Spooks was an American hip-hop
group
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, active from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s. The members of the group got together in 1994, taking their name from the 1969 novel by
Sam Gryenlee, ''
The Spook Who Sat by the Door''.
Career
After attaining success throughout Europe and North America with their
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...
''
S.I.O.S.O.S., Vol. 1'', Spooks garnered a
hit with the
single, "
Things I've Seen", which featured in the
Laurence Fishburne
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film ''
Once in the Life'' (2000) as well as the intro for the European version of the American TV series ''
Dark Angel''. Shortly afterwards, Spooks followed up with the number 16 on the top 40 charts hit "Karma Hotel." Spooks had sold several million records internationally and was eligible for a European and America platinum plaque. They also reached gold status in five countries. Back home in America, "Things I`ve Seen" hit number 11 on the hip hop singles charts and "Sweet Revenge" hit number 6 on the r&b singles charts. Water-Water left the group before their second album ''Faster Than You Know'', and died in a car accident in September 2003, days before the album's release.
Chris Nettleton, "Death of an MC" (on Water-Water's death)
, Drowned in Sound, September 22, 2003.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
* The Spookson Allmusic
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The Spooks
on imusic.am
Spooks Biography
*http://www.last.fm/music/Spooks
Ming-Xia's solo recordingsInterview with Joe Davis and Booker T
on drownedinsound.com
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Musical groups from Philadelphia
American dance musicians
East Coast hip-hop groups
Hip-hop collectives
Rappers from Philadelphia
Hip-hop groups from Philadelphia