69 Boyz
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69 Boyz | |
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 69 Boyz "6925 Signature Tee" | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, Miami bass, Southern hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Bass Mechanics / Party Starters |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Responsible Recordings |
| Associated acts | 95 South, Quad City DJ's, Dis-n-Dat |
| Members | Thrill da Playa Fast Cash |
69 Boyz is an American Miami bass and hip hop duo: Van "Thrill Da Playa" Bryant, from Jacksonville, Florida, and Barry "Fast" Wright, from Orlando, Florida, United States. The group was initiated by Thrill Da Playa with the assistance of producers C.C. Lemonhead and Jay Ski (of Chill Deal, Quad City DJs, and 95 South).
History[]
1994–1995: 199Quad[]
The group had success in the summer of 1994 with its first single, "Tootsee Roll", from their debut album, 199Quad. The song went platinum and reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the R&B chart. The second single, "Kitty Kitty", peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band was nominated for three Soul Train Music Awards in 1995.[1]
1998: The Wait is Over[]
Their second album, The Wait is Over, came out in July 1998 and featured the single "Woof Woof", which was written for the feature film Dr. Dolittle, starring Eddie Murphy. The song reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.
2000: 2069[]
Their third album, 2069, was released in April 2000 and it featured one single, "How We Roll".
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||||||||||||
| 199Quad |
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59 | 13 | |||||||||||
| The Wait is Over |
|
114 | 39 | |||||||||||
| 2069 |
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— | 55 | |||||||||||
| Trunk Funk 101 |
|
— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Singles[]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B |
U.S. Rap | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Tootsee Roll" | 8 | 9 | 1 | 199Quad | |||||||||
| "Kitty Kitty" | 51 | 36 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | "Hoop in Yo Face" | 95 | 62 | 19 | Sunset Park (soundtrack) | |||||||||
| 1998 | "Woof Woof" | 31 | 24 | 2 | The Wait is Over | |||||||||
| "Get on Your Feet" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2000 | "How We Roll" | — | 74 | 5 | 2069 | |||||||||
| 2001 | "She's Skurred" | — | — | — | Trunk Funk 101 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Brewington, Ron (April 1995). "Boyz II Men Dominate American Music Awards". The Crisis. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. p. 34.
External links[]
- Musical groups from Jacksonville, Florida
- Musical groups established in 1992
- Southern hip hop groups
- Miami bass groups
- 1992 establishments in Florida
- Big Beat Records (American record label) artists
- Interscope Records artists