740 Boyz
740 Boyz | |
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| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Dance, electronic |
| Years active | 1991- |
| Members | Winston "Big Win a.k.a. Xientifico" Joe "Teklas" |
740 Boyz is a
Dominican-American dance music group founded in 1991, by Winston Rosa a.k.a. Big Win from New York City
.
Big Win worked with several
DJ Jazzy Jay. While working in a studio called INS Studios in New York City, he met Rafael Vargas a.k.a. Dose Material. Vargas was also in the group 2 in a Room.[1]
Their first single, "Shimmy Shake", was successful in France (#2 in late 1995) and Belgium,[2] while it had a little success on the British, German and U.S. charts. A few months later, the second single "Bump Bump (Booty Shake)" was released; it peaked at No. 14 in France and achieved minor success in other European countries, including Belgium and the Netherlands.[3]
In 2003,
UK Singles Chart with "Shake Ya Shimmy".[4]
References
- ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ^ "Shimmy Shake", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 13, 2008)
- ^ "Bump Bump", in various Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 13, 2008)
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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