| Year |
Event |
| 1988 |
Live Squad's earliest known recordings, Troopin' It and We Ain't Havin' It, appear on the rare BQ In Full Effect EP. The recordings include shout-outs to their 3rd member at the time, DJ Shaleek. |
| 1989 |
K-Low joins Live Squad as a producer and replaces DJ Shaleek, working with Stretch and Majesty on the group's developing sound. |
| 1989 |
Stretch gives a demo tape to a securiity guard at their high school called Ed Lover. He becomes an important supporter of the group and his involvement helps raise Live Squad's profile and ultimately plays a major role in securing their record deal. |
| 1990/1991 |
Stretch meets 2Pac through Digital Underground.
|
| 27th Feb 1991 |
Stretch records Family Of The Underground with Digital Underground. |
| March - August 1991 |
Live Squad work with 2Pac on his 1st album 2pacalypse Now and contribute to the tracks Crooked Ass Nigga and Tha Lunatic |
| 12th Nov 1991 |
2Pac's album 2Pacalypse Now releases. Live Squad worked on 2 of the tracks |
| Before 1992 |
Live Squad sign with Def Jam and record Murderahh!, but the track is not released and they leave Def Jam due to a contractual dispute. |
| 1992 |
Live Squad move to Tommy Boy Records and record Heartless, their first track for the label.
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| 14th July 1992 |
Tommy Boy releases Murderahh! / Heartless as a double single. |
| 10th Sept 1992 |
Live Squad records the tracks The Hell Raiser, Strugglin' and Flex with 2Pac |
| 14 Oct 1992 |
Live Squad appear at the Ritz in Philadelphia. E.C. LaRock refers to this performance during the following day's WDAS interview. |
| 15 Oct 1992 |
Live Squad appear on WPRB's Raw Deal in Princeton, New Jersey, alongside Tommy Boy representative Jamieson Grillo. The programme premieres a remix of Heartless. |
| 16 Oct 1992 |
Live Squad are interviewed by E.C. LaRock on WDAS 105.3 FM in Philadelphia, broadcasting from the Ritz during Ladies Night. They promote Heartless / Murderahh! and the forthcoming Game Of Survival album and film. |
| 18 Oct 1992 |
Live Squad are scheduled to appear at Mahorn's in Philadelphia, an upcoming performance promoted by Majesty during the 16 October WDAS interview. |
| 30 Oct 1992 |
Stretch, Majesty and K-Low appear on WUSL Power 99's Radioactive with Colby Colb in Philadelphia, discussing their Tommy Boy release, the Game Of Survival project and their work with 2Pac. |
| 26 Nov 1992 |
Live Squad are advertised for a special promotional performance by Tommy Boy Records at The Shelter, 157 Mott Street, New York, as part of the Thanksgiving Packed House Jam. |
| After Nov 1992 |
Blowin' Em Out Da Frame is planned as the next single after Murderahh! / Heartless. |
| 1993 |
The planned Game Of Survival album and film are cancelled, and Tommy Boy drops Live Squad from the label. The group's planned follow-up single, Blowin' Em Out Da Frame, is also shelved. |
| 16th Feb 1993 |
2Pac's album Strictly 4 My NIGGAZ releases. Live Squad worked on 4 of the tracks |
| Summer 1993 |
Live Squad records the tracks Nothing 2 Lose, Thugs Get Lonely Too, It Ain't Easy, Mr. Middle Finga, The Uppercut, and more, with 2Pac |
| Sept 1993 |
Stretch records Who Do U Love with 2Pac |
| 30th Sept 1993 |
Live Squad records Hurts The Most with 2Pac |
| Nov 1993 |
Stretch records Runnin' from the Police with 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. |
| Nov 1993 |
Stretch and K-Low record the track Pain with 2Pac |
| 27th Jan 1994 |
Stretch records the track Peep Game 2 with 2Pac |
| 6th April 1994 |
Live Squad records the track Danger Times with 2Pac. |
| April 1994 |
Live Squad contributes to Thug Life: Volume 1 recordings with 2Pac. |
| May 1994 |
Stretch records the track God Bless The Dead with 2Pac dedicated to Stretch's friend "Big Dric" aka Biggie Smalls. |
| 26th Sept 1994 |
2Pac's album Thug Life: Volume 1 releases. Live Squad worked on 5 of the tracks. |
| Nov 1994 |
Dramacydal records the three-track project only known as Enterprise Reference including the tracks Don't Make Enemies With Me, Late Night and Addicted 2 The Streets. Stretch and Live Squad produces all of the tracks |
| 29 Nov 1994 |
Stretch and 2Pac record their verses for their final song together called "The Heat" with Ron G in New York. |
| 30 Nov 1994 |
Stretch accompanies 2Pac during the Quad Studios shooting in New York. |
| Jan 1995 |
Stretch mixes the three-track Enterprise Reference project at Enterprise Studios, Burbank. |
| 29 Nov 1995 |
Stretch and K-Low produce recordings for Nas including Take It In Blood and Silent Murder. |
| 30 Nov 1995 |
Stretch is murdered in Queens, New York. |
| 24 Nov 1998 |
Stretch appears posthumously on 2Pac's Greatest Hits album through God Bless The Dead. |
| 1999 |
Grand Imperial Records releases E-Moneybags' In E-Moneybags We Trust, including What You Need with Live Squad. |
| 2001 |
Grand Imperial Records releases the expanded Game Of Survival DVD and soundtrack. |
| 2001 |
E-Moneybags, 2Pac and Live Squad appear together on the remix of the track Big Time, released with Regulate featuring Majesty and Prodigy. |
| 16 July 2001 |
E-Moneybags is murdered in Queens, ending his recording career. |
| 2003 |
Grand Imperial Records releases The Best Of Stretch Vol. 1, preserving rare Stretch and Live Squad productions. |
| 2004 |
Majesty produces The Reason for Smif-N-Wessun and receives writing credits on numerous tracks from Loyal To The Game. |
| 2005 |
Grand Imperial Records releases Thugadons: Grand Goons Vol 1 and Vol 2, which includes the Live Squad tracks Moving Up and Nobody Move. |
| 2010 |
Majesty releases The Tribute – The Forgotten Chapter In Hip Hop, combining a Live Squad tribute album with a documentary. Previously recorded Live Squad tracks are revisited with new Majesty verses. |
| 2018 |
Grand Imperial Records releases The Best Of Stretch Vol. 2, containing additional rare and unreleased material. |
| 2023 |
Grand Imperial Records releases The Recruiters album containing the Live Squad track Heat in my Hand. |
| Present |
Previously unknown recordings, promotional cassettes and studio documentation continue to emerge, expanding our understanding of Live Squad's history. |
