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[1]) and Darryl O. "Smooth B" Barnes (born August 3, 1965). The duo released four albums between 1989 and 1997.
Nice & Smooth | |
|---|---|
| Origin | The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | |
| Members | Greg Nice Smooth B |
Their first collaborative appearance was on the single "Dope on a Rope"/"Skill Trade" on Strange Family Records in 1987. On the strength of that underground single they managed a guest spot on the song "Pimpin Ain't Easy" by Big Daddy Kane on his 1989 album It's a Big Daddy Thing.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B /HH [3] | ||
| Nice & Smooth |
|
— | 26 |
| Ain't a Damn Thing Changed | 141 | 29 | |
| Jewel of the Nile |
|
66 | 13 |
| IV: Blazing Hot |
|
— | 75 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [5] |
US Rap [6] | |||
| "Dope on a Rope"[a][7] | 1987 | — | — | x | Nice & Smooth |
| "More & More Hits" (featuring Teddy Ted) |
1989 | — | — | — | |
| "Funky for You" | 1990 | — | — | 8 | |
| "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" | 1991 | 44 | 17 | 1 | Ain't a Damn Thing Changed |
| "Hip Hop Junkies" | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| "How to Flow" | — | 23 | 5 | Strictly Business (Soundtrack) / Ain't a Damn Thing Changed | |
| "Cake and Eat It Too" | — | — | 21 | Ain't a Damn Thing Changed | |
| "Old to the New" | 1994 | 59 | 43 | 6 | Jewel of the Nile |
| "Return of the Hip Hop Freaks" | — | — | 44 | ||
| "Blazing Hot" | 1997 | — | 76 | 21 | IV: Blazing Hot |
| "Let It Go"[8] | — | — | — | ||
| "Funky for You '09" (featuring Pac Div)[b][9] |
2009 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "2 Step"[c][10] | 2012 | — | — | — | |
| "Cake and Eat It Too (Pound Cake Mix)"[d][11] | 2018 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "x" denotes the chart did not exist at the time. | |||||
Featured singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US Dance [12] |
US R&B [5] |
US Rap [6] |
AUS [13] |
BEL [14] |
GER [15] |
NED [16] |
NZ [17] |
SWI [18] |
UK [19] | |||
| "Dwyck" (Gang Starr featuring Nice & Smooth) |
1992 | — | — | —[e] | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hard to Earn |
| "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (Vocal Club Mix) (C+C Music Factory featuring Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, Nice & Smooth and Trilogy) |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 11 | — | 11 | 38 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 37 | 27 | Anything Goes! |
| "WORLD MONEY" (Tomoro featuring Nice & Smooth)[21] |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Guest appearances
edit| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Pimpin' Ain't Easy"[22] | 1989 | Big Daddy Kane | It's a Big Daddy Thing |
| "Microphone Techniques"[22] | 1991 | 3rd Bass | Derelicts of Dialect |
| "Cash in My Hands"[23] | 1993 | — | Poetic Justice (soundtrack) |
| "Dirty Dawg (Greg Nice Remix)" | New Kids on the Block | Dirty Dawg 12" | |
| "Let's All Get Down"[24] | 1994 | Slick Rick | Behind Bars |
| "Blazing Hot (P.F Mix)"[24] | 1997 | — | #41 - Hot 2 Def |
| "1989 (Just Like Old Times)"[24] | 2016 | — | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse Soundtrack |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "Published as "Greg Nice & Smooth Bee".
- ^ "Funky for You '09" was released as a split single with "If I Ruled the World '09" by Nas feat. Marsha Ambrosius and "I Got Cha Opin' '09" by Buckshot feat. Kardinal Offishall.
- ^ "Published as "Greg Nice & Smooth B".
- ^ "Cake and Eat It Too (Pound Cake Mix)" was released as a split single with "Brooklyn-Queens (The U.K. Power Mix)" by 3rd Bass.
- ^ "DWYCK" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[20]
Citations
edit- ^ "Greg Nice on Instagram: "Thanks for the birthday wishes I am blessed 🙏"".
- ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Billboard 200. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot 100. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Dope On A Rope (track listing). Greg Nice & Smooth Bee. Strange Family Records. 1987. SF 777.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Nice & Smooth - Let It Go [Vinyl Single] (12 inch Vinyl Single - Zomba #7239278153)". AllMusic.
- ^ If I Ruled The World '09/I Got Cha Opin '09/Funky For You '09 (track listing). Nas/Buckshot/Nice & Smooth. Smirnoff. 2009. 2415.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "2 Step - Greg Nice & Smooth B - Release Info". Apple Music. 10 August 2012.
- ^ Cake & Eat It Too (Pound Cake Mix)/Brooklyn-Queens (The U.K. Power Mix) (track listing). Nice & Smooth, 3rd Bass. Universal Music. November 3, 2018. UIKY-75056.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Nice & Smooth | Billboard Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on February 1, 2019
- ^ "Australian peaks". Australian-charts.com.
- ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History (Ultratop)". Ultratop. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Officialcharts.de.[dead link]
- ^ "Dutch peaks". Dutchcharts.nl.
- ^ "New Zealand charts portal".
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Roxanne Shante Chart History (UK Singles Chart)". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- ^ "Chart search – "Gang Starr", Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ "WORLD MONEY - Tomoro feat. Nice & Smooth - Release Info". Apple Music. 15 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Lean on Me – Original Soundtrack > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Lean on Me – Original Soundtrack > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c Mills, Brad. "Politics & Bullshit – Frankie Cutlass". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
External links
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