The Nonce

The Nonce

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Nonce
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Background = group_or_band
Alias = Topology Crew
Origin = Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre = Hip Hop
Years_active = 1992–1999
Label = Wild West Records American Recordings Fluid Recordings
Associated_acts = Project Blowed
Aceyalone
Supherb
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/ripyusefafloat/ The Nonce Fan page]
Current_members = Nouka Basetype
Yusef Afloat

The Nonce was a rap duo from Los Angeles, California that were active in the 1990s (releasing material from 1992 to 1999). As part of the Project Blowed collective, working with Aceyalone, amongst others, they developed a reputation for smooth, jazzy, classy production, complimented by laid-back, smart rhymes (paying homage to the Old School Rappers they grew up off of in the mid-80's) [ Allmusic ] .

The members of the group were Nouka Basetype (a.k.a. Sach) and Yusef Afloat.

Debut Single and World Ultimate

1992 saw the release of the groups first single, "The Picnic Song". The group slotted in between spaces made by other luminaries such as The Pharcyde, Freestyle Fellowship & A Tribe Called Quest, but it was to be nearly a further 2 years (due to internal wrangling with the label) until the duo would release their biggest single to date, Mixtapes in 1994.

In 1995 a full length album, "World Ultimate", was released on Rick Rubins American Recordings label. The album is currently out of print. In 2005, to commemorate the 10 year anniversary, a Japanese re-issue surfaced in limited quantities. There are also plans to re-issue the album on Vinyl in the future. As of 2008, no official re-issue has surfaced.

The Sight Of Things and Previously Unreleased Material

After "World Ultimate" came an EP, "The Sight Of Things" in 1998. In 2005, previously unreleased material from The Nonce was issued in the form of two compilations: "Advanced Regression" and "The Right State of Mind".

ach Solo material

Nouka Basetype, now known as Sach, began to release solo material from 1998 with the cassette only album "Seven Days To Egineer". He followed that up in 2002 with the Mary Joy released LP, "Suckas Hate Me". 2005 saw the release of his 3rd solo album, "Sach 5th Ave".

Death of Yusef Afloat

On May 21st, 2000, Yusef "Afloat" Muhammad was found dead on the side of Freeway 110 in Los Angeles, he was 28 years old. The cause of his death is still unknown.

Discography

Albums

* "World Ultimate" (1995)

EP's

* "The Sight Of Things" (1998)

ingles

* "The Picnic Song" (1992)
* "Mixtapes" (Promo)(1993)
* "Mix Tapes / Keep It On" (1994)
* "Mixtapes (The Remixes)" (1994)
* "From The Ground Up" (1994)
* "Bus Stops (Where The Honeys Is At...)" (1995)
* "Live & Direct / ADR Most Requested" (1997)
* "Turnin' It Out" (1999)
* "World Ultimate" (New Edition) (2005)
* "Haiku Busho Sach San / The Only" (2006)

Compilations

* "Advanced Regression" (2005)
* "The Right State Of Mind" (2005)
* "Advanced State Of Regression" (2006)

References

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