69 Boyz

69 Boyz
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Background information
Origin	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, Miami bass, Southern hip hop
Occupation	Bass Mechanics / Party Starters
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Responsible Recordings
Members	Thrill da Playa Fast Cash

69 Boyz is an American Miami bass and hip hop duo: Van "Thrill Da Playa" Bryant, from Jacksonville, Florida, and Barry "Fast" Wright, from Orlando, Florida, United States. The group was initiated by Thrill Da Playa with the assistance of producers C.C. Lemonhead and Jay Ski (of Chill Deal, Quad City DJs, and 95 South).[1]

History

1992–1996: 199Quad and Sunset Park

In 1992, Thrill da Playa and Fast Cash teamed up to form 69 Boyz. The group had success in the summer of 1994 with its first single, "Tootsee Roll", from their debut album, 199Quad. The song went platinum and reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the R&B chart. The second single, "Kitty Kitty", peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band was nominated for three Soul Train Music Awards in 1995.[2]

In 1996, the duo recorded a song for the soundtrack of the film Sunset Park, called "Hoop N Yo Face".

1997–1998: The Wait Is Over

Their second album, The Wait Is Over, was released in July 1998 (which was written and recorded in 1997) and featured the single "Woof Woof", which was written for the feature film Dr. Dolittle. The song reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

1999–2000: 2069

Their third album, 2069, was released in April 2000 and it featured one single, "How We Roll".

2001–2002: Trunk Funk 101

Their fourth and final album, Trunk Funk 101, came out in September 2001 and like its predecessor also only had one single, "She's Skurred".[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
199Quad	Release date: May 31, 1994 Label: Rip-It Formats: CD	59	13
The Wait is Over	Release date: July 14, 1998 Label: Big Beat Formats: CD	114	39
2069	Release date: April 18, 2000 Label: Home Bass Formats: CD	—	55
Trunk Funk 101	Release date: September 25, 2001 Label: Thundershot Formats: CD	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
1994	"Tootsee Roll"	8	9	1	199Quad
	"Kitty Kitty"	51	36	6
1996	"Hoop N Yo Face"	95	62	19	Sunset Park (soundtrack)
1998	"Woof Woof"	31	24	2	The Wait is Over
	"Get on Your Feet"	—	—	—
2000	"How We Roll"	—	74	5	2069
2001	"She's Skurred"	—	—	—	Trunk Funk 101
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. Glorioso, Jen. "69 Boyz Celebrating 30 Years of 'Tootsee Roll' At Downtown Tampa Bar This Weekend". Wild 941.
2. Brewington, Ron (April 1995). "Boyz II Men Dominate American Music Awards". The Crisis. The Crisis Publishing Company, Inc. p. 34.
3. Singleton, Mya. "Hip-hop gems from the 1990s that have been largely forgotten". Yardbarker.
4. "69 Boyz – Trunk Funk 101". Discogs.

External links

• 69 Boyz at AllMusic
• 69 Boyz at Discogs