Stetsasonic
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Stetsasonic | |
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Origin | Daddy-O (Glenn K. Bolton)Bobby Simmons |
Past members | Frukwan (Arnold Hamilton) DBC (Martin Nemley) |
Stetsasonic is an American
Though rumored to have disbanded in 1991, soon after the release of its third album,
History
Originally, the band was known as The Stetsasonic 3 MC's. The original group consisted of Daddy-O, Delite, and Crown Supreme.[2] Daddy-O and Delite changed the group's name and style to Stetsasonic the Hip-Hop Band. Additional members were: Wise The Human Mix Machine; Prince Paul; the Devastating Beat Creator (DBC); drummer Bobby Simmons; and Frukwan, who replaced Crown Supreme. Stetsasonic clinched a deal with Tommy Boy Records when DBC created and played the funky bassline for its debut single "If You Can't Say It All Just Say STET", live for Tom Silverman, owner of Tommy Boy. After a few months of the single being in regular rotation on radio stations, the band released its first album On Fire (1986).[3] The album received mixed reviews, though the follow-ups, In Full Gear and Blood, Sweat & No Tears, were critically acclaimed.[2]
A 1988 The New York Times article said that the band mirrored the rise of artistic, profound rap music: "While pop's political commentary often seems secondary to catchy melodies and commercial acceptability, rap's tough sound sharpens its commentary".[4] As a "hip hop band", dependent on instruments as well as turntables, the band was also known for live shows, though sometimes the "rap-show format prevented Stetsasonic from employing the band instrumentation and studio layering that make their records so distinctive."[5]
Frukwan and Prince Paul were founding members of the
Wise also participated in a few commercials in which he lends his beatbox sounds. One was for
Stetsasonic released the single "(Now Ya'll Givin' Up) Love" in 2020. They proposed an upcoming album called Here We Go Again.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US R&B /HH [9] |
UK Dance
[10] | |||
On Fire |
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32 | — | |
In Full Gear |
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20 | 34 | |
Blood, Sweat & No Tears |
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75 | — | |
Here We Go Again |
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- | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
EPs
Title | Details | Track listings |
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People in the Neighborhood 1991-1994 EP |
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Track listing
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(Now Y'all Giving Up) Love |
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Track listing
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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US Dance [13] |
US R&B [14] |
US Rap [15] |
AUS [16] |
NED [17] |
UK
[10] |
UK Dance
[10] | ||||||||
"Just Say Stet" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | On Fire | |||||
"Go Stetsa I" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Faye/Forever My Beat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"A.F.R.I.C.A." (featuring The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Olatunji and the Drums Of Passion) |
1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
"Sally/DBC Let the Music Play" | 1988 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 100 | — | In Full Gear | |||||
"Talkin' All That Jazz" | 22 | 34 | — | 87 | — | 73 | — | |||||||
"Float On" (featuring Force M.D.s) |
— | 56 | 24 | — | 91 | 91 | — | |||||||
"A.F.R.I.C.A. ( Norman Cook Remix)"
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1990 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | Blood, Sweat & No Tears | |||||
"Speaking of a Girl Named Suzy/Anytime, Anyplace"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"No B.S. Allowed"[18] | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"So Let the Fun Begin/Hip Hop Band"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Talkin' All That Jazz (Dimitri from Paris Remix)" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 1 | A Night at the Playboy Mansion | |||||
"The Hip Hop Band/Talkin All That Jazz"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blood, Sweat & No Tears and In Full Gear | ||||||
"(Now Y'all Giving Up) Love" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
"Here We Go Again" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Fallen Soldiers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US Dance [13] |
US R&B [14] |
US Rap [15] |
NZ [19] |
UK
[10] | ||||
" Stop the Violence Movement )
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1989 | —[a] | 30 | 1 | 33 | 75 | Non-album single |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"I Ain't Making It"[22] | 1989 | Lean on Me Soundtrack |
Notes
- Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[20]
References
- ISBN 1851098674. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ Watrous, Peter. "Recordings; Rappers Keep Their Music's Content Fresh", The New York Times, 10 January 1988.
- ^ Palmer, Robert. "Rock: 'Def Jam 87,' Rap at the Garden", The New York Times, 5 September 1987.
- ^ "Takeoff". flightentertainment.biz. 7 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "3. DOKIO 80 Watt Solar Panel and the MN -1 and Base Charger by D.B.C. Stetsasonic". 2018-08-09. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2019-04-21 – via YouTube.
- ^ Eustice, Kyle (29 May 2022). "Daddy-O Talks Stetsasonic's First Album in Nearly 30 Years: 'Classic Hip Hop Has a Place'". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Stetsasonic Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ a b c d "Stetsasonic - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Stetsasonic (2016). People In The Neighborhood 1991-1994 EP (track listing). Chopped Herring Records. CH5TET5A01.
- ^ Stetsasonic (2016). (Now Y'All Giving Up) Love (track listing). The SpitSLAM Record Label Group. SS2070SCD.
- ^ a b "Stetsasonic Chart History". Dance Club Songs. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ a b "Stetsasonic Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ a b "Stetsasonic Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 267.
- ^ "Stetsasonic Chart History (Dutch Charts)". Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d MC Lyte (1997). Druglord Superstar (track listing). EastWest America. 7559-63918-2.
- ^ "MC Lyte Chart History (Recorded Music NZ)". Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Stop the Violence Movement". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "Lean on Me – Original Soundtrack > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2020.