3rd Bass
Origin	Queens, NY
Years active	1987 – 1992
Genres	Hip-Hop
Labels	Def Jam
Members	MC Serch Pete Nice DJ Richie Rich

3rd Bass was a rap group in the late 1980s and early 1990s, notable for being one of the first successful interracial rap groups. Image File history File links Pop_Goes_the_Weasel_cover. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Geographically the largest borough in the city, Queens is home to many immigrants and two of New Yorks major airports. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label that operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group. ... Cover of MC Serchs 1992 solo album Return of the Product MC Serch (born Michael Berrin) is an American hip hop MC and former member of 3rd Bass. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... very gay West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg performing for the US Navy For information on rap music, see hip hop music. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... An interracial couple is a romantic couple or marriage in which the partners are of differing races. ...

Career

MC Serch (Michael Berrin), Pete Nice (Pete Nash), and DJ Richie Rich (Richard Lawson) were the three founding members of the group. Richie Rich was a local D.J., while Nice was a student at Columbia University and hosted a hip hop show on WKCR. MC Serch rapped at clubs and block parties and released a single called "Hey Boy" on Idlers, an independent record label. Cover of MC Serchs 1992 solo album Return of the Product MC Serch (born Michael Berrin) is an American hip hop MC and former member of 3rd Bass. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Columbia University is a private research university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Sam Sever, a producer, convinced Nice and Serch to work together in 1987. Sever, Prince Paul, and The Bomb Squad produced The Cactus Album (The Cee/Dee), a critically acclaimed debut LP. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prince Paul (born Paul Huston) is a DJ and hip hop producer. ... The Bomb Squad is a rap production whose original members were Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee & Eric Vietnam Sadler. ... The Cactus Album (The Cee/Dee) was the old school rap debut album by 3rd Bass, released on Def Jam. ...

As reported in many interviews, MC Serch at one point tried (unsuccessfully) to join the Beastie Boys. Upon signing to Def Jam, 3rd Bass inherited their label's feud with the Beasties. The Cactus Album was released shortly after the Beastie Boys walked out of their contract with the label (high on mega-success of Licensed to Ill). 3rd Bass' debut featured numerous derogatory remarks about the group and their defection to Capitol Records. The Beastie Boys retaliated on their early 1990s release Check Your Head. Their song "Professor Booty" takes a clear swipe at MC Serch's tendency to dance in 3rd Bass videos, with MCA's line "dancing around like you think you're Janet Jackson" clearly directed at him. The Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label that operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group. ... Licensed to Ill is the debut hip hop album by the Beastie Boys, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Check Your Head is an album by the Beastie Boys. ... The Beastie Boys as depicted on the cover of their 1992 album Check Your Head. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is a Grammy award-winning, Golden Globe, and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. ...

In 1991, 3rd Bass released Derelicts of Dialect, which included several tracks critical of fellow white rapper Vanilla Ice. One such track, "Pop Goes the Weasel", became the group's biggest chart single. It depicted Vanilla Ice as a culture thief who watered down the sound of rap while depicting 3rd Bass as more respectful of hip hop's traditions. The video for "Pop Goes the Weasel" featured alternative icon Henry Rollins parodying Vanilla Ice—receiving a "beat-down" at the hands of 3rd Bass at the end of the video. Pete Nice contributed his part of the beating with his trademark walking cane. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Derelicts of Dialect was Brooklyn old-school rappers 3rd Basss sophomore LP (following their debut LP and an EP), released on Def Jam. ... Robert Matthew Vanilla Ice Van Winkle (born October 31, 1968 in Miami Lakes, Florida) is an American rapper, known mostly for the single Ice Ice Baby, which topped the charts in the early 1990s. ... Pop Goes the Weasel is the best-selling single from hip hop duo 3rd Bass; it appeared on their third album, Derelicts of Dialect. ... Henry Rollins (born February 13, 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American Grammy Award-winning hardcore/punk singer/songwriter; spoken word artist, book author (prose and poetry), radio and TV personality; occasional movie actor, comedian, and voice-over artist. ...

In 1992, 3rd Bass contributed the track "Gladiator" to the soundtrack of the 1992 movie of the same name. It was their last release together. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Gladiator is a 1992 feature film starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. ...

Post-breakup

MC Serch went solo later that year and released Return of the Product, which included the second major label recording of Nas (credited in the liner notes as "Nasty Nas") and featured the single "Here it Comes." Meanwhile, Nice and Rich teamed up as Prime Minister Pete Nice & DJ Daddy Rich and released Dust to Dust in 1993. Their lead-off single, Rat Bastard, contained voice samples from the film, The Silence of the Lambs and was rumored to reflect bad blood between the pair and their former partner, Serch. The follow-up was "Kick the Bobo," which received light airplay on MTV and BET, but neither Nice nor Serch were able to achieve much popularity after 3rd Bass disbanded. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Black Entertainment Television is an American cable network targeted toward African-American audiences in the United States. ...

Around the time of the split, MC Serch was involved with the production of the movie Zebrahead. As recalled by Zebrahead's star, Michael Rapaport, MC Serch originally wanted to star in the film but was unable to secure the role. Serch ended up producing the film's soundtrack. Zebrahead is a 1992 movie, directed by Anthony Drazan and starring Michael Rapaport in his first feature film. ... Image:War-at-home. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ...

MC Serch worked at Wild Pitch, a now defunct record label, then founded Serchlite, a record label and publishing company responsible for signing another Caucasian New York City hip hop group, Non Phixion. MC Serch is currently hosting the new VH1 reality TV series, Ego Trip's The White Rapper Show. Wild Pitch Records was a hip hop label started in the mid 1980s, eventually going out of business in the mid 1990s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... Non Phixion (left to right): Goretex, Eclipse, Sabac and Ill Bill. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... ego trips The White Rapper Show is an American reality television series on the VH1 cable network. ...

Nice retired from the music business and opened a baseball memorabilia store in Cooperstown, New York, cited by some sources^{[citation needed]} as the second largest collection open to public display aside from the official Baseball Hall of Fame. He released a book, Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, under his real name, Peter J. Nash. He has also been working to secure some property for an official gravesite of Negro League players. A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... link titleThe term sports memorabilia usually refers to anything that can be directly connected to a sports event or personality. ... Cooperstown is a village in Otsego County, New York and is the County Seat. ... NY redirects here. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Part of the History of baseball series. ...

Reunion

In 1998, 3rd Bass reunited for a gig at Andy Hilfiger's (brother of Tommy Hilfiger) birthday party and performed at the 30th Anniversary Woodstock concert in Rome, New York. In 1999, they released a single titled Hail to the Chief. There had also been talks of a new album entitled Ichabod’s Cranium, but any reunion and album plans have since been scrapped. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Tommy Hilfiger logo. ... Man in the mud at Woodstock 1999 Woodstock 1999, held July 23-25, 1999 was the second rock concert, after Woodstock 94, that attempted to emulate the success of the original Woodstock concert of 1969. ... Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. ...

Discography

All albums were released on the Def Jam record label.

• The Cactus Album (1989) - on CD, known as The Cactus Cee/DGold
• Cactus Revisited (1990)
• Derelicts of Dialect (1991)Gold

Singles The Cactus Album (The Cee/Dee) was the old school rap debut album by 3rd Bass, released on Def Jam. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cactus Revisited is the sophomore album from East Coast hip hop group 3rd Bass. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Derelicts of Dialect was Brooklyn old-school rappers 3rd Basss sophomore LP (following their debut LP and an EP), released on Def Jam. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• "Steppin to the A.M." (1989)
• "Brooklyn-Queens" (1990)
• "The Gas Face" (1990)
• "Pop Goes the Weasel" (1991)
• "Gladiator" [12" Mixes] (1992) (Sony/Columbia 44K 74245)

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Trivia

• 3rd Bass is credited with discovering Nas

External links

• 3rd Bass at the All Music Guide
• 3rd Bass at Discogs
• thirdbass.net - Fansite devoted to the band and its members