DRS (band)

DRS
Also known as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Origin Sacramento, California, U.S.
Genres Contemporary R&B
Years active 1992 -present
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 through the 1993 Capitol Records album Gangsta Lean (Blue Print), which peaked at #34 on the Billboard Top 200 and #6 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Charts in the U.S. on the strength of the hit single, "Gangsta Lean". The lead singer of the group have 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 2 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 Hammers Roll Wit It Entertainment they brought DRS with them and MC Hammer made the deal to sign them to Capitol Records.

Discography

1993 - Gangsta Lean
1. Intro
2. Mama Did't Raise No Punk
3. Strip
4. Scoundrels Get Lonely
5. Gangsta Lean
6. 44 Ways
7. Nigga Wit A Badge
8. Sickness
9. Bonnie And Clyde
10. Do Me, Baby
11. Trust Me
12. Make It Rough
13. Gangsta Lean (Gangstapella)
14. Outro: Jack Move

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

  1. ↑ Levinsky, Mara (April 18, 2016). "The Grinder". Soap Opera Digest (American Media, Inc.) 41 (16): 68–71.
  2. ↑ "Billboard". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/DRS-Gangsta-Lean/release/3024829
  4. ↑ http://www.rapmusicguide.com/item/1112/DRS_Gangsta_Lean.html
  5. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Gangsta-Lean-DRS/dp/B005TZFZAQ
  6. ↑ "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.


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