Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch was an American hip-hop group formed in 1991 by

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(alias Marky Mark), Scott Gee, Hector the Booty Inspector, DJ-T, and Ashey Ace. The group's best known song is "

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", which made it to number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1991, while their follow-up song " Wildside" peaked at number 10. Mark Wahlberg at the Contraband movie premiere in Sydney February 2012

Mark Wahlberg at the Contraband movie premiere in Sydney February 2012

History

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch released their debut album, '' Music for the People'' on July 23, 1991. The album was a huge success for the group, making it to No. 1 on the

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chart and No. 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album's success was fueled by two top-10 singles, both of which were certified gold, "

", which went to No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and " Wildside" which went to No. 10 on the Hot 100. The album itself first went gold on November 15, 1991, before being certified platinum on January 14, 1992. At the height of the group's success, they also had a video game released by

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entitled '' Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video'', but the game was not a success and has been considered one of the worst video games ever made. After the success of ''Music for the People'', the group quickly recorded a follow-up entitled ''

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'' that was released on September 15, 1992. However, the album achieved little success, only making it as high as No. 67 on the ''Billboard'' 200, as did the album's lone charting single also titled "You Gotta Believe" which went to 49 on the Hot 100. The group disbanded in 1993 with their last appearance being "I Want You", which was featured on the ''Super Mario Bros.'' movie soundtrack. After the group disbanded, Mark continued his music career by teaming with reggae musician

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. The duo released two albums in Europe and had a No. 1 hit in Germany with "United". Mark continued to release music until retiring in 1998 and becoming a successful actor in the United States.

Members

* Marky Mark (

) * DJ-T (Terry Yancey) * Ashey Ace (Anthony "Ace" Thomas) * Hector the Booty Inspector (Hector Barros) * Scottie Gee (Scott Ross)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Promotional singles

Awards and nominations

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''Smash Hits'' Poll

References

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