![]() Because of virtually no promotion and a generally poor reception, the album managed only lackluster sales. The group’s second album, ‘Non-Fiction‘, was released later that year. ![]() (It’s an alright album you should check it) However, only one full-length title was ever released, the only album by affiliated act the Legion, titled Theme + Echo = Krill from 1994. Mercury distributed the imprint, which was called One Love, through PolyGram’s Independent Label Sales division rather than PolyGram Group Distribution. The group’s relationship with its label, Mercury/PolyGram, allowed Dres to establish a boutique label through which he could sign his own acts. Little extra info for you the track ‘Work To Do’ was originally recorded by the Isley Brothers, covered by The Average White Band and more recently by Mayer Hawthorne on his Impressions EP (check it here its also free and dope). At the end, he is roused from his sleep and tells his friends bewilderingly, “I dreamed that I was…hard.”īlack Sheep was also featured on the remix of Vanessa Williams’s single “ Work to Do“. They were also one of the first groups to parody gangsta rap (still in its infancy when A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing was released) in the hilariously over the top “U Mean I’m Not.” In the song, Dres describes in detail killing his sister, his parents, and his letter carrier. The album itself was also well received reaching 30 o the US album charts cementing the group as a force to be reckoned with.Ĭlick The Images Below To Watch Interview on YoMTV Raps In 1991, Music video, and an interview with Dres on The making of ‘The Choice Is Yours’ The single obtained heavy airplay on many TV and radio stations and this wasn’t confined to just the niche hip hop shows either. ![]() Later on in 1991 the group released their first album ‘A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing’ to much critical acclaim and commercial success their second single The ‘Choice Is Yours (Revisited)’. also at that time the group became the first hip hop act to appear on ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.ĬLICK IMAGE TO WATCH VIDEO FOR ‘FLAVOR OF THE MONTH’ Soon there after the group released their first single ‘Flavor Of The Month’ in 1991 and became one of the most popular singles of the year. The group then went onto gel musically and start to produce demos and were signed to Mercury records. These experiences inspired Lawnge to form the Black Sheep and went onto recruit old friend Dres to become the other half. Lawnge met DJ Red Alert while they played a gig together, from this he was then introduced to Mike Gee of the Jungle Brothers and became friends and even sat in on their recording sessions. Lawnge later moved to New York to pursue a career in the music industry. ![]() They both became good friends and had a great mutual love for hip hop. The duo both hailing from New York originally met as teenagers while coincidentally both living in North Carolina with their respective families. The group originally consisted (more on that later) of 2 members, Andres “Dres” Titus (MC) and William “Mista Lawnge” McLean (DJ/Producer/MC). Anyways usual drill so lets get down to it. I remember walkin away feeling quite smug about my crafty purchase (sometimes I’m a cheapskate). ![]() I slept on it for a little while, then one day in a record store and P’s to spend I saw ‘A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing’ at a bargain price so I copped it and from then on much love for that. So continuing on the Native Tongues series, we have Black Sheep who I first heard in my later years of high school through a an older more musically savvy friend. ![]()
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