Refugee Camp All-Stars was an American hip hop duo active in 1997, consisting of rappers

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and

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. Despite releasing no

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s under their own name, their single, " Avenues", became a

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hit in the United States. Released on the

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to the 1997 comedy film, '' Money Talks'', the song was the group's only single release, technically classifying them as one-hit wonders. However, they each achieved various levels of individual success prior to, and following, the release of "Avenues".

Discography

;Singles *1997: " Avenues" - #35 U.S.

References

Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups disestablished in 1997 American musical duos American hip hop groups Hip hop duos {{US-hiphop-bio-stub