Spooks (group)

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Spooks
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresHip-hop
Years active1994-2005
LabelsArtemis, Antra, Koch, Epic
Members(at disbandment)
Booka-T

Ming-Xia
Joe Davis
Past membersWater Water (1995-2003), deceased

Spooks was an American hip-hop/R&B group, active in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[1] The members of the group got together in 1994, taking their name from the 1969 novel by Sam Greenlee, The Spook Who Sat by the Door.[2][3] After attaining success throughout Europe with their album 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 film Once in the Life (2000). 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.[4] The group disbanded soon afterwards, with little heard from the members since. In 2009 Ming Xia appeared on Chali 2na's Fish Outta Water. The Spooks were discovered by Philadelphia hip-hop legend "Parry P", who signed them to the Antra Records, where he was the Vice President of A&R.

Discography[]

Albums[]

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUT BEL Gold DEN Gold FRA Gold GER NLD Gold NZL SWE Gold SWI UK Gold
2000 S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One
  • Released: February 8, 2000
  • Label: Antra/Artemis/Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
 39 19 55 73 94 36 73 25 — —
  • UK #5: Gold and European Platinum Award for the sales of over 1,000,000 copies throughout Europe.
2003 Faster Than You Know...
  • Released: September 23, 2003
  • Label: Koch
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
 — — — — — — — — — —

Singles[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album Notes
AUT BEL DEN FIN FRA GER IRE ITA NL NOR NZ SWE SWI UK
2000 "Sweet Revenge" — — — — — — — — — — — — — 67 S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One Almost 2 million copies sold. Number 5 on the RnB charts in on the East coast of the U.S.
"Things I've Seen" 4 6 10 12 4 24 21 28 10 11 16 8 10 6 Most played song in Europe that year. (Platinum Single) Number 11 hip hop track on U.S. RAP Singles charts.
2001 "Karma Hotel" — 34 — — 55 83 — — 65 — — 48 78 15 One of the most played radio songs in Europe.
"Yes" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Non-Album Single Not released to radio.
"I Believe" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One Non album single.
"Swindley's Maracas" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released to radio.
2003 "Faster Than You Know" — — — — — — — — — — — — — 117 Faster Than You Know —
"Still Gonna Do It" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released to radio.
"Crazy" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released to radio.
"Change" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released to radio.
"Don't Be Afraid" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released to radio.

References[]

  1. ^ "Spooks". Mtv.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. ^ [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/jan/25/tvandradio.television "Work in progress", JD (Spooks), rapper - interview by Phelim O'Neill, The Guardian, January 25, 2001.
  3. ^ "Spooks: Infiltrating Your Mind Through Music", Interview conducted by Todd E. Jones, MVRemix, 2004.]
  4. ^ Chris Nettleton, "Death of an MC" (on Water-Water's death) Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Drowned in Sound, September 22, 2003.

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