Nice & Smooth

Nice & Smooth
Origin	The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Fresh Rush Columbia Street Life
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.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	US R&B /HH [3]
Nice & Smooth	Released: May 16, 1989 Label: Fresh Records Formats: CD, LP, Cassette	—	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

As lead artist

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.

Featured singles

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

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

Notes

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

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. "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot 100. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
5. "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
6. "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.
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.
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.
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. "Lean on Me – Original Soundtrack > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
23. "Lean on Me – Original Soundtrack > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
24. Mills, Brad. "Politics & Bullshit – Frankie Cutlass". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

External links

• Nice & Smooth at AllMusic
• Nice & Smooth at Discogs