DRS (band)

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DRS
Also known asDirty Rotten Scoundrels
OriginSacramento, California, U.S.
GenresR&B
Years active1990s
LabelsCapitol Records
Past membersEndo
Pic
Jail Bait
Deuce Deuce
Ejay "Blunt" Turner[1]

DRS (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) was an American contemporary R&B group from Sacramento, California. Their biggest success was their hit single, "Gangsta Lean". The lead singer of the group has a daughter born in 1993, Aranesa Turner who is now currently a thriving Christian pop singer based out of Sacramento.[2]

The Gangsta Lean album was released under Hammer's talent company, Roll Wit It Entertainment.[3][4] A top selling song of the year at the time, "Gangsta Lean" has sold over 2.5 million copies with over 22.5 million views on YouTube.[5] The Group DRS was discovered by the production team, The Whole 9. When The Whole 9 signed a production deal with MC Hammer's Roll Wit It Entertainment, they brought DRS with them and MC Hammer made the deal to sign them to Capitol Records.

Discography[]

Year Title Peak chart positions
US US
R&B
1993 Gangsta Lean
  • Released: October 25, 1993
  • Label: Roll Wit It/Capitol
 34 6

Singles[]

Year Title Chart positions[6]
U.S. U.S.
DSS 		U.S.
R&B 		U.S.
Rhythm
1993 "Gangsta Lean" 4 1 1 2
1995 "Scoundrels Get Lonely" - - 87 -

References[]

  1. ^ Levinsky, Mara (April 18, 2016). "The Grinder". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 41 (16): 68–71.
  2. ^ "Billboard". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "DRS - Gangsta Lean: CD". Rapmusicguide.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. ^ DRS. "DRS - Gangsta Lean - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. ^ "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.


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