Black Sheep (USA)
Black Sheep is an American Hip Hop duo from Queens, New York, United States, composed of Andres ‘Dres’ Vargas Titus and William ‘Mista Lawnge’ McLean. The duo is from New York, but met as teenagers in Sanford, North Carolina, where both of their families relocated. The group was part of the Native Tongues collective, which includes the Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, and De La Soul. After getting together in 1989, Black Sheep debuted in 1991 with the hit song ‘Flavor of the Month’ and later released their first album, A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, which gained them praise and recognition in the Hip Hop community for the album its unique rhythms and intelligent often humorous lyrics. A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing charted three times on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1992 with ‘The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)’ (#9), and ‘Strobe lite Honey’ (#1). Black Sheep was also featured on the remix of Vanessa Williams’s single ‘Work to Do’ (#8).
Before the concert we will screen the Black Sheep documentary ‘the Choice is Yours’ at Filmhuis Den Haag, about the life of rapper Andres ‘Dres’ Titus, with a Q&A afterwards with Dres himself, moderated by Arjun Chadha. Special combination tickets are available.
Black Sheep is an American Hip Hop duo from Queens, New York, United States, composed of Andres ‘Dres’ Vargas Titus and William ‘Mista Lawnge’ McLean. The duo is from New York, but met as teenagers in Sanford, North Carolina, where both of their families relocated. The group was part of the Native Tongues collective, which includes the Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, and De La Soul. After getting together in 1989, Black Sheep debuted in 1991 with the hit song ‘Flavor of the Month’ and later released their first album, A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, which gained them praise and recognition in the Hip Hop community for the album its unique rhythms and intelligent often humorous lyrics. A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing charted three times on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1992 with ‘The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)’ (#9), and ‘Strobe lite Honey’ (#1). Black Sheep was also featured on the remix of Vanessa Williams’s single ‘Work to Do’ (#8).
Before the concert we will screen the Black Sheep documentary ‘the Choice is Yours’ at Filmhuis Den Haag, about the life of rapper Andres ‘Dres’ Titus, with a Q&A afterwards with Dres himself, moderated by Arjun Chadha. Special combination tickets are available.