Wreckx-n-Effect (originally Wrecks-n-Effect) is an American

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group from Harlem, New York City most known for their No. 1 Rap songs, "

New Jack Swing New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Spearheaded by producers Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle, new jack swing was mos ...

" & their multi-platinum hit " Rump Shaker".

History

Wrecks-n-Effect was founded in 1988 by

Aqil Davidson Aqil Davidson, sometimes socially referred to as A-Plus or Empra, is an Award winning American lyricist, Hip-Hop artist, and record producer. He is known for being front man and lead rapper of Hip-Hop / New Jack Swing brand Wreckx-n-Effect and ...

, Markell Riley and Brandon "B-Doggs" Mitchell. A fourth member: Keith "K.C." Harris, was added while creating their demo but was a member only on their debut EP. One year later, Davidson, Riley and Mitchell reconvened and recorded their First LP containing New Jack Swing. Markell Riley is the brother of

producer Teddy Riley. The group debuted in 1988 on

Atlantic Records Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most i ...

and soon after transitioned to

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. The group achieved their first number one song on the

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Hot Rap Songs chart with the single "

" in 1989 on Motown Records. In 1990 former member DJ "B-Doggs" Brandon Mitchell was killed in a local shootout, which nearly caused Davidson and Riley to end the group. The group continued after encouragement from producer Teddy Riley and Michael Jackson. Aqil Davidson changed the spelling of Wrecks-n-Effect to Wreckx-n-Effect in honor of Mitchell. In 1991 Teddy Riley built Future Recording Studios, a multi-million dollar recording studio in Virginia Beach, VA. Among the first records produced at Future Recording Studios was Wreckx-n-Effect's 1992 smash Rump Shaker, which would go on to reach number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Wreckx-n-Effect also recorded their 1992 album Hard or Smooth at Future Recording Studios, which would go on to sell roughly 2 million copies and peak at number 16 on the Billboard 200. Conrad Tillard, then known variously as the Hip Hop Minister and Conrad Muhammad, became a fixture in hip-hop in 1993 after he arranged a meeting and a truce in a feud between rising bands Wreckx-N-Effect and

A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985,Q-Tip

, that Tillard said threatened to turn Harlem into a "war zone".Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Gabe Alvarez, Jeff Mao, Brent Rollins (2014)
"Hit 'em up,"
''Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists''

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wreckx-N-Effect American hip hop groups African-American musical groups New jack swing music groups MCA Records artists Musical groups established in 1988 Musical groups disestablished in 1996 Motown artists Atlantic Records artists American musical trios Musical groups from Harlem