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Wreckx-n-Effect
Wreckx-n-Effect (originally Wrecks-n-Effect) is an American hip-hop/new jack swing group from Harlem, New York City. They are known for their 1992 single " Rump Shaker", which peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. History In 1988, childhood friends Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley and Brandon "B-Doggs" Mitchell formed Wrecks-n-Effect. Their production company wanted to trial adding a fourth member to the group, therefore Keith "K.C." Hanns joined the trio while their demo was being made. In 1988, with Atlantic Records, the group debuted their self-titled EP with Hanns as the fourth member. Following little recognition for their debut EP, Davidson, Riley and Mitchell reconvened their initial vision as a trio later that year. Soon after, in 1989, the group switched to Motown Records. They achieved their first number one song on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart with the single "New Jack Swing" in 1989. In 1990, Mitchell was fatally shot in Manhattan, New York City. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqil Davidson
Aqil Davidson is an American lyricist who aside from his solo career, serves as lead vocalist for the new jack swing group Wreckx-n-Effect. He has also been credited with songwriting or production work on albums by Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, MC Hammer, MC Lyte, and Guy. Career Davidson formed Wreckx-n-Effect with Riley and Mitchell in 1988. He released three albums with the group: the self-titled ''Wreckx-n-Effect'' in 1989, with the breakout #1 rap chart hit "New Jack Swing", Then the RIAA certified platinum "Hard or Smooth" in 1992, containing the multi-platinum smash Rump Shaker and Raps New Generation in 1996. Wreckx is most known for the singles “New Jack Swing” and “Rump Shaker” which hit the No. 2 position on Billboard 100 in January 1993. Both of the singles reached the #1 ranking on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart. Davidson served as a producer, composer, and featured artist for new jack swing group Guy’s album The Future, which was released in 1990. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rump Shaker (song)
"Rump Shaker" is a song by American Hip hop music, hip-hop group Wreckx-N-Effect. It was released in August 1992 by MCA Records as the lead single from their second album, ''Hard or Smooth'' (1992). It features production and guest vocals from Teddy Riley, brother of former Wreckx member Markell Riley. Due to the massive success of Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording), I Will Always Love You," the song did not advance further than No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. Nevertheless, it peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles, and No. 9 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts. The chorus of the 2008 single, "Paper Planes (M.I.A. song), Paper Planes" by British musician M.I.A. (rapper), M.I.A. was widely speculated to be based on the chorus, although the song's writers are not credited. In 2024, the song appeared on co-songwriter Pharrell Williams' soundtrack album ''Piece by Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Or Smooth
''Hard or Smooth'' is the second album released by Wreckx-n-Effect. It was released on November 24, 1992, by MCA Records, and featured production from Teddy Riley and Ty Fyffe, as well as Riley's engineers Franklyn Grant and David Wynn. This marked Wreckx-n-Effect's first album following the death of member Brandon Mitchell, who was fatally shot in 1990. ''Hard or Smooth'' became the group's highest entry on the ''Billboard'' 200, where it debuted and peaked at number nine. Its lead single, " Rump Shaker", peaked at number two on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts, as well as number nine on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play. The album's second single, "Knock-N-Boots", peaked at number 72 on the Hot 100, while its third, "My Cutie", peaked at number 75 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The fourth single, "Wreckx Shop", peaked at number 11 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Track listing #" Rump Shaker" (Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, David Wynn, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jack Swing (song)
"New Jack Swing" is a song by Wreckx-n-Effect (then called Wrecks-n-Effect) from their 1989 debut album '' Wrecks-n-Effect'', The song hit number one on the Billboard Rap chart. It featured samples of the Village Callers' 1967 song "Hector", Parliament's 1975 song " Give Up the Funk", and James Brown's Funky Drummer, Funky President and Soul Power. The single reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by '' Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stat ... chart. References 1989 debut singles 1989 songs Wreckx-n-Effect songs Motown singles {{1980s-hiphop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrecks-n-Effect
''Wrecks-n-Effect'' is the debut album released by Wrecks-n-Effect. It was released on September 12, 1989, by Motown Records Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau ... and featured production from Markell Riley and Redhead Kingpin. The album cover bears a winged symbol like Guy (Guy album), Guy, as it bears the genre's anthem. It was released after the departure of Keith KC. The album achieved modest success on the Billboard charts, ''Billboard'' charts, making it to No. 103 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top R&B Albums chart. The two singles released found greater success; "New Jack Swing (song), New Jack Swing", which features new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley, reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs, Hot Rap Tracks chart, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest was an American Hip hop music, hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip Red Bull Music Academy. Accessed on January 4, 2019. originally composed of rapper and main producer Q-Tip (musician), Q-Tip,Exclusive: Q-Tip Interview MOOVMNT.com. Retrieved on June 25, 2017. rapper Phife Dawg, DJ and co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and rapper Jarobi White. The group is regarded as a pioneer of alternative hip hop and jazz rap, merging jazz with hip hop, influencing numerous hip hop and Contemporary R&B, R&B musicians. A Tribe Called Quest came to prominence as members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Riley
Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter credited with the creation of the R&B and hip-hop fusion genre, new jack swing. Musical artists who utilized Riley's production and songwriting — namely Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Heavy D & the Boyz, Keith Sweat, Hi-Five, and the Jackson 5, among others — helped popularize the genre with several hit songs and albums from the late 1980s to 1990s. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the musical group Blackstreet, as well as its predecessor Guy.Hogan, Paul. " Teddy Riley biography Allmusic Retrieved on September 19, 2009 With Blackstreet and Guy, Riley has released four and three commercially successful studio albums, respectively. He has produced four ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one singles: " I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" by Hi-Five, " Stutter" by Joe, " My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown, and " No Diggity" (featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen) by his group, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Tillard
Conrad Bennette Tillard (born September 15, 1964) is an American Baptist minister, radio host, activist, politician, and author. Tillard was in his early years a prominent minister of the black nationalist organization the Nation of Islam (NOI). He was at age 25 appointed Minister of Mosque No. 7 in Harlem, a position formerly held by Malcolm X. He became known as the "Hip-Hop Minister," noted for his outspoken opposition to the promotion of gangsterism in hip-hop music lyrics, and for defusing potentially violent feuds between rappers. Tillard left the NOI in 1997 when he was 32 years old, and returned to Christianity. He became a Christian preacher at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, then the Senior Pastor at the Nazarene Congregational Church, a United Church of Christ, in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, in New York City, and now the Senior Minister at Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church in Flatbush, Brooklyn. He also wrote a memoir, was a radio host, and became an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jack Swing
New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Spearheaded by producers Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Dallas Austin, new jack swing was most popular from the late 1980s to early 1990s. New jack swing can be defined as "pop music usually performed by black musicians that combines elements of jazz, funk, rap, and rhythm and blues." New jack swing producers created synthesized tunes and sampled beats, using digital synthesizers (such as the Yamaha DX7 and Roland D50), drum machines (such as the Roland TR-808) and samplers (such as the SP-1200 and Akai samplers), to lay an "insistent beat under light melody lines and clearly enunciated vocals." The TR-808 in particular was sampled to create distinctive, syncopated, swung rhythms, with its snare sound being especially prominent. History Kyle West remembered 1985 as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Association Of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". RIAA is headquartered in Washington, D.C. RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpm records. RIAA says its current mission includes: #to protect intellectual property rights and the First Amendment rights of artists #to perform research about the music industry #to monitor and review relevant laws, regulations, and policies Between 2001 and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raps New Generation
''Raps New Generation'' is the third and final album released by Wreckx-n-Effect. It was released on September 24, 1996 for MCA Records and featured production from Teddy Riley, "Lil" Chris Smith, Markell Riley and Aqil Davidson. ''Raps New Generation'' was both a critical and commercial flop and was the group's only album not to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200. The single "Top Billin'" produced by "Lil" Chris Smith and Aqil Davidson however, made it to 38 on the Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by '' Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stat .... Track listing #"New Generation" – 2:11 #"Tha Show" – 5:10 #"Top Billin'" – 5:09 #"Criminal Minded" – 6:45 #"Harlem (Interlude)" – 1:42 #"Planet Rock" – 3:59 #"Move da Crowd" – 3:55 #"Funky (Interlude)" – 0:40 #"Funk Box" – 4:44 #" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent (historian), David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
