Philly's Most Wanted was an American hip hop duo composed of Al "Boo-Bonic" Holly and Joel "Mr. Man" Witherspoon. The duo broke into the music business as affiliates of production duo,

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. The duo signed with

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in 2000 and issued their first two singles, "Y'all Can't Never Hurt Us" and "

Cross the Border "Cross the Border" was the lead single released from Philly's Most Wanted's debut album, ''Get Down or Lay Down''. The song was produced by The Neptunes. "Cross the Border" became the duo's most successful single, reaching number 98 on the '' ...

" soon after. The latter song peaked at #98 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and 3 on the ''Billboard''

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. Their debut album, ''

Get Down or Lay Down ''Get Down or Lay Down'' is the debut album by Philly's Most Wanted, released on August 7, 2001 through Atlantic Records. The majority of the album was produced by The Neptunes. The album featured three charting singles, the most successful of w ...

'', however, was delayed for over a year, finally being released on August 7, 2001. Despite production from The Neptunes, the album failed commercially, only reaching No. 69 on the ''Billboard'' 200 majorly due to the fact that BET refused to support their video for Cross the Border which contributed to the end of the duo as well. After both The Neptunes and Atlantic Records severed ties with them, the duo shortened their name to Philly's Most and released a second album entitled ''

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'' in 2004 before disbanding shortly after.

Discography

Albums

Singles

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