Double X Posse, also known as Double XX Posse, was an American 1990s hip hop

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from

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. Their debut album ''

Put Ya Boots On ''Put Ya Boots On'', is the debut album by Double X Posse Double X Posse, also known as Double XX Posse, was an American 1990s hip hop group from Jersey City, New Jersey. Their debut album '' Put Ya Boots On'' (1992), spawned two successful si ...

'' (1992), spawned two successful singles. The first and most successful, titled "Not Gonna be Able to Do It," reached No. 1 on the

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in 1992 and also reached No. 68 on the

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chart in 1993. The second single from the group, "Head Cracker," reached No. 15 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The group released a second album, ''

Ruff, Rugged & Raw ''Ruff, Rugged & Raw'', is the second and final studio album by Double X Posse, released on May 30, 1995 by Atlantic Records. It is the follow up to their debut album ''Put Ya Boots On''. A single and music video (directed by Hype Williams H ...

'', in 1995. Both albums were released on

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, their first on Big Beat Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic. "Not Gonna Be Able to Do It" appeared in the

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'' in the season 3 episode titled "You Bet Your Life." For the 1995 album, ''

'', they released a single and video called "Money Talks" which was produced by Lord Finesse.

Discography

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'' - 1992 *''

'' - 1995

References

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