DRS (band)
DRS | |
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| Also known as | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
| Origin | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 1990s |
| Labels | Capitol Records |
| Past members | Endo Pic Jail Bait Deuce Deuce Ejay "Blunt" Turner[1] |
DRS (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) was an American contemporary R&B group from Sacramento, California. Their biggest success was their hit single, "Gangsta Lean". The lead singer of the group has a daughter born in 1993, Aranesa Turner who is now currently a thriving Christian pop singer based out of Sacramento.[2]
The Gangsta Lean album was released under Hammer's talent company, Roll Wit It Entertainment.[3][4] A top selling song of the year at the time, "Gangsta Lean" has sold over 2.5 million copies with over 17.5 million views on YouTube.[5] The Group DRS was discovered by the production team, The Whole 9. When The Whole 9 signed a production deal with MC Hammer's Roll Wit It Entertainment, they brought DRS with them and MC Hammer made the deal to sign them to Capitol Records.
Discography
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
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| US | US R&B | ||
| 1993 | Gangsta Lean
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34 | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. DSS |
U.S. R&B |
U.S. Rhythm | ||
| 1993 | "Gangsta Lean" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | "Scoundrels Get Lonely" | - | - | 87 | - |
References
- ^ Levinsky, Mara (April 18, 2016). "The Grinder". Soap Opera Digest. 41 (16). American Media, Inc.: 68–71.
- ^ "Billboard". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "DRS - Gangsta Lean: CD". Rapmusicguide.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ DRS. "DRS - Gangsta Lean - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
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