Black Sheep (band)

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Black Sheep
General information
origin New York City , New York , United States
Genre (s) Hip hop
founding 1991, 2000
resolution 1995
Current occupation
Andres "Dres" Titus
MC
 William "Mista Lawnge" McLean

Black Sheep is an American hip-hop duo consisting of Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean.

history

The two New Yorkers, who originally grew up in North Carolina , were hip-hop fans as early as the mid- 1980s . Dres worked as an MC , Mista Lawnge as a DJ . To get a record deal, Lawnge moved to New York , where he got in touch with Mike Gee of the Jungle Brothers through DJ Red Alert . Gee's connection to the Native Tongue Family inspired Lawnge to form Black Sheep and sign Dres as an MC.

Black Sheep's first release, Flavor of the Month , was one of the most successful rap singles of 1991. The contact with bands of the Native Tongues Posse such as B. De La Soul or A Tribe Called Quest also brought Black Sheep success. Her debut album A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (1991) hit number 30 on the album charts and her next single, "The Choice Is Yours", became an MTV hit. The album eventually sold around 1 million copies and the duo landed alongside other rap greats such as B. Main Source , Gang Starr , Kool G Rap and The Pharcyde on the rap sampler Heavies' Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol.1 .

The follow-up album Non-Fiction (1994), however, fell victim to poor promotion and was not nearly as successful as A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing . As a result, the duo broke up; both worked on different projects. Finally, Dres released his solo album Sure Shot Redemption (1999). In 1999, Fatman Scoop used a sample from The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) from the album A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing in his song Be Faithful . The following year, Fatboy Slim used a sample that appears in both songs The Choice Is Yours and The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) in his song Weapon of Choice .

Black Sheep finally teamed up again in 2000 to record a title for the soundtrack of the film With All Harshness (director: Laurence Fishburne ). They went on tour with Das EFX and released the new album 8WM / Novakane in 2006 .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
  US 30th 04/11/1992 (41 weeks)
Non-fiction
  US 107 12/24/1994 (3 weeks)
Singles
The Choice Is Yours
  US 57 05/09/1992 (19 weeks)
Strobelite Honey
  US 80 07/25/1992 (8 weeks)
Without a doubt
  UK 60 11/19/1994 (2 weeks)

Albums

  • 1991: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
  • 1994: Non-Fiction
  • 2006: 8WM / Novakane
  • 2010: From the Black Pool of Genius
  • 2018: Tortured Soul

Singles

  • 1991: Flavor of the Month
  • 1991: The Choice is Yours
  • 1992: Strobelite Honey
  • 1992: Stay Tuned (with Salt-N-Pepa, Auto & Cherokee, and X Clan)
  • 1992: Similak Child
  • 1994: Without A Doubt
  • 1995: North South East West

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sample from Black Sheep "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" in Fatman Scoop feat. The Crooklyn Clan "Be Faithful," WhoSampled.com
  2. ↑ Sample from Black Sheep "The Choice Is Yours" in Fatboy Slim feat. Bootsy Collins "Weapon of Choice," WhoSampled.com
  3. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US