DRS (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) was an American

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group from

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. Their biggest success was the hit single, " Gangsta Lean" (which spent six weeks at No. 1 on the ''

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'' R&B chart), from the album '' Gangsta Lean''. It was released under Hammer's talent company, Roll Wit It Entertainment. A top selling song of the year at the time, "Gangsta Lean" has sold over 2.5 million copies, with over 24.5 million views on

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. DRS was discovered by the production team, The Whole 9. When The Whole 9 signed a production deal with Hammer's Roll Wit It Entertainment, they brought DRS with them, and Hammer made the deal to sign them to

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. They were part of the music group

Black Men United Black Men United (B.M.U.) was a collaboration of many African-American male R&B, neo soul and soul music artists. Their only song " U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo, was released in 1994. It was featured in the film ''Jason's Lyric'', a ...

, and appeared on the ''Jason's Lyric'' soundtrack (1994). The lead singer of the group has a daughter, Aranesa Turner (born in 1993), who is a Christian pop singer from Sacramento.

Discography

Singles

References

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