The World's Famous Supreme Team
Appearance
The World's Famous Supreme Team | |
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Origin | New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 1979–1991 |
Labels | Island, Virgin |
The World's Famous Supreme Team was an American hip hop radio show duo and recording group active from 1979 to 1991. The original members were Sedivine the Mastermind (Larry Price) and Just Allah the Superstar (Ronald Larkins Jr.).
Career
The group's radio show started in 1979 on WHBI-FM 105.9, broadcasting from Newark, New Jersey and primarily serving the North Jersey and New York City area.[1] In a 2007 interview, Sedivine described the radio station as "a little rat trap, not a big station," and said the group paid WHBI between $150 and $300 for each one-hour show.[2]
The group rose to international prominence when
Discography
Albums
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [6] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] | ||
Would Ya Like More Scratchin (with Malcolm McLaren) |
1984 | — | — | — |
Rappin' | 1986 | — | — | — |
Round the Outside! Round the Outside! (with Malcolm McLaren) |
1990 | 57 | 62 | 6 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications
| |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Dance
[9] |
US R&B [9] |
AUS [10] |
NLD [7] |
NZ [8] |
UK
[11] | |||
1982 | "Buffalo Gals" (with Malcolm McLaren) | 33 | — | 19 | — | 3 | 9 | |
1984 | "Hey! D.J." | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | 52 | |
"Radio Man" | ― | 69 | — | — | — | — | ||
1990 | "Operaa House – Aria on Air" (with Malcolm McLaren) | ― | — | 18 | 17 | 4 | 75 | |
1991 | "Romeo and Juliet" (with Malcolm McLaren) | ― | ― | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ Smith, Troy L. "Se' Divine The Master Mind of the Legendary Supreme Team Show on Radio Station WHBI with hit songs Buffalo Gals, Hey D.J., World Famous, etc!". The Foundation. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ The Five Percent Solution. SPIN. February 1991. p. 55. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
buffalo gals five percent.
- ^ "Round the Outside! Round the Outside! - Malcolm McLaren, Malcolm McLaren & the World's Famous Supreme Team | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Band - Radio WFST". Radio WFST. WORLDS FAMOUS SUPREME TEAM. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 306.
- ^ a b "Discografie The World Famous Supreme Team". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Discography The World Famous Supreme Team". charts.nz. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "The World's Famous Supreme Team Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Peaks of singles in Australia:
- "Buffalo Gals" (ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Operaa House – Aria on Air": "Discography The World Famous Supreme Team". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- "Buffalo Gals" (
- ^ "WORLD FAMOUS SUPREME TEAM - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Malcolm Mclaren - Buffalo Gals". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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