Rehab

The Southern hip-hop outfit Rehab formed directly out of the recovery center that inspired its name. Danny Boone and Brooks Buford, both former alcoholics and substance abusers, first crossed paths inside a local treatment facility and bonded through shared musical interests. They joined forces with Steaknife, also known as Denny Campbell, who had already collaborated with Boone in Prime Suspect. Together they issued the group’s first full-length project, Southern Discomfort, on Sony in 2000. Guest contributions came from Cee-Lo, Goodie Mob, and Cody ChesnuTT, and the record yielded the modern-rock single “It Don’t Matter,” which climbed into the Top 15. The duo spent the next two years on tour, including a stretch on the Vans Warped Tour, before parting ways.

Boone kept the Rehab name and brought in four experienced players to form a new lineup. Now operating as a five-piece with Boone—performing under his legal name, Danny Alexander—serving as the sole vocalist and rapper, the group signed to Arshid Entertainment and delivered the expansive Graffiti the World in 2005. A track from the earlier album, “Sittin’ at a Bar,” gradually became a staple on jukeboxes. Without the band’s consent, Epic reissued the debut under the new title Sittin’ at a Bar. In response, Rehab cut a fresh version of the drinking anthem and retitled it “Bartender Song,” placing it on the 2008 Universal edition of Graffiti the World. The label relationship continued with the 2010 release Welcome Home.

In 2012 Rehab aligned with Average Joe’s Entertainment, which soon put out the band’s fourth album, Gullible’s Travels. After supporting the record on the road and issuing the 2013 single “Whore,” activity ceased. The group declared its dissolution in 2014 and mounted a farewell tour for supporters, with members stating they would pursue individual careers. Steaknife later posted social-media clues in 2015 that he and Danny Boone intended to revive Rehab in the studio. Although fresh recordings did not appear right away, the collective surfaced again in 2017 with Million Dollar Mugshot, an archive of previously unheard tracks from the original lineup that included guest spots from Bubba Sparxxx, Ritzz, and Uncle Mike.