''Jewel of the Nile'' is the third studio album by American hip-hop duo

Nice & Smooth Nice & Smooth is an East Coast hip hop duo from New York City that consists of Gregory O. "Greg Nice" Mays (born May 30, 1967) and Darryl O. "Smooth B" Barnes (born August 3, 1967) plus their deejay Tedd "DJ Teddy Tedd" Whiting. The duo released f ...

. It was released on June 28, 1994 via

Rush Associated Labels Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The ...

with distribution by PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.

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was handled by Greg Nice, Showbiz, Luis "Phat Kat" Vega, Mark Morales, Mark Spark and Mark C. Rooney. The album peaked at number 66 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 13 on the

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated ...

chart in the United States. ''Jewel of the Nile'' spawned two singles: "Old to the New" and "Return of the Hip Hop Freaks".

Track listing

Chart history

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* {{Authority control 1994 albums Nice & Smooth albums Albums produced by Cory Rooney Albums produced by Showbiz (producer)