Quad City DJ's is an American music group consisting of Jay Ski (Johnny McGowan), C.C. Lemonhead (Nathaniel Orange), and JeLana LaFleur who recorded the 1996 hit " C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)", a rap-remix of

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's 1974 "Theme from Together Brothers". They are best known for writing and performing the theme song to the 1996 animated basketball film

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. Ski and Lemonhead first partnered in 1988 in

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. They first were in a group known as Chill Deal. During this time they produced fellows acts Three Grand and Icey J, the latter being famous for the female answer rap to

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's " It Takes Two" entitled "It Takes a Real Man". After Chill Deal dissolved, they reformed as

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to create the triple platinum hit " Whoot, There It Is". Their success led to work with Dis-n-Dat producing "Freak Me Baby" and

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producing the double platinum single "

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". In 1996 the two formed Quad City DJ's and produced the single "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)". The song was very successful, peaking at #3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified platinum. They then produced the following album '' Get On Up and Dance'', featuring the hit single, which peaked at #31 on the ''Billboard Hot 200'' and also was certified platinum. The album also included the minor hit "Summer Jam" which peaked at #27 on the ''

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chart. Later in

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the group contributed to the ''

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, including the theme song. The theme song got frequent showing on

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and charted fairly well, peaking at #37 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The term "Quad" in the group's name is a local reference to

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. The group currently consists of original member C.C. Lemonhead, with Tony WHOA! (Anthony Wallace II) and Tamara Wallace (formerly of the Funky Green Dogs).

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

See also