Philly's Most Wanted was an American hip hop duo composed of Al "Boo-Bonic" Holly and Joel "Mr. Man" Witherspoon. The duo broke into the music business as affiliates of production duo, The Neptunes.[1]

Philly's Most Wanted
Also known asPhilly's Most
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresHip-Hop
Years active1999–2004
LabelsAtlantic, Universal
MembersBoo-Bonic aka Bonic
Mr. Man

The duo signed with Atlantic Records in 2000 and issued their first two singles, "Y'all Can't Never Hurt Us" and "Cross the Border" soon after. The latter song peaked at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 3 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles. Their debut album, Get Down or Lay Down, however, was delayed for over a year, finally being released on August 7, 2001. Despite production from The Neptunes, the album failed commercially, only reaching No. 69 on the Billboard 200 majorly due to the fact that BET refused to support their video for Cross the Border which contributed to the end of the duo as well.[2]

After both The Neptunes and Atlantic Records severed ties with them, the duo shortened their name to Philly's Most and released a second album entitled Ring the Alarm in 2004 before disbanding shortly after.

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album Peak chart positions
U.S. U.S. R&B
2001 Get Down or Lay Down
  • Released: August 7, 2001
  • Label: Atlantic
69 20
2004 Ring the Alarm 70

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
2000 "Cross the Border" 98 50 3 Get Down or Lay Down
"Y'all Can't Never Hurt Us" 13
2001 "Please Don't Mind" 48 10

References

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  1. ^ Moon, Tom (October 2000). "The Philadelphia Story". Vibe. 8 (8): 123–128. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Where The Hell Have You Been: Philly's Most Wanted". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2018-02-06.