Nappy Roots
| Nappy Roots (the best) | |
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| Origin | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Labels | Atlantic Nappy Roots Entertainment Group Fontana Distribution |
| Website | NappyRoots.com |
| Members | |
| Skinny DeVille B. Stille Ron Clutch Big V Fish Scales |
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| Past members | |
| R. Prophet | |
Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap quintet that originated in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 1995, and is best known for their hit singles "Po' Folks", "Awnaw", "Roun' The Globe" and "Good Day". They were the best selling hip hop group of 2002.[1]
The group consists of Milledgeville, Georgia native Fish Scales and Kentucky natives Skinny DeVille, B. Stille, Ron Clutch, and Big V. Oakland, California native R. Prophet has recently left the group to pursue a solo career.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Nappy Roots' debut independent album Country Fried Cess was released in 1999, which led to the group being signed by Atlantic Records. Their first album on Atlantic Records was 2002's best selling hip-hop album, "Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz". The multi-platinum album featured the hit-singles "Headz Up", "Awnaw", and "Po' Folks". The "Awnaw (Remix)" featuring Marcos of P.O.D. appeared on Madden 2003. In their home state, Paul E. Patton the governor of Kentucky, sanctioned September 16th as "Nappy Roots Day".[3]
Their next and last album with Atlantic Records was Wooden Leather, released in 2003, featuring the singles "Roun' the Globe" which was featured on Madden 2004 and "Sick and Tired" (featuring Anthony Hamilton). This critically acclaimed, major label follow up album, "Wooden Leather" featured production from Kanye West, David Banner and Lil Jon. In 2004 they were also featured on three songs for the movie soundtrack to The Ladykillers starring Tom Hanks that was released on Sony Music.[4]
Since the release of Wooden Leather they are back to being independent artists, and have started their own label, N.R.E.G (Nappy Roots Entertainment Group) with distribution through Fontana/Universal Music Group. On July 31, 2007, they released their first album as independent artists, Innerstate Music featuring singles "Good Day" and "Keep It Real". This was actually an internet album, similar to a modern day mixtape. It was intended to be a precursor to their 2008 album, The Humdinger which was released on August 5, 2008.[5]
In 2008 Nappy Roots returned to the spotlight with an internet campaign targeting the mega-popular hip-hop sites such as AllHipHop.com, HiphopDX, SOHH, 2dopeboyz, Dubcnn, XXL Mag and BallerStatus, etc.[6] The critically acclaimed album, The Humdinger features guest appearances from Anthony Hamilton, Greg Nice, Greg Street and Slick & Rose, with production from Sol Messiah, James "Groove" Chambers, Big Al, Joe Hop and more. The Humdinger entered the Billboard Rap Charts at #7 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at #13.
In 2009 the single "We're Gonna Make it" by Skinny and Scales was released through Nappy Roots Entertainment Group.[7]
Nappy Roots kicked off 2010 with their highly anticipated new album, "The Pursuit of Nappyness", released June 15, 2010. The album features songs by a production duo from Atlanta, GA by the name of Phivestarr Productions.[8]
In 2011, Nappy has teamed up with legendary hip hop producers Organized Noize to create "Nappy Dot Org". The first single "Congratulations" made its way into cyberspace on July 13, 2011 by way of XXL Magazine and 2DopeBoyz.
On October 11, 2011 Nappy Roots released their new album "Nappy Dot Org" that was entirely produced by Organized Noize.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions[9] | Album | |||
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| U.S. Hot 100 | R&B/Hip-Hop | U.S. Rap | Pop Songs | |||
| 2002 | "Awnaw" (featuring Jazze Pha) | 51 | 18 | 15 | — | Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz |
| "Po' Folks" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) | 21 | 13 | 10 | 25 | ||
| "Headz Up" | — | 88 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Roun' The Globe" | 96 | 53 | 25 | — | Wooden Leather |
| 2008 | "Good Day" | — | 80 | — | — | The Humdinger |
| 2010 | "Ride" | — | — | — | — | The Pursuit of Nappyness |
| 2011 | "Congratulations" | — | — | — | — | Nappy Dot Org |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Album information |
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Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
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Wooden Leather
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The Humdinger
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The Pursuit of Nappyness
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Nappy Dot Org (with Organized Noize)
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[edit] Featured Tracks
| Song | Artist | Album | Year | |
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| "Bluegrass Stain'd" | Mark Ronson | Here Comes The Fuzz | 2003 | |
| "The Man In Me" | Chase Bean | Revelry | 2010 | |
| "Anti-Depression" & "Good Die Young" | Jacob Izrael | The Glitch 2.0 | 2010 | |
| "Election Day" | Sabrina | Single | 2011 |
[edit] Mixtapes
| Mixtape information |
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Country Fried Cess
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No Comb No Brush No Fade No Perm
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The Leak
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Nappy Roots Music Presents - The Kentucky Kolonels Vol. 1
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90 In The Slow Lane
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Innerstate Music
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Cookout Muzik
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Nappy University
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Nappy University Vol. 2: Fall Semester
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[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] 2002
- 2002 MTV Video Music Award nomination for the MTV2 Award for "Awnaw" - shared nomination with Jazze Pha[10]
[edit] 2003
- 2003 American Music Award nominations for Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Hip-Hop/R&B and Favorite New Artist - Hip-Hop/R&B[11]
- 2003 Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Po' Folks" - shared nomination with Anthony Hamilton and Best Long Form Music Video for "The World According to Nappy" - shared nomination with Gloria Gabriel, director; David Anthony [12]
- 2003 Soul Train Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist for "Awnaw"[13]
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.sohh.com/2011/09/its_from_a_man_tellin_his_story_about_a.html
- ^ VelocityWeekly.com, A little wiser and more financially savvy, Nappy Roots takes its career into its own hands Retrieved on March 9, 2008
- ^ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2008/03/21/nappy-roots-the-pursuit-of-nappyness/
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Ladykillers-Various-Artists/dp/B0001IN10W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327285832&sr=8-1
- ^ HipHopdx.com, Where Have The Nappy Roots Been? Retrieved on May 4, 2008
- ^ 2dopeboyz.com, [1] Retrieved on Aug 4, 2008
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Were-Gonna-Make-It/dp/B001U82SSS/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327286593&sr=301-1
- ^ http://2dopeboyz.com/2009/02/05/skinny-scales-nappy-roots-we-out-here/
- ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Nappy Roots. Billboard. Accessed June 14, 2010.
- ^ http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2002/mtvvmas.htm
- ^ http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/amas.htm
- ^ http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/grammys.htm
- ^ http://www.atlanticrecords.com/nappyroots/article/?article=15807
[edit] External links
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