainment

Cassidy took his Larsiny Family label over to Kross Over Entertainment and E1 Music with him, and released his fourth studio album C.A.S.H. (2010.^[2][3]

Discography

Mixtapes

• 2008: Put Ya L's in the Sky (hosted by DJ Thoro)
• 2009: 100 Bars (North Philly of Death)