3rd Bass
Biography
3rd Bass was one of a still-small number of white hip-hop artists to achieve wide acceptance in the larger community. Along with the Beastie Boys, 3rd Bass proved that white hip-hop wasn't necessarily going to become a watered-down, commercially exploitative rip-off of the genuine article, as so many white interpretations of black musical forms had been in the past. Instead, they were possessed of a well-developed lyrical technique and were respectfully well-versed in hip-hop culture and tradition. They helped set the tone for the way white rappers could credibly and intelligently approach the music, and despite staying together for only two albums, they managed to create a highly positive lasting impact.
3rd Bass was formed by Queens-born MC Serch (born Michael Berrin) and Brooklyn-native Prime Minister Pete Nice (born Pete Nash), along with African-American DJ Richie Rich (born Richard Lawson). Nice had been an English major at Columbia University and hosted a short-lived hip-hop show on radio station WKCR. Serch, meanwhile, had honed his skills battle-rapping at clubs and block parties and had previously released a solo single called "Hey Boy" on the small independent Idlers label.
Selected Discography
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hey, at least they were entertaining for a minute. serch is cool. keep doing reality shows that aint making no cheddar. and give it up for raps archie bunker! always in a chair. with a cane. that's enuff right there. deuces.
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If their career started earlier in the 80s they might have made it over the 1990s hump when hiphop turned into a gansta symbol. Some acts survived like beastie boys. But any hiphop that used glitter and flash was pretty much put to the grave til the late 90s when bits like puff daddy made it cool to be rich again. ;)
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they could have been better than they were, I think they were trying to hard to be liked by blacks.
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