- 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 theProject Blowed collective, working withAceyalone , 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) andYusef 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 onRick Rubin sAmerican Recordings label. The album is currentlyout of print . In 2005, to commemorate the 10 yearanniversary , a Japanesere-issue surfaced in limited quantities. There are also plans tore-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 " in1998 . In2005 , 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 theMary 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 founddead 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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