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Oaktown's 357

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Oaktown's 357
GenresHip hop, dance
Labels
Past members
  • Sweet L.D.
  • Terrible T
  • Lil P

Oaktown's 3.5.7 was a rap group formed by MC Hammer in 1989, via his Bust It Records label and Capitol Records. Members included Sweet L.D. (Suhayla Sabir), Lil P (Phyllis Charles) and Terrible T (Tabatha Zee King-Brooks).

Hammer dubbed the group's name as a salute to their hometown of Oakland, and to emphasize the power of the trio as dancers (comparing them to a .357 Magnum).[1]

Their 1989 album, Wild & Loose, peaked at number 126 on the Billboard 200 and number 23 on the Top R&B Albums chart. Their single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah", peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.[2]

The group disbanded in 1992.[3]

Discography

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Albums
EPs
  • Fila Treatment (1992)

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
NZ
1989 "Juicy Gotcha Krazy" Wild & Loose
1989 "3-5-7 Straight At You"
1989 "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"
1990 "We Like It"
1991 "Turn it Up" 14 Fully Loaded
1991 "It's Not Your Money" 40
1991 "Honey"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

References

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  1. ^ "JUICY GOTCHA KRAZY: THE SEX APPEAL OF OAKTOWN'S 357". Rockthebells.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Oaktown's 357 Wild & Loose - Rap Reviews". RapReviews.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Oaktown's 357 Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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