Spooks (group)
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Spooks | |
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| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1994–2006 |
| Labels | |
| Past members | Booka-T Hypno Ming-Xia Joe Davis Water-Water (deceased) |
Spooks was an American hip-hop group, active from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s.[1] The members of the group got together in 1994, taking their name from the 1969 novel by Sam Gryenlee, The Spook Who Sat by the Door.[2][3]
Career
[edit | edit source]After attaining success throughout Europe and North America with their album S.I.O.S.O.S., Vol. 1, Spooks garnered a hit with the single, "Things I've Seen", which featured in the Laurence Fishburne film Once in the Life (2000) as well as the intro for the European version of the American TV series Dark Angel. Shortly afterwards, Spooks followed up with the number 16 on the top 40 charts hit "Karma Hotel." Spooks had sold several million records internationally and was eligible for a European and America platinum plaque. They also reached gold status in five countries. Back home in America, "Things I`ve Seen" hit number 11 on the hip hop singles charts and "Sweet Revenge" hit number 6 on the r&b singles charts. Water-Water left the group before their second album Faster Than You Know, and died in a car accident in September 2003, days before the album's release.[4]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| AUT [5] |
BEL [5] |
FRA [5] |
GER [5] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [5] |
SWI [5] |
UK [6] | ||
| S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One | 39 | 19 | 55 | 73 | 94 | 36 | 73 | 25 | |
| Faster Than You Know... |
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Singles
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [7] |
BEL [8] |
DEN [7] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
ITA [7] |
NLD [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [6] | |||
| "Sweet Revenge" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One |
| "Things I've Seen" | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
| "Karma Hotel" | 2001 | — | 34 | — | 55 | 83 | — | 65 | 48 | 78 | 15 | |
| "Yes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "I Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Swindley's Maracas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S.I.O.S.O.S. Volume One | |
| "Faster Than You Know" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | Faster Than You Know... |
| "Still Gonna Do It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Crazy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Change" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Be Afraid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
References
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- ^ "Spooks: Infiltrating Your Mind Through Music", Interview conducted by Todd E. Jones, MVRemix, 2004.]
- ^ Chris Nettleton, "Death of an MC" (on Water-Water's death) Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Drowned in Sound, September 22, 2003.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Spooks on Allmusic
- The Spooks on imusic.am
- Spooks Biography
- http://www.last.fm/music/Spooks
- Ming-Xia's solo recordings
- Interview with Joe Davis and Booker T Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine on drownedinsound.com
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