Young Black Teenagers
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Young Black Teenagers | |
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Also known as | YBT |
Origin | Long Island, New York, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 1989–1994 |
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Young Black Teenagers (YBT) was an American hip hop group from Long Island, New York that consisted of ATA, First Born, Tommy Never, Kamron, and DJ Skribble.[1] Despite their name, none of the group's members were black.[1]
YBT had the support of the prominent rap group Public Enemy and their producer Hank Shocklee signed them as the first act of his label Sound of Urban Listeners (SOUL).[2] They released their second album with MCA Records.[1]
History[]
Their debut album Young Black Teenagers (1991) featured the singles "Nobody Knows Kelli" (about the character Kelly Bundy from the sitcom Married... with Children), "Proud to Be Black", and "To My Donna" (an attack on Madonna for taking the rhythm track of the Public Enemy song "Security of the First World" for her single "Justify My Love").[1] After the first album, Tommy Never left the group, and YBT became a foursome, with A.T.A. contributing more vocally. Their second album, Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz (1993),[1] featured the song "Tap the Bottle", their biggest single. The group broke up in 1994.
Young Black Teenagers were listed among VH1's "Least Hiphop Moments" for their name and premise.
Young Black Teenagers were among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[3]
Members[]
- Adam "Firstborn" Weiner – rap vocals, main artist, songwriter
- Ron "Kamron" Winge – rap vocals, main artist, songwriter
- ATA – rap vocals, main artist, songwriter
- Tommy Never – rap vocals, main artist, songwriter
- Thomas "Tiny" Barbaccia – rap vocals, main artist, songwriter
- Scott "DJ Skribble" Ialacci – main artist, turntables, sampler
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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US R&B /HH [5] | |||||||||||||
Young Black Teenagers |
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Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz |
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158 | 56 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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US Hot 100 [6] |
US Dance [7] |
US R&B [8] |
US Rap [9] |
NZ [10] |
UK [11] | ||||
"Nobody Knows Kelli/Proud to Be Black"[12] | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Young Black Teenagers | |
"To My Donna"[13] | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Loud & Hard to Hit" | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | |||
"Tap the Bottle" | 1992 | 55 | 27 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 39 | Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz | |
"Roll W/ the Flavor" | 1993 | — | — | — | 22 | 25 | — | ||
"First True Love Affair" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles[]
Title | Year | Album |
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"Hail to the Chief"[15] | 2000 | Non-album single |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 373. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ "Interview: DJ Kamron of the All-White Young Black Teenagers Talks Being Rap's Rachel Dolezal". Complex.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Special Ed Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Special Ed Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "3rd Bass - US Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "3rd Bass - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "3rd Bass - US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "3rd Bass - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "3rd Bass Chart History (Recorded Music NZ)". Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "3rd Bass Chart History (UK Singles Chart)". Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Young Black Teenagers - Proud to Be Black (12 inch Vinyl Single - MCA #24073)". AllMusic.
- ^ "Young Black Teenagers - Proud to Be Black (12 inch Vinyl Single - MCA #24073)". AllMusic.
- ^ "MC Lyte – Cold Rock a Party". Top 40 Singles". NZ Music Charts. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ I Wanna Be Me (track listing). Antoinette. Next Plateau Records Inc. 2000. NP50131.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- American hip hop groups
- East Coast hip hop groups