"Tootsee Roll" is a song by American rap group

69 Boyz 69 Boyz is an American Miami bass and hip hop music, hip hop duo: Van "Thrill Da Playa" Bryant, from Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, and Barry "Fast" Wright, from Orlando, Florida, United States. The group was initiated by Thrill D ...

released as the first

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from their debut album, ''

199Quad ''199Quad'' is the debut studio album by American Miami bass group 69 Boyz. It was released in 1994 through Rip-It Records. The recording sessions took place at the Bass Station in Orlando, Florida. It was produced by 95 South. It features gues ...

'' (1994). In the United States, the song sold one million copies and earned a

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from the

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. It reached number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early January 1995, number nine on

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chart and number one on

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chart. "Tootsee Roll" took 27 weeks to hit its Hot 100 peak of number eight, spending the previous four months in the top 20 before finally reaching its peak.

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