DRS (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) was an American contemporary R&B group from Sacramento, California.
DRS | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
| Origin | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 1990s |
| Labels | Capitol Records |
| Past members | Endo Pic Jail Bait Deuce Deuce Ejay "Blunt" Turner[1] |
Their biggest success was the hit single, "Gangsta Lean" (which spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart),[2][3] from the album Gangsta Lean. It was released under Hammer's talent company, Roll Wit It Entertainment.[4][5]
A top selling song of the year at the time, "Gangsta Lean" has sold over 2.5 million copies, with over 24.5 million views on YouTube.[6]
DRS was discovered by the production team, The Whole 9. When The Whole 9 signed a production deal with Hammer's Roll Wit It Entertainment, they brought DRS with them, and Hammer made the deal to sign them to Capitol Records. They were part of the music group Black Men United, and appeared on the Jason's Lyric soundtrack (1994).
The lead singer of the group has a daughter, Aranesa Turner (born in 1993), who is a Christian pop singer from Sacramento.[7]
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1993 | Gangsta Lean
|
34 | 6 |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions[8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. DSS |
U.S. R&B |
U.S. Rhythm |
AUS[9] | ||
| 1993 | "Gangsta Lean" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 86 |
| 1995 | "Scoundrels Get Lonely" | - | - | 87 | - | - |
References
edit- ^ Levinsky, Mara (April 18, 2016). "The Grinder". Soap Opera Digest. 41 (16). American Media, Inc.: 68–71.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 174.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.
- ^ "D.R.S.* - Gangsta Lean (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ^ "DRS - Gangsta Lean: CD". Rapmusicguide.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ DRS. "DRS - Gangsta Lean - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "Billboard". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
- ^ "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 87.
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