Nice & Smooth | |
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Origin | The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | |
Members | Greg Nice Smooth B |
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.
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.
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. |
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 and 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. |
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. |
Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"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" (bonus track) [23] | 1993 | — | Poetic Justice Soundtrack |
" Dirty Dawg (Greg Nice Remix)" | New Kids on the Block | Dirty Dawg (single) | |
"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 |
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Nice & Smooth | |
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Origin | The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | |
Members | Greg Nice Smooth B |
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.
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.
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. |
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 and 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. |
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. |
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" (bonus track) [23] | 1993 | — | Poetic Justice Soundtrack |
" Dirty Dawg (Greg Nice Remix)" | New Kids on the Block | Dirty Dawg (single) | |
"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 |
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