Three Times Dope

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).^[1] 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^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[2]

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

As 3-D^[4]

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

As Three Times Dope^[5]

• 1988 The Greatest Man Alive (12")
• 1988 Original Stylin' (LP)
• 1989 Funky Dividends (12") – #22 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop^[6]
• 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^[6]
• 1991 Peace Ya'Self (12") – #85 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop^[6]
• 1994 Da Sequel (12")
• 1999 The Sequel 3 (LP)

Sampling

• Delegation(UK) "Oh Honey" - "Funky Dividends"(1989)
• Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" - "Increase The Peace"(1989)

References