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Nice & Smooth

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Nice & Smooth
OriginThe Bronx, New York City, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Years active1986–present
Labels
MembersGreg 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.

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[2] 		US
R&B
/HH
[3]
Nice & Smooth — 26
Ain't a Damn Thing Changed
  • Released: September 3, 1991
  • Label: Rush/Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
 141 29
Jewel of the Nile
  • Released: June 28, 1994
  • Label: Rush
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
 66 13
IV: Blazing Hot
  • Released: October 28, 1997
  • Label: Street Life
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
 — 75
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
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.
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List of singles, with selected chart positions
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

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Published as "Greg Nice & Smooth Bee".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Published as "Greg Nice & Smooth B".
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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

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  1. ^ "Greg Nice on Instagram: "Thanks for the birthday wishes I am blessed 🙏"".
  2. ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Billboard 200. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot 100. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ "Nice & Smooth - Let It Go [Vinyl Single] (12 inch Vinyl Single - Zomba #7239278153)". AllMusic.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "2 Step - Greg Nice & Smooth B - Release Info". Apple Music. 10 August 2012.
  11. ^ 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)
  12. ^ Nice & Smooth | Billboard Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on February 1, 2019
  13. ^ "Australian peaks". Australian-charts.com.
  14. ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History (Ultratop)". Ultratop. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Officialcharts.de.[dead link]
  16. ^ "Dutch peaks". Dutchcharts.nl.
  17. ^ "New Zealand charts portal".
  18. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch.
  19. ^ "Roxanne Shante Chart History (UK Singles Chart)". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  20. ^ "Chart search – "Gang Starr", Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  21. ^ "WORLD MONEY - Tomoro feat. Nice & Smooth - Release Info". Apple Music. 15 January 2021.
  22. ^ a b "Lean on Me – Original Soundtrack > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  23. ^ "Lean on Me – Original Soundtrack > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  24. ^ a b c Mills, Brad. "Politics & Bullshit – Frankie Cutlass". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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