Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy was a collaboration between two

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groups, Tru Faith (consisting of members George D, Maxim Elmalki & Nial Montgomery), and Dub Conspiracy (Andrew Hunter & Ian McKenzie). They are best known for their sole UK chart

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, a

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of the

Adina Howard Adina Marie Howard (born November 14, 1973) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame during the mid-1990s with her debut album, ''Do You Wanna Ride?'' and her debut single, "Freak like Me". Some of her other minor hits include "Wh ...

song "

Freak like Me "Freak Like Me" is the debut single of American R&B singer Adina Howard. It was released on January 25, 1995, as the lead single from her debut album, ''Do You Wanna Ride?''. It reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for two weeks, a ...

", with British singer

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on vocals. Their version reached No. 12 on the

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in September 2000, and spent 5 weeks on the chart, as well as reaching number one on the

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. Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy initially released a remix of Adina Howard's "Freak like Me" titled "Freek Me" on About 2 Records, backed with a remix of

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and

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's "Dancehall Queen". Both tracks were later officially released as cover versions on the

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and

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labels respectively, with vocals by

on "Freak like Me" and by

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and Tittla on "Dynamite (Dancehall Queen)" (released under artist name Dinamyte). A set of remixes of "Dancehall Queen" by

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was also released.

Discography

Singles

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