Steele (rapper)

Steele
Birth name	Darrell A. Yates, Jr.
Also known as	General Steele
Origin	Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Hip Hop
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Duck Down Records

Steele (birth name Darrell A. Yates, Jr.) is an American rapper, famous as half of the underground rap duo Smif-N-Wessun, and as a member of Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik. Steele and Smif-N-Wessun partner Tek made their debut on Black Moon's classic 1993 album Enta Da Stage on the tracks "Black Smif-N-Wessun" and "U Da Man". The duo was signed to Buckshot's Duck Down management, and released their debut single "Bucktown" in 1994, followed by their debut album Dah Shinin' in early 1995. The release was influential over the New York Hip Hop scene of the mid-1990s and is now hailed as a rap classic. The duo soon changed their name to the Cocoa Brovaz due to a lawsuit from the Smith & Wesson firearms company, and released their second album The Rude Awakening in 1998, featuring the singles "Won on Won", "Black Trump" and "Bucktown USA". After the temporary demise of Duck Down Records, the duo signed to Rawkus Records, and appeared on a number of Rawkus releases, including the Soundbombing II compilation, the Lyricist Lounge 2 compilation, the Lyricist Lounge III compilation and Talib Kweli's Quality album. The duo returned to Duck Down Records for a 2002 Boot Camp Clik effort The Chosen Few. In 2004, Steele released a solo mixtape titled Amerikkka's Nightmare, a release which was heavily politically influenced. Tek and Steele returned as Smif-N-Wessun in 2005 for the release of their third album Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded. Steele is featured on the Boot Camp Clik album The Last Stand, released on July 18, 2006. In 2010 Steele released Amerikkka's Nightmare Part 2, which again featured heavily political lyrical content. Steele is also the older brother of fellow Boot Camp member, Top Dog, who is part of the Originoo Gunn Clappaz.

Discography

Smif-n-Wessun/Cocoa Brovaz albums

Boot Camp Clik albums

For the People (1997)
The Chosen Few (2002)
The Last Stand (2006)
Casualties of War (2007)

Mixtapes

Amerikkka's Nightmare (2004)
Hotstyle Takeover (2007)

Solo Albums

Welcome To Bucktown (2009)
Amerikkka's Nightmare, Pt. 2 (2010)

External links

Boot Camp Clik

Groups	Black Moon Smif-n-Wessun Heltah Skeltah O.G.C.

Members	Buckshot Steele Tek Sean Price Rock Starang Wondah Louieville Sluggah Top Dog

Albums	Enta da Stage Dah Shinin' Nocturnal Diggin' in Dah Vaults Da Storm For the People The Rude Awakening Magnum Force War Zone The M-Pire Shrikez Back The BDI Thug Duck Down Presents: The Album Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits The Chosen Few Collect Dis Edition Total Eclipse Monkey Barz Chemistry Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded The Last Stand Dinner Time Jesus Price Superstar Casualties of War Smif-n-Wessun: The Album The Formula D.I.R.T. Welcome to Bucktown Survival Skills Best Kept Secret Amerikkkah's Nightmare, Pt. 2 Random Axe Monumental Mic Tyson The Solution

Compilations	Duck Down Presents: The Album Basic Training: Boot Camp Clik's Greatest Hits Collect Dis Edition

Related articles	Duck Down Records Representativz Da Beatminerz

Smif-n-Wessun

Steele Tek

Albums	Dah Shinin' The Rude Awakening Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded Smif-n-Wessun: The Album Monumental

EPs	Born and Raised

Singles	"Bucktown" "Sound Bwoy Bureill" "Wrekonize" "Wontime" "Won on Won" "Spanish Harlem" "Black Trump" "Bucktown USA" "Holocaust" "Get Up" "Super Brooklyn" "Spit Again" "Crystal Stair" "My Timbz Do Work"

Related articles	Boot Camp Clik Black Moon Heltah Skeltah O.G.C. Duck Down Records

Authority control	MusicBrainz: edf59c90-be48-4441-9d37-3ff515554bd8

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