- The Sequence
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Origin =Columbia,South Carolina , U.S.
Genre = Hip hop
Funk
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Label = Sugar Hill
Associated_acts =Spoonie Gee
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Past_members = Angie Brown Stone (Angie B.)
Cheryl Cook (Cheryl The Pearl)
Gwendolyn Chisolm (Blondie)The Sequence is a former
female old school hip hop trio signed to the Sugar Hill label in the early-1980s. The group consisted of Cheryl Cook (Cheryl The Pearl), Gwendolyn Chisolm (Blondie) and leadsinger /rapper Angie Brown Stone (Angie B.). The group originated from Columbia,South Carolina .Their most notable single was "
Funk You Up " (1979), which was the first rap record released by a female group.Greenberg, Steve; Light, Alan [ed.] (1999). "The VIBE History of Hip Hop". Three Rivers Press. p. 28. ISBN 0609805037] Elements of "Funk You Up" were later used byDr. Dre for his 1995 single "Keep Their Heads Ringin' ". ["Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists: Book of Rap Lists". 1999. Macmillan. p. 30. ISBN 0312242980] The group backedSpoonie Gee on the single "Monster Jam" (1980). Their single "Funky Sound (Tear the Roof Off)" (1981) was a remake of the single "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) " (1976) by Parliament. The groups other charting single was "I Don't Need Your Love (Part One)" (1982). Angie Stone subsequently became a member ofVertical Hold and later a solo artist.Discography
Albums
*"Sugarhill Presents the Sequence" (1980), Sugar Hill
*"The Sequence" (1982), Sugar Hill - #51Black Albums Compilations
*"Funky Sound" (1995),
P-Vine
*"The Best of the Sequence" (1996), Deep Beats
*"Monster Jam: Back to Old School, Vol. 2" (2000), Sequelingles
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Funk You Up " (1979), Sugar Hill - #15 Black Singles
*"Funky Sound (Tear The Roof Off)" (1981) - #39 Black Singles
*"I Don't Need Your Love (Part One)" (1982) - #40 Black SinglesReferences
*Hogan, Ed. " [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wjfrxqegldfe The Sequence] ".
Allmusic .External links
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Sequence,+The Discography]
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