The EFX

THE EFX
THE EFX (1997)
General information
origin	New York , United States
Genre (s)	Hip hop
founding	1991
Founding members
MC	Willie "Skoob" Hines
MC	Andre "Krazy Drayz" Weston

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Dead Serious   US 16  platinum 06/20/1992 (42 weeks) Straight Up Sewaside   US 20th 04/12/1993 (12 weeks) Hold it down   US 22nd 10/14/1995 (6 weeks) Generation EFX   US 48 04/11/1998 (3 weeks)

Singles

They Want EFX   US 25th  gold 07/18/1992 (20 weeks) Check Yo Self (with Ice Cube )   UK 36 08/07/1993 (4 weeks)   US 20th 07/31/1993 (20 weeks) Freakit   US 43 11/20/1993 (12 weeks) Real hip hop   US 61 07/10/1995 (10 weeks) Microphone Master (feat. Mobb Deep )   US 86 02/17/1996 (3 weeks) Rap Scholar (feat. Redman )   UK 42 04/25/1998 (2 weeks)

DAS EFX (“DAS” stands for “Drayz and Skoob”) is a hip-hop duo from Brooklyn / New York , USA . The group consists of rappers Andre Weston (aka Krazy Drayz aka Dray) and Willie Hines (aka Skoob). They were important representatives of underground rap at the beginning of the 1990s and were best known for their characteristic rap style influenced by the Jamaican ragga .

Her debut album Dead Serious , which was produced by her discoverers EPMD , is considered a milestone in the history of street music and has sold over a million times.

Discography

Albums

• 1992: Dead Serious (EastWestAmerica)
• 1993: Straight Up Sewaside (EastWestAmerica)
• 1995: Hold It Down (EastWestAmerica)
• 1998: Generation EFX (EastWestAmerica)
• 2003: How We Do (CNR Records)

Compilations

• 2001: The Very Best of Das EFX ( Rhino Records )

Singles & EPs

• 1992: Mic Checka
• 1992: Straight Out the Sewer
• 1992: They Want EFX
• 1993: Freakit
• 1993: Kaught in da AK
• 1993: If Only
• 1993: Baknaffek
• 1995: Real Hip-Hop
• 1995: Microphone Master ( feat.Mobb Deep )
• 1998: Set It Off
• 1998: Rap Scholar (feat. Redman)
• 2002: East Coast Hustlers
• 2002: Raisin - Hell
• 2003: How We Do

Guest singles

• 1993: Ice Cube - Check Yo Self
• 2000: Melgroove - Viens (Come to Party)

Web links

• The EFX at laut.de
• The EFX at Allmusic (English)
• Das EFX at Discogs (English)
• Music Sales Awards: US

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chart sources: US , UK
2. ↑ biography at Laut.de