Lo-Key? | |
|---|---|
| Origin |
Kansas City,
Missouri,
U.S., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop, new jack swing |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Perspective |
| Members | Andre "Dre" Shepard Darron "D" Story Tony "Prof-T" Tolbert Tyrone "T-Bone" Yarbrough |
| Past members | Lance Alexander |
Lo-Key? is an American hip hop/ R&B band that formed in Kansas City, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their single, "I Got a Thang 4 Ya!" (1993), reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, [1] and No. 27 on the Hot 100.
History
Lo-Key? formed in Kansas City, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of singer/trumpeter Darron "D" Story, singer/multi-instrumentalist Andre "Dre" Shepard, bassist Tyrone "T-Bone" Yarbrough, producer/keyboardist Lance Alexander and rapper/singer Tony "Prof-T" Tolbert. The group honed their skills around the Minneapolis club circuit, where Alexander and Tolbert became in-house producers for Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis' Flyte Tyme Productions. The group signed to Jam & Lewis' record label, Perspective Records, and released their debut album, Where Dey At?, on October 6, 1992. They had a hit with the single "I Got A Thang 4 Ya!" in 1992, which spent a week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and reached No. 27 on the Hot 100. [2] Arthur Jafa, director of photography for the independent film Daughters of the Dust (1991), directed the video for the single. [3]
Alexander and Tolbert also were hitmaking songwriters and producers in their own right. Among the hit songs they've produced for other artists were " Butta Love" by the group Next, " Love Makes No Sense" for Alexander O'Neal, "I Wish" for Shanice and " Strawberries" for Smooth. Tolbert continued to work with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, appearing as a songwriter and background vocalist on albums by Earth, Wind & Fire, Janet Jackson and Usher. Lance Alexander later went on to form his own label called Baby Honey Records [4] [5] during which time he teamed up with Minneapolis producer Christopher Starr and formed the group V.IP. [5] which released the single entitled Lil Mama How Ya Do Dat [6] featuring Juvenile.
Discography
Albums
- Where Dey At? ( Perspective Records, 1992) No. 121 Billboard 200, No. 18 US R&B Chart [7]
- Back 2 Da House (Perspective Records, 1994) No. 64 US R&B Chart [7]
Singles
- "Kansas City" (1992)
- "I Got a Thang 4 Ya!" (No. 27 Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 US R&B Singles, 1992) [8] [1]
- "Hey There Pretty Lady" (No. 56 US R&B Singles, 1993) [8]
- "Sweet on U" (No. 91 Billboard Hot 100, No. 13 US R&B Singles, 1993) [8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2006). Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip Hop Hits. Record Research. p. 809.
- ^ Rice, Glenn E. (October 22, 1996) "A rising star finds his true voice". The Kansas City Star. p. 4.
- ^ McAdams, Janine (October 17, 1992). "Lo-Key? Well, Not really... Hi-Energy Quintet's Time Has Come". Billboard.
- ^ "Baby Honey Records | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ^ a b "Lance Alexander (Lo-Key, Next, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis) | CSP Music Group". cspmusicgroup.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ^ "All Access by V.I.P. on iTunes". iTunes. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ^ a b Billboard, Allmusic.com
- ^ a b c Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
Lo-Key? | |
|---|---|
| Origin |
Kansas City,
Missouri,
U.S., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop, new jack swing |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Perspective |
| Members | Andre "Dre" Shepard Darron "D" Story Tony "Prof-T" Tolbert Tyrone "T-Bone" Yarbrough |
| Past members | Lance Alexander |
Lo-Key? is an American hip hop/ R&B band that formed in Kansas City, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their single, "I Got a Thang 4 Ya!" (1993), reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, [1] and No. 27 on the Hot 100.
History
Lo-Key? formed in Kansas City, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of singer/trumpeter Darron "D" Story, singer/multi-instrumentalist Andre "Dre" Shepard, bassist Tyrone "T-Bone" Yarbrough, producer/keyboardist Lance Alexander and rapper/singer Tony "Prof-T" Tolbert. The group honed their skills around the Minneapolis club circuit, where Alexander and Tolbert became in-house producers for Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis' Flyte Tyme Productions. The group signed to Jam & Lewis' record label, Perspective Records, and released their debut album, Where Dey At?, on October 6, 1992. They had a hit with the single "I Got A Thang 4 Ya!" in 1992, which spent a week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and reached No. 27 on the Hot 100. [2] Arthur Jafa, director of photography for the independent film Daughters of the Dust (1991), directed the video for the single. [3]
Alexander and Tolbert also were hitmaking songwriters and producers in their own right. Among the hit songs they've produced for other artists were " Butta Love" by the group Next, " Love Makes No Sense" for Alexander O'Neal, "I Wish" for Shanice and " Strawberries" for Smooth. Tolbert continued to work with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, appearing as a songwriter and background vocalist on albums by Earth, Wind & Fire, Janet Jackson and Usher. Lance Alexander later went on to form his own label called Baby Honey Records [4] [5] during which time he teamed up with Minneapolis producer Christopher Starr and formed the group V.IP. [5] which released the single entitled Lil Mama How Ya Do Dat [6] featuring Juvenile.
Discography
Albums
- Where Dey At? ( Perspective Records, 1992) No. 121 Billboard 200, No. 18 US R&B Chart [7]
- Back 2 Da House (Perspective Records, 1994) No. 64 US R&B Chart [7]
Singles
- "Kansas City" (1992)
- "I Got a Thang 4 Ya!" (No. 27 Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 US R&B Singles, 1992) [8] [1]
- "Hey There Pretty Lady" (No. 56 US R&B Singles, 1993) [8]
- "Sweet on U" (No. 91 Billboard Hot 100, No. 13 US R&B Singles, 1993) [8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2006). Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip Hop Hits. Record Research. p. 809.
- ^ Rice, Glenn E. (October 22, 1996) "A rising star finds his true voice". The Kansas City Star. p. 4.
- ^ McAdams, Janine (October 17, 1992). "Lo-Key? Well, Not really... Hi-Energy Quintet's Time Has Come". Billboard.
- ^ "Baby Honey Records | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ^ a b "Lance Alexander (Lo-Key, Next, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis) | CSP Music Group". cspmusicgroup.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ^ "All Access by V.I.P. on iTunes". iTunes. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ^ a b Billboard, Allmusic.com
- ^ a b c Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |