Artist:Das EFX
Song:They Want EFX
Album:Dead Serious
The rap duo Das EFX scored a top 30 pop hit with the 1992 single They Want EFX. They had short lived success on the Rap and R&B charts. But that was their biggest hit. Willie "Skoob" Hines is from Brooklyn, NY and Andre "Dray" Weston is from Teaneck, NJ. They met at Virginia State University in 1988 and started performing together. They got the attention of another rap duo EPMD and they got Das EFX a record deal with Atlantic's EastWest label. DAS stands for Dray and Skoob and EFX is "effects". They Want EFX was the first single from their 1992 debut CD Dead Serious. It topped the Rap chart, reached #5 on the R&B Singles chart and reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the strength of that single, Dead Serious was certified Platinum. Hines and Weston wrote and produced They Want EFX. Samples include Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren and Blind Man Can See It by James Brown. Dead Serious is available on CD. Das EFX recorded four albums for EastWest. They continued to have success on the Rap chart. It's always been difficult for rap acts to have longevity and Das EFX was no different. After their final EastWest album in 1998, they went on hiatus and released a 2003 album on their own label. They haven't recorded since then but they still tour occasionally. Weston released a solo album in 2012 and he makes guest appearances. Here's the video for They Want EFX by Das EFX.
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