What are your favorite hip hop one hit wonders? You know people that had a joint that was everywhere for a while but never got the full album to take off? Here's a few, start y'all off...
Craig Mack "Flava In Ya Ear"
Tracy Lee " The Theme" (trust me you've heard it , lid was being billed as the next big thing for a while)
Soul For Real "Candy Rain"
Luniz "I Got 5 On It"
Adina Howard "Freak Like Me" (has released some decent music since then but nothing as popular as this)
Ladae "Party 2Night"

AprilMichelle said:

I used to love that song back in 94/95! They were marketed as a hip-hop version of the Jackson Five,but they disappeared rather quickly after that one hit.


Other great hip-hop/R&B one hit wonders...


***"I Got A Man" by ???---can't remember the guy's name,but his song "I Got A Man" came out in 1992.It was a hilarious song that samples A Taste Of Honey's 1980 hit "Rescue Me".In the song,he keeps trying to pick up a girl,but they keep telling him "I Got A Man!".Very funny video too.

***"Many Clouds Of Smoke" by Total Devastation---Y'all remember this 1993 jam..."Roll up a fat one and pass it around...I wanna get blunted my brother".

***Jade---Rememeber this girl group with the successful 1992 debut album? "This is what it sounds like when we make love!"...they had the hits "Don't Walk Away","I Wanna Love You" and "One Woman".

***Shai---Damn,I miss this group! I played their 1992 debut album to death.Remember "If I Ever Fall In Love (remix)" and "Baby I'm Yours"? I thought they would become HUGE.

***"Ghetto Jam" by ???---It was a 1994 jam but I can't remember the guy's name.His follow-up single was the funky "Sweet Potato Pie".

***"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" by Peter Gunz and ???---This 1997 jam was da shit!!!It sampled the 1978 Steely Dan song "Black Cow". They toured with Mariah Carey,then disappeared.

Ghetto Jam was by Domino. I used to love Soul For Real. They had another cut called"Every Little Thing You Do". It was a jam also. It had Heavy D doin' a hook. Remember that one?

stymie said:

Yep,I remember that one too..."Heavy D. and who? "Soul For Real!" Heavy D. and who?? "Soul For Real!"

stymie said:

i got a man was done by Positive K
Ghetto Jam was done by Domino
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DavidEye said:

"I Got A Man " was Positive K..."Ghetto Jam" was by the original St. Louis rapper Domino (fronting like he was from compton)

Jade had 2 other hits besides those "5, 4 , 3 ,2, 1...Yo! Time is Up" and "Everyday" off the album Mind, Body and Song...unfortunately they never realized their strength was more uptempos than ballads ...although they did an excellent cover of "Do Me Baby" on the cd BET Listening Party Presents ...Jade
"Uptown Baby" was Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz

DavidEye said:

Jade was nice. I liked their followup 1994 album Mind Body And Song. My jams off that album were "If The Mood Is Right" and "Every Day Of The Week". You can tell from their style and sound they were influenced by the Emotions.

Going back to the 80's how about;

Debra Laws "Very Special"
Aura "Make Up Your Mind"
Eugene Wild "Gotta Get You Home With Me Tonight"
Glenn Jones "Show Me"
The Boyz "Dial My Heart"
Whistle "Buggin"
The DOC "The Formula"
Kool School "Can Buy My Love"
Aswad "Don't Turn Around"

Just a few off the top of my head

Craig Mack was a top choice for me...

and definetely agree with those that said "Shai"

For other R&B hits, there was this group called "Around the way" that had a song called "I'm really into you" that used play on hot 97, that I used to listen to over and over...

Also, "My boo" from Ghosttown deejays",

But no Adina Howard for me...

Back to rap, wish "Diggable planets" would just make another song...there's many others, but I need more time:)
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"My Boo" from the Ghostown DJs...


Man,that was my jam back in '96 ... "At night I think of you...I want to be your baby,maybe...If your game is on, give me a call Boo...and if your love is strong,I'm gonna give my all to you".


Do you guys remember a song called "Ride It (The Train)" from 1996? I can't remember who did that one,but it was a cool club hit.



Damn,I gotta go CD shopping this weekend



Edit my musical ass...
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Man I remember most of those songs...here's some I can remember digging..

TARA KEMP-"Hold You Tight"

TINA MOORE-"Never Let You Go"

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS-"Talk to Myself"...He had some other minor hits including the "Secret Garden" collab but this was the cassette single to buy!!! Did sound like "My Perogative" I remember that!

WENDY MOTEN-"Come In Out of the Rain"...what happened to her?? She had pipes!!!

LISA FICSHER-"How Can I Ease the Pain"...another great vocalist...won a Grammy in '91 (?) for Best Female R&B Perf...tied with Patti LaBelle...

DAMIAN DAME-One of the first artists on LaFace...a guy/girl duo...I think the guy died. I forgot the single...but I do have their cassette somewhere...

THE BOYS-Not excatly one hit wonders but damn I loved em!
"just DIAL MY HEART!!!"

JASMINE GUY-Y'all remember 'Whitley's' solo album??? It wasnt bad..."Another Like My Lover" was the big charted hit..."Try Me" was another one...I remember the Arsenio Hall performance...Man she could running-man!!!

peace

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

I remember Christopher William's "Every little thing you do"...that was the jam! And "Hold You tight" was a hit in my book also, thanks for reminding me!...
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Here's a little trivia...Tara Kemp,who had that big 1991 hit "Hold You Tight",was actually in a band with Rosie Gaines back in the 80s.If Rosie had brought Tara to meet Prince,she probably would have become a new Prince protege too!

DavidEye said:

She would've made an ideal protegee!

Her songs sounded like Prince productions! She would've had to compete with Elisa and Ingrid at the time!

Tara Kemp's song reminded me of the group "Seduction"...they had that song "It takes two" and there were the ones that did "Wishing on a star" over if I'm not mistaking...and I liked it!...
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Starmist7 said:

"Wishing On A Star" was redone by the Cover Girls...but damn...Seduction...I loved them too! Didnt they go thru like 5 or 6 members???

I remember the concept was 1 black/1 white/ 1 latin...Idalis Leon later became a VJ for MTV and Michelle Visage (the white one...Madonna-esque one) had a hit with S.O.U.L. SYSTEM's "It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day" from THE BODYGUARD...she then co-hosted the RuPaul Show...and is now the morning MC on HOT 92.3 here in L.A.!!! Thanx for the remind!!!

Hi-Five"The Kissing Game",Chubb Rock"Treat em Right",Ed Og"Be a Father".

I thought of another one!!!

MICHELL'E..."No More Lies" and "Nicety"..people say I'm NICE..people say I'm NASTY...so you can call me NICETY!! LOL...Eazy E produced em!

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

That's a good one! How I used to rock that one, oh boy! I'm getting it right now as I type!!!

Remember Zhane's "Groove thang" and "Hey Mr. Deejay"?

'Nicety' sounds like a Prince Protege song...lol!!! I couldn't recall that one!

Warren G, "You don't see what I see" I liked that!...and 'Regulate"...

And...remember a rap song that used to go "Back in the day when I was young I'm not a kid anymore...", but can't remember the rest of the lyrics...anyone know the title and who is it?
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Starmist7 said:

"Regulate" is my all time favorite 90's hip hop jam!!!
I just remember my friends and I forming a 'mock' gang and cruising around our block blasting that song trying (key word TRYING) to look bad...

ZHANE had 2 great fun albums...I love the Missy song on her new album where she sings abit of "Hey DJ"...such a fun song!

Sparkle's "Be careful" ft. R.Kelly was a hit! But also...

Can't forget H-town with "Knockin' da boots", that was definetely my song!!!!!

Also, Blackstreet's "No Diggity"...

Silk's "Freak me baby"...

"Whoomp, there it is!" and...

Rex and effex's "Rumpshaker"!

By the way, anyone remember Mellow Man Ace' rap song "Mentirosa"???!!! That song was maaaddd funny!!! I still sing it sometimes..."Mentirosa, today you tell me something y manana otra cosa, ain't got nobody--babe"...
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VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

Warren G. Hit also with "I Shot the Sheriff",Smoking Me Out&I Want it all.

Right...I remember "I shot the sheriff" Bob Marely's, but didn't know the rap song was Warren G's.

The song "Back in da day" by Ahmad is from "The Wood" sountrack, and I liked it also!
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Starmist7 said:

BlackStreet"Before I Let go","Joy", Wrez n-Effect Hit with the "New Jack Swing Theme" cut from 89.

mistermaxxx said:

Right again! "Joy" and "Before I let go", are such nice songs!...
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DavidEye said:

"The Train" was a group called Quad City DJ's...they had a secong single that went nowhere but I can't remember what it's called

DavidEye said:

another song of her's (Tara) i know is "Action Speaks Louder Than Words"
wa sit a single?

Joshy84au said:

Her second single from her debut album was "A Piece Of My Heart".I remember being in a record store in '91,holding her CD and wondering if I should buy it.I never bought it,and I regret it because I'm sure it's out of print now.