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group from

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who were active in the early 1990s.

History

ABC consisted of Romelle "RoRo" Chapman, Chris Sellers, David Shelton and brothers allmusic ((( Another Bad Creation > Overview ))) Retrieved November 7, 2007. Demetrius and Marliss ("Red" and "Mark", respectively) Pugh, as well as Adrian "G.A." (General Austin) Witcher. They were discovered by

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. ABC's debut album ''

Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! ''Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!'' is the debut studio album from American hip hop and R&B group Another Bad Creation, released on February 11, 1991 on Motown. The album peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. By May 1991, it ...

'' was released on February 11, 1991. allmusic ((( Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know > Overview ))) Retrieved November 8, 2007. The album's two biggest singles were the first and second singles: "

Iesha "Iesha" is the debut single by Another Bad Creation, from the album ''Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know! ''Coolin' at the Playground Ya Know!'' is the debut studio album from American hip hop and R&B group Another Bad Creation, released on Feb ...

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", respectively, which reached the top ten on both the R&B and pop charts (the latter was also the group's only showing on the

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chart).Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Another Bad Creation
Retrieved November 8, 2007. A cover of

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's song "

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" followed, as well as the singles "Spydermann" and "My World". allmusic ((( Another Bad Creation > Discography > Singles & EPs ))) Retrieved November 8, 2007. The album reached #7 on the ''Billboard'' 200 Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – Another Bad Creation Retrieved November 8, 2007. and eventually went

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. During this time, Mark and Dave appeared among other children (including

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) in a scene of

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's video "

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Retrieved March 12, 2008. Also during this time, all the members of ABCThe Meteor Man (1993) – Full cast and crew
Retrieved November 8, 2007. made their only movie appearance to date, as characters in '' The Meteor Man'' (which also featured appearances from various other musicians).Another Bad Creation Filmography – Yahoo! Movies
. Retrieved November 8, 2007. They all dyed their hair blonde for the movie,
. Retrieved November 8, 2007. a style they also showcased in the

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for the East Coast Family's only collective song, allmusic ((( East Coast Family, Vol. 1 > Overview ))) Retrieved November 8, 2007. "1-4-All-4-1". On March 3, 1991 Another Bad Creation appeared on sketch comedy show ''

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introduced them by comparing them to

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, and The Boys. The group then sang "Iesha". ABC's second album ''

It Ain't What U Wear, It's How U Play It ''It Ain’t What U Wear, It’s How U Play It'' is the second and final album from Another Bad Creation. It was released on September 21, 1993 on Motown Records. Chart performance The album was a commercial failure, as it failed to enter any '' ...

'' was released on September 21, 1993. allmusic ((( It Ain't What U Wear It's How U Play It > Overview ))) Retrieved November 8, 2007. Neither the album nor any of its singles charted on any

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chart.

Discography

Albums

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Singles

Hip-Hop Network – Goldmic
. Retrieved October 21, 2007.

References

External links

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