69 Boyz is an American

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and hip hop duo: Van "Thrill Da Playa" Bryant, from

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, and Barry "Fast" Wright, from

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, United States. The group was initiated by Thrill Da Playa with the assistance of producers C.C. Lemonhead and Jay Ski (of Chill Deal,

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, and

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History

1992–1993: Beginnings

In 1992, Thrill da Playa and Fast Cash teamed up to form 69 Boyz, the group.

1994–1996: ''199Quad'' and Sunset Park

The group had success in the summer of 1994 with its first single, "

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", from their debut album, '' 199Quad''. The song went platinum and reached number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 9 on the R&B chart. The second single, "Kitty Kitty", peaked at number 55 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The band was nominated for three

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s in 1995. In 1996, the duo recorded a song for the soundtrack of Sunset Park, called "Hoop In Yo Face".

1997–1998: ''The Wait is Over''

Their second album, ''The Wait is Over'', came out in July 1998 (which was written and recorded in 1997) and featured the single "Woof Woof", which was written for the feature film ''

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'', starring

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. The song reached number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

1999–2000: ''2069''

Their third album, ''2069'', was released in April 2000 and it featured one single, "How We Roll".

2001–2002: ''Trunk Funk 101''

Their fourth and final album, ''Trunk Funk 101'', came out in September 2001 and like its predecessor also only had one single, "She's Skurred".

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

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