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| band_name = The Pack

hill_name=Whernside

| image = [[Image:F024 Ingle summitThepack.JPGjpg|300px200px]]

| caption = Cover of their mixtape album, Wolfpack Muzik Vol. 2

|image_text=Ingleborough as seen from the Whernside trig

| origin = [[Berkeley, California]]

|country=[[England]]

| country = [[United States]]

|area=[[Yorkshire Dales]]

| music_genre = [[Hip hop]], [[Hyphy]]

|translation=Fort on the hill

| record_label = [[Jive Records]]

|language=([[Old English]])

| current_members = Young L, Lil Uno, Lil B, Young Stunna

|height_m=736

|}}

|height_ft=2416

The Pack, formerly known as the Wolfpack, is a rap group from [[Berkeley, California]]. The group consists of Lil Uno, Lil B, Young L, and Young $tunna. The Pack was discovered by the veteran rapper [[Too $hort]] in 2005 while listening to one of their songs in a car as he was being driven to a show. He quickly went on a Bay wide hunt to find the group and sign them to his Up All Nite/ Zomba/ Jive record label.

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|listing=[[Marilyn (hill)|Marilyn]], [[Hewitt]]

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The Pack's hit song "Vans" is number 23 on the top 30 hip hop charts, played on 65 hip hop stations nationwide and on 35 pop stations nationwide. The song featured a chorus of "Got my Vans on, but they look like sneakers; Wearing coke white but my Vans are cleaner." which many thought was synthesized, but was in fact the unedited voice of a real high school student. Their video "Vans" has been aired on BET but MTV refused to show the video for advertisement reasons. However, [[MTV]] airs an edited version of the video, in which the word "Vans" is censored in throughout the song. MTV's decision created controversy, with many accusing the network of a double standard.[http://www.eastbayexpress.com/Issues/2006-09-06/music/close2thaedge.html]<blockquote>

Whernside is a mountain in the [[Yorkshire Dales]]. It is the highest point in [[Yorkshire]], and one of the so-called [[Yorkshire Three Peaks|Three Peaks]], the other two being [[Ingleborough]] and [[Pen-y-ghent]].

Several commentators on [Clyde] Smith's site[http://www.prohiphop.com/] pointed to other rap songs with overtly commercial messages bordering on product placement, such as Run-DMC's "My Adidas," Nelly's "[[Air Force Ones]]," and Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy, and Pharrell's "Pass the Courvoisier." Many questioned MTV's censorship policy, noting that "[[My Adidas]]" and "Pass the Courvoisier" aired on the channel, while BET aired "[[Air Force Ones]]."

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A remix was made to the "Vans" song featuring Mistah F.A.B. and Too $hort. Their debut EP, entitled [[Skateboards 2 Scrapers]], released on [[December 19]], [[2006]].[http://www.myspace.com/wolfpackmusik] Their single [[Vans]] received the number 5 spot on [[Rolling Stone]] Top 100 songs of the year for 2006. Their second single ''I'm Shinin''' also can be seen on [[Yahoo]] Music.

In shape Whernside forms a long ridge, running roughly north-south. The most usual route of ascent is from the south, starting near the small village of Bruntscar. The summit may also be approached from the north. If climbed as part of the ''Three Peaks Challenge'' (which is normally done [[clockwise]]) Whernside wil be climbed from the south, with the northern route used for descen.

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Whernside lies about 3&nbsp;[[kilometer|km]] northwest of [[Ribblehead Viaduct]] on the [[Settle and Carlisle Railway]].

==Discography==

Whernside is sometimes confused with the smaller hills of Great Whernside and Little Whernside, which are located some miles to the east.

===Albums===

*'''[[Skateboards 2 Scrapers]]''' (2006)

Singles:

**2006: "[[Vans]]" <small>(Produced by Young L)</small>

**2006: "I'm Shinin'"

**2006: "Ride My Bike"

*'''Gangsters & Strippers''' (2006)

[[Category:Marilyns of England]]

**2006: "Booty Bounce Bopper" <small>(Produced by Young L)</small>

[[Category:Hewitts of England]]

== External links ==

*[http://www.myspace.com/wolfpackmusik Official MySpace page.]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhGO5f8gdWQ Original "Vans" music video on [[YouTube.com]]]

*[http://www.urbnmix.net/index.php/music-video-code/pack_the_im_shinin/ "Im Shinin" Music Video]

[[Category:San Francisco Bay Area hip hop groups]]

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