Three Times Dope
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Three Times Dope is a hip hop
trio from Philadelphia consisting of EST (Robert Waller), Chuck Nice (Walter Griggs) and Woody Wood (Duerwood Beale). 3xD, as they were called for short, were a part of the Hilltop Hustlers Crew (which also included Steady B
, Cool C
, Da Youngstas, Mentally Gifted, and others). At first, they recorded under the name 3-D.
Their debut LP, Original Stylin was well-received, peaking at #122 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and the group became well known for the terminology they created, such as “Acknickulous” and “The Giddy Up”. The album's lyrics centered around comedic material and boasting.
3xD's follow-up album Live from Acknickulous Land was an attempt at a more serious work. Despite spawning two minor hits, it failed to chart on the Billboard 200. It did, however, peak at #30 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart.
Eventually, the group had a falling out with their executive producer/manager Lawrence "LG the teacher" Goodman over compensating his acts properly.
3xD later became closely associated with rapper/producer Kwamé
. Their third album, Da Sequel, was not released until 1998.
EST would eventually go on to become an award winning Songwriter for top tier acts, most notably a Grammy nomination in 2005 for Destiny's Child
's "Cater 2 U".
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
trio from Philadelphia consisting of EST (Robert Waller), Chuck Nice (Walter Griggs) and Woody Wood (Duerwood Beale). 3xD, as they were called for short, were a part of the Hilltop Hustlers Crew (which also included Steady B
Steady B
Warren McGlone , known by the stage name Steady B, was an American rapper and emcee who, along with Schoolly D, the Fresh Prince, and Three Times Dope, was one of the first wave of Philadelphia-area rappers to gain notoriety in the mid to late 1980s...
, Cool C
Cool C
Christopher Roney , known by the stage name Cool C, is an American rapper whose musical career peaked in the late 1980s. He is perhaps best known today for the notoriety surrounding his involvement in the murder of a Philadelphia Police officer in a bank robbery in January 1996...
, Da Youngstas, Mentally Gifted, and others). At first, they recorded under the name 3-D.
Their debut LP, Original Stylin was well-received, peaking at #122 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and the group became well known for the terminology they created, such as “Acknickulous” and “The Giddy Up”. The album's lyrics centered around comedic material and boasting.
3xD's follow-up album Live from Acknickulous Land was an attempt at a more serious work. Despite spawning two minor hits, it failed to chart on the Billboard 200. It did, however, peak at #30 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart.
Eventually, the group had a falling out with their executive producer/manager Lawrence "LG the teacher" Goodman over compensating his acts properly.
3xD later became closely associated with rapper/producer Kwamé
Kwamé
Kwamé Holland is an American emcee who enjoyed brief popularity in the late-1980s and early-1990s. He is currently a music producer sometimes credited as K-1 Million or K1 Mil.-Biography:...
. Their third album, Da Sequel, was not released until 1998.
EST would eventually go on to become an award winning Songwriter for top tier acts, most notably a Grammy nomination in 2005 for Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
's "Cater 2 U".
As 3-D
- 1987 Crushin & Bussin' (12")
- 1988 From Da Giddy Up (12")
- 1988 Original Styling (LP)
As Three Times Dope
- 1988 The Greatest Man Alive (12")
- 1988 Original Stylin' (LP)
- 1989 Funky Dividends (12") – #22 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop
- 1989 Original Stylin' (12")
- 1990 Live From Acknickulous Land (LP)
- 1990 No Words (12")
- 1990 Mr. Sandman (12")
- 1990 Weak At The Knees (12") – #41 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop
- 1991 Peace Ya'Self (12") – #85 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop
- 1994 Da Sequel (12")
- 1999 The Sequel 3 (LP)