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Three Times Dope

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Three Times Dope was an American hip hop/rap group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania consisting of EST (Robert Waller), Chuck Nice (Walter Griggs) and Woody Wood (Duerwood Beale). 3xD, as they were called for short, were a part of the Hilltop Hustlers Crew (which also included Steady B, Cool C, Da Youngsta's and others).{{cite web|url=http://jesseserwer.com/blog/?p=36|title=JESSE SERWER|accessdate=9 March 2015}} At first, they recorded under the name 3-D.

Career

Their debut LP, Original Stylin' was well-received, peaking at #122 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=three times dope|chart=all}} Billboard.com] and the group became well known for the terminology they created, such as "Acknickulous" and "The Giddy Up".

3xD's follow-up album Live from Acknickulous Land was an attempt at a more serious work.{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/three-times-dope-p15191|title=Three Times Dope - Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography - AllMusic|author=Ron Wynn|work=AllMusic|accessdate=9 March 2015}} Despite spawning two minor hits, it failed to chart on the Billboard 200. It did, however, peak at #30 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart.

3xD later became closely associated with rapper/producer Kwamé. Their third album, Da Sequel, was not released until 1998.

EST would eventually go on to become an award-winning songwriter for top-tier acts, such as Britney Spears with an unreleased song called "Giving It Up For Love" in 2004 but most notably a Grammy nomination in 2005 for Destiny's Child's "Cater 2 U".

Discography

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  • 1987 Crushin & Bussin' (12")
  • 1988 From Da Giddy Up (12")
  • 1988 Original Styling (LP)

=As Three Times Dope<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Three+Times+Dope Discogs.com]</ref>=

  • [https://www.discogs.com/Three-Times-Dope-Greatest-Man-Alive/release/364186 1988 The Greatest Man Alive] (12")
  • [https://www.discogs.com/Three-Times-Dope-Original-Stylin/master/199769 1988 Original Stylin'] (LP)
  • [https://www.discogs.com/Three-Times-Dope-Funky-Dividends/release/164930 1989 Funky Dividends (12")] – #22 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=three times dope|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} Billboard.com]
  • 1989 Original Stylin' (12")
  • 1990 Live From Acknickulous Land (LP)
  • 1990 No Words (12")
  • 1990 Mr. Sandman (12")
  • 1990 Weak at the Knees (12") – #41 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop
  • 1991 Peace Ya'Self (12") – #85 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop
  • 1994 Da Sequel (12")
  • 1999 The Sequel 3 (LP)

Sampling

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