The Rej3ctz are an American
hip-hop and
electronic music
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group that originated from California's party scene, and rose to prominence in late 2010 with their single "
Cat Daddy", and its eponymous dance, which became a viral phenomenon, reaching more than 70 million views on YouTube.
History
The group hit the music scene in 2009 with their underground hit "Rej3ct Stomp", and later with a dance called "Rej3ct".
Their second record, "I'm Fitted", sampled
Kris Kross
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Kris Kross was the youngest hip-hop duo to gain success, with gold and platinum albums at 12 and 13 years old. The duo was discover ...
song "
Jump
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", which reached No.1 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1992.
[Billboard ]Allmusic.com
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(Retrieved December 15, 2007) The viral video for the song, which the group stated "showcased their eccentric style, comedy and individual characters", have reached over 200,000 hits on YouTube. The group made their television debut on
BET
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's ''
106 & Park
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'' 10th Anniversary Special alongside
Chris Brown. They have also appeared on ''
The Mo'Nique Show
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Overview
The show ran all-new episo ...
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The group rose to prominence in late 2010 when they released the single "
Cat Daddy". The music video for the song, which promoted the dance of the same name, featured American artist
Chris Brown. The song became a viral phenomenon, with the video reaching over 70 million views on
YouTube
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, and the single charting at No.97 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also appeared at No.77 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart. According to Thomas Clayton of ''The Daily Rind'', the song had 14,000 downloads on iTunes in its first week and the video had 9 million pageviews at the time.
Kate Upton
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, who in February 2012 was the
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for the ''
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
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'', recorded a video of the
Dougie that went
viral and garnered over 5 million hits in April 2011.
[ She announced her intention to release a video performance of the Cat Daddy when she served as ]Grand Marshal
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for the 2012 Daytona 500
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. The video of Upton dancing on a break between photo shots was posted online on April 30. After garnering close to 1 million hits in the first 24 hours,[ YouTube banned her version of the dance from their site for being too risqué, but it was restored later with an age restriction.]
November 11, 2012 they released the ''CR33ZTAPE'', which featured original music and collaborations with some of the top artists and producers in HipHop like DJ Carnage, DJ Mustard
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, T-Pain, TY$, and more; which also includes single "Peta Griffin".
The Rej3ctz released a video for "Solid", off of ''CR33ZTAPE'', which "displays a variety of imagery focusing on politics, like highlights from the campaign speeches from President Obama
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and First Lady Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention." They campaigned throughout college campuses to raise awareness and register voters. Bounc3 told MTV news, urging fans to head to the polls.
In 2012 they were a part of the cast that included Snoop Dogg, YG, The New Boyz, and more for the film, ''We the Party''. The Rej3ctz were also featured in the film ''School Dance'' written by Nick Cannon
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and Nile Evans in 2014.
They collaborated with Dillon Francis
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Early life
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for track "All That" with Twista
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which was also used to help promote the movie Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
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which was released on October 30, 2015. The song was also used as the recap for America’s Best Dance Crew season 8 finale.
In 2012 they began experiencing issues with their label head, Seven Aurelius, eventually ending in a lawsuit.
The Rej3ctz are expected to release their mixtape ''Homeless Billionaires'' early 2016.
Discography
Mixtapes
*''TheFUNKtion vs theKICKback'' (2011)
*''CREEZTAPE'' (2012)[Piff, Dat. "Rej3ctz - CR33ZTAPE." Rej3ctz CR33ZTAPE - Rated R. Idle Media Inc., November 14, 2011. Web. October 31, 2014.]
Singles
References
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Hip hop groups from California
Electronic music groups from California
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Musical groups established in 2010
2010 establishments in California
American musical trios