Das EFX

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Das EFX
Das EFX in 1997; from left to right: Skoob, Krazy Drayz
Das EFX in 1997; from left to right: Skoob, Krazy Drayz
Background information
OriginPetersburg, Virginia, U.S.
GenresEast Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Years active1988–present[1]
LabelsEast West Records/Atlantic Records Elektra
Formerly ofHit Squad
MembersDray
Skoob
Website"Krazy Drayz". Facebook.com.

Das EFX is an American

stream of consciousness lyrical delivery, which became one of the most influential lyrical styles in rap music at the time;[1] as well as their affiliation with EPMD's Hit Squad. Their style combined intricate rhymes, sometimes mixed with made up words (especially ending with "-iggedy"), delivered with a fast-paced flow and numerous pop culture and hip hop culture references.[2]

History

Skoob hails from Brooklyn, New York City, while Dray hails from Teaneck, New Jersey. The duo met at Virginia State University in 1988 and began performing together.[2] Das EFX caught the attention of EPMD at a local talent show where, despite losing the competition, they did well enough to convince EPMD to sign them to a recording contract.[2] The duo gained critical and commercial fame with the release of their landmark debut album Dead Serious,[2] which highlighted their unusual rapping style (which they nicknamed "sewage").

Dead Serious went

platinum and its lead single, "They Want EFX," (which contains samples from James Brown's "Blind Man Can See It" and Malcolm McLaren's "Buffalo Gals") reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks
chart. Follow-up singles "Mic Checka" and "Straight Out the Sewer" did not chart on the Hot 100, but reached No. 1 and No. 3 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, respectively.

The duo also made a guest appearance on the remix of

UK Singles Chart in August 1993 and sold over one million copies in the US.[3]

As their career progressed, Das EFX's once-distinctive and unique lyrical delivery was imitated by several other artists and became more commonplace.

cartoonish content on their second album, Straight Up Sewaside.[2]

Around the time of their third album Hold It Down (which was far less commercially successful than their debut release), Das EFX found themselves caught in the middle of EPMD's ugly breakup. They ended up siding with PMD (Parrish Smith), and it led to a three-year absence from recording. They returned in 1998 with the album Generation EFX[2] and followed up in 2003 with the album How We Do.

After a hiatus, the group went on an international tour with DJ Rondevu in 2006. In 2007, Krazy Drayz appeared on the East Coast remix of

Rob Base, Mike G. of the Jungle Brothers
, and Redhead Kingpin.

Das EFX toured the globe again in 2010. They reissued How We Do under the alternate title Old School Throwback on Spotify and other streaming services in 2015; both versions of the album featured Sean Paul on a song “The Memories Remain” which deals with the death of Skoob’s father.

Krazy Drayz released a solo album Showtime in 2012. It features Dres,

Smoothe Da Hustler, and Mr. Cheeks. Skoob has not performed original material on record since Marco Polo
’s remix of his solo song “How Can I Get Down”, which appeared in 2013.

Das EFX continues to record and perform to a smaller, yet very devoted, cult following.

Influence

From the time of their debut in 1992 to 1993, several elements of their style were adopted by other hip-hop artists, including

BLACKstreet song "No Diggity", with "diggity" meaning "doubt", bears a title phonetically identical to the track "No Diggedy" on DAS EFX's 1995 release Hold It Down.[2]

Chappelle's Show

Comedian

special report
.

Discography

Main article: Das EFX discography

References

  1. ^ a b "Das EFX | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-7535-0427-8
    .
  3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .

External links

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