Nice & Smooth | |
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Origin | The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | |
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) 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
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US |
US R&B /HH | ||
Nice & Smooth |
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— | 26 |
Ain't a Damn Thing Changed | 141 | 29 | |
Jewel of the Nile |
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66 | 13 |
IV: Blazing Hot |
|
— | 75 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US |
US R&B |
US Rap | |||
"Dope on a Rope" | 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" | — | — | — | ||
"Funky for You '09" (featuring Pac Div) |
2009 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"2 Step" | 2012 | — | — | — | |
"Cake and Eat It Too (Pound Cake Mix)" | 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
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US |
US Dance |
US R&B |
US Rap |
AUS |
BEL |
GER |
NED |
NZ |
SWI |
UK | |||
"Dwyck" (Gang Starr featuring Nice & Smooth) |
1992 | — | — | — | 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) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Pimpin' Ain't Easy" | 1989 | Big Daddy Kane | It's a Big Daddy Thing |
"Microphone Techniques" | 1991 | 3rd Bass | Derelicts of Dialect |
"Cash in My Hands" | 1993 | — | Poetic Justice (soundtrack) |
"Dirty Dawg (Greg Nice Remix)" | New Kids on the Block | Dirty Dawg 12" | |
"Let's All Get Down" | 1994 | Slick Rick | Behind Bars |
"Blazing Hot (P.F Mix)" | 1997 | — | #41 - Hot 2 Def |
"1989 (Just Like Old Times)" | 2016 | — | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse Soundtrack |
References
Notes
- "Published as "Greg Nice & Smooth Bee".
- "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.
- "Published as "Greg Nice & Smooth B".
- "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.
- "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.
Citations
- "Greg Nice on Instagram: "Thanks for the birthday wishes I am blessed 🙏"".
- "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Billboard 200. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot 100. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Nice & Smooth Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- Dope On A Rope (track listing). Greg Nice & Smooth Bee. Strange Family Records. 1987. SF 777.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Nice & Smooth - Let It Go [Vinyl Single] (12 inch Vinyl Single - Zomba #7239278153)". AllMusic.
- 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) - "2 Step - Greg Nice & Smooth B - Release Info". Apple Music. 10 August 2012.
- 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) - Nice & Smooth | Billboard Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on February 1, 2019
- "Australian peaks". Australian-charts.com.
- "Nice & Smooth Chart History (Ultratop)". Ultratop. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Officialcharts.de.
- "Dutch peaks". Dutchcharts.nl.
- "New Zealand charts portal".
- "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch.
- "Roxanne Shante Chart History (UK Singles Chart)". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- "Chart search – "Gang Starr", Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "WORLD MONEY - Tomoro feat. Nice & Smooth - Release Info". Apple Music. 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Lean on Me – Original Soundtrack > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "Lean on Me – Original Soundtrack > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Mills, Brad. "Politics & Bullshit – Frankie Cutlass". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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