Dres is a rapper of the alternative hip hop

Alternative hip hop

Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...

 duo Black Sheep

Black Sheep (hip hop group)

Black Sheep is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York, composed of Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo is from New York but met as teenagers in North Carolina, where both of their families relocated. The group was an affiliate of the Native Tongues, which...

. He formed the group in 1989 along with Mista Lawnge. On their 1991 debut album A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (album)

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Black Sheep, released October 22, 1991 on Mercury Records....

, Dres has a smooth rhyme flow, with a dose of light humor.
Later his style became more serious, which suits the name of the 1994 album: Non-Fiction. Shortly after this album, Dres and Mista Lawnge split up and started independent projects. In 1999, Dres released a solo album Sure Shot Redemption

Sure Shot Redemption

Sure Shot Redemption was Dres' first solo album after the breakup of Black Sheep. On the cover he is credited as Dres the Black Sheep. Fans around the Internet stated on several forums that the album missed the input of Black Sheep group member Mista Lawnge, but it was satisfying enough for true fans...

. On the cover, he is credited as "Dres - The Black Sheep". In 2000, the duo reunited and recorded Redlight, Greenlight (EP)

Redlight, Greenlight (EP)

Redlight, Greenlight EP is an EP by Black Sheep. It was the group's first record since Non-Fiction. It was recorded in 2000 and remained unreleased. In 2002, however, it was released on vinyl on the indie label Morgan Entertainment and is extremely rare...

and the title track for the film Once in the Life

Once in the Life

Once in the Life is a 2000 movie written by, directed by, and starring Laurence Fishburne. Fishburne adapted the script from his own play, Riff-Raff.-Plot synopsis:...

. In 2006 Dres released another Dres solo album 8WM/Novakane

8WM/Novakane

8WM/Novakane is the third album by hip-hop duo Black Sheep, the group's first full-length album since 1994's Non-Fiction. It was released as a download-only album in October 2006, and a physical release followed in December 2007. Group member Mista Lawnge, while still briefly featured on the album,...

. In 2009, Dres released an EP entitled, From The Black Pool of Genius: The Prelude in preparation for his most recent solo LP, From The Black Pool Of Genius, released June 2010.

Dres is of African American

African American

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 and Puerto Rican

Puerto Rican people

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 descent.

Albums

Album information
Sure Shot Redemption Sure Shot Redemption Sure Shot Redemption was Dres' first solo album after the breakup of Black Sheep. On the cover he is credited as Dres the Black Sheep. Fans around the Internet stated on several forums that the album missed the input of Black Sheep group member Mista Lawnge, but it was satisfying enough for true fans... Released: May 4, 1999 RIAA Certification RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Billboard 200 chart position: #74 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: Singles: "Pardon Me"
8WM/Novakane 8WM/Novakane 8WM/Novakane is the third album by hip-hop duo Black Sheep, the group's first full-length album since 1994's Non-Fiction. It was released as a download-only album in October 2006, and a physical release followed in December 2007. Group member Mista Lawnge, while still briefly featured on the album,... Released October, 2006
From The Black Pool Of Genius: The Prelude Released: Dec, 2009
From The Black Pool Of Genius Released: June 2010

Featured tracks

• "Fanatic Of The B Word" by De La Soul
  De La Soul
  De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
  
  , from their 1991 album: De La Soul Is Dead
  De La Soul Is Dead
  De La Soul Is Dead is De La Soul's second full-length album, released in 1991 . The album was produced by Prince Paul, whose work on 3 Feet High and Rising was highly praised by music critics. The album was one of the first to receive a five mic rating in the Hip hop magazine The Source...
  
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• "Let The Horns Blow" by Chi Ali
  Chi Ali
  Chi-Ali Griffith professionally known as Chi-Ali, is an American rapper, best known musically for his album The Fabulous Chi-Ali, which he recorded at the age of 14.-Music career:...
  
  , from his 1992 album: The Fabulous Chi-Ali.
• "En Focus" by De La Soul, from their 1993 album: Buhloone Mindstate
  Buhloone Mindstate
  Buhloone Mindstate is De La Soul's third full-length album. It was the last De La Soul album to be produced with Prince Paul. Comedian Chris Rock ranked it 10th in his list of the top 25 hip-hop albums of all time that was published in Rolling Stone in 2005.- Title significance :The title refers...
  
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• "First...and Then" by Handsome Boy Modeling School
  Handsome Boy Modeling School
  Handsome Boy Modeling School was a collaborative project between renowned hip hop producers Dan the Automator and Prince Paul...
  
   from their 2004 album: White People
  White People
  White People is the second and final album by Handsome Boy Modeling School.-Track listing:# "Intro" – 1:08# "If It Wasn't For You" – 4:37...
  
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• "Foolin' Around" by Rhymefest
  Rhymefest
  Che Smith , known by the stage name of Rhymefest, is an American hip hop artist from Chicago, Illinois whose first official album, Blue Collar, was released on July 11, 2006. He co-wrote Kanye West's "Jesus Walks", which won a Grammy at the 47th Grammy Awards. In October, 2010, Rhymefest announced...
  
   from his 2008 mixtape: Man in the Mirror.
• "React with a mic" by Twista
  Twista
  Carl Terrell Mitchell , better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper. He is known for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds...
  
   from his 1994 album: Resurrection
• "Back on the Scene" By Slaughterhouse (hip hop group)
  Slaughterhouse (Hip Hop Group)
  Slaughterhouse is a hip hop supergroup consisting of rappers Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9". They are currently signed to Shady Records.-History:...
  
   From their 2011 "Slaughterhouse EP
  Slaughterhouse EP
  - Personnel :By DiscoOS.* Andres Titus: Composer, Performer* Alonzo Mario Stevenson: Composer* Andrew Kelley: Art Direction, Design* Bob Perry: A&R* Bryan Fryzel* Chad Griffith: Photography* David Styles: Composer, Performer* Deleno Matthews: Composer...
  
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Filmography

• Once in the Life
  Once in the Life
  Once in the Life is a 2000 movie written by, directed by, and starring Laurence Fishburne. Fishburne adapted the script from his own play, Riff-Raff.-Plot synopsis:...
  
  (2000) as Hector
• "Words Up!" a CBS Schoolbreak Special
  CBS Schoolbreak Special
  CBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series originally premiered under the title CBS Afternoon Playhouse, and was later changed during the 1984 - 85 season...
  
  , Season 10, Episode 2 (1992) as Aeschylus
  Aeschylus
  Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived, the others being Sophocles and Euripides, and is often described as the father of tragedy. His name derives from the Greek word aiskhos , meaning "shame"...
  
  

External links

• Video interview
• Black Sheep official website
• Black Sheep (group)