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| Origin | Harlem,New York City, U.S. |
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Wreckx-n-Effect (originallyWrecks-n-Effect) is an Americanhip-hop group fromHarlem,New York City. They are known for their 1992 single "Rump Shaker", which peaked at number two on theBillboard Hot 100.[1]
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In 1988, childhood friendsAqil Davidson, Markell Riley and Brandon "B-Doggs" Mitchell formed Wrecks-n-Effect. Their production company wanted to trial adding a fourth member to the group, therefore Keith "K.C." Hanns joined the trio while their demo was being made. In 1988, withAtlantic Records, the group debuted their self-titledEP with Hanns as the fourth member. Following little recognition for their debut EP, Davidson, Riley and Mitchell reconvened their initial vision as a trio later that year.[2] Soon after, in 1989, the group switched toMotown Records. They achieved their first number one song on theBillboardHot Rap Songs chart with the single "New Jack Swing" in 1989.[3]
In 1990, Mitchell was fatally shot inManhattan, New York City.[4] Following his death, the group changed their named to Wreckx-n-Effect.[5]
In 1991, Teddy Riley, brother of Markell Riley, created Future Recording Studios, a multi-million dollar recording studio inVirginia Beach,VA. Among the first records produced at Future Recording Studios, was Wreckx-n-Effect's 1992 club smash "Rump Shaker", which would go on to reach number 2 on theBillboard Hot 100.[6]
Conrad Tillard, also known as the Hip Hop Minister and Conrad Muhammad, became a fixture in hip-hop in 1993 after he arranged a truce between feuding rising bands Wreckx-n-Effect andA Tribe Called Quest, that Tillard said threatened to turn Harlem into a "war zone".[7][8][9][10][11]
In 2004, "New Jack Swing" was added to thesoundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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| 103 | 16 | — | ||||||||||
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| 9 | 6 | 91 | ||||||||||
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| US Hot 100 [14] | US R&B [14] | US Rap [3] | US Dance [14] | AUS [12] | NZ [15] | NED [16] | UK [17] | |||||
| 1989 | "New Jack Swing" | — | 14 | 1 | 48 | — | 49 | — | 82 | Wrecks-n-Effect | ||
| "Juicy" | — | 36 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||||
| 1990 | "Club Head / Rock Steady" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "Rump Shaker" | *RIAA: Multi-Platinum[18] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 24 | Hard or Smooth | |
| 1993 | "Wreckx Shop" | 101 | 46 | 11 | — | 81 | 40 | — | 26 | |||
| "Knock-N-Boots" | 72 | 71 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | ||||
| "My Cutie" | — | 75 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | "Top Billin'" | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | Raps New Generation | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
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