Biography

Rappers Pete Nice and MC Serch were among the first to prove that white hip-hop didn’t have to be a diluted, commercial bastardization of the genre. With production from Prince Paul and the Bomb Squad, their 1989 debut, THE CACTUS, displayed a playful, irreverent lyrical approach epitomized by the single, “The Gas Face.” DERELICTS OF DIALECT (1991) furthered 3rd Bass’s industry prowess, garnering publicity for a feud with Vanilla Ice (see “Pop Goes the Weasel”). After their break-up, Serch worked as an A&R for Wild Pitch records, discovering Nas among other artists, and released a 1992 solo LP while Nice and Rich released a side project in 1993.

Top Tracks

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• Ace In The Hole

• Brooklyn-queens

• Pop Goes The Weasel

• Portrait Of The Artist As A Hood

• Steppin' To The A.m.

• The Cactus

• The Gas Face

Discography

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• Derelicts of Dialect

  Def Jam

  1991

• Cactus Revisited

  Def Jam

  1990