2 Puerto Ricans, A Black Man And A Dominican was a short-lived house-music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 group featuring David Morales

David Morales

David Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...

 and Robert Clivillés

Robert Clivillés

Robert Clivillés is a record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director most noted for his work with C+C Music Factory, a group he founded with musical partner David Cole...

 (Puerto Ricans

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

), David Cole

David Cole (producer)

David Cole was a songwriter and record producer, and was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with musical partner Robert Clivillés....

 (Black

Black people

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), and Chep Nuñez

Chep Nuñez

Chep Nuñez was an American music producer, editor and mixer. He reached chart success with the group 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican ; but he worked on literally hundreds of freestyle and house music records.- References :...

 (Dominican

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

). In 1987, it scored a hit in dance clubs with its debut song, "Do it Properly," the only release on Grooveline Records. The single was released in the UK on the London Records

London Records

London Records, referred to as London Recordings in logo, is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 to 1979, then becoming a semi-independent label....

 label; it entered the UK singles chart

UK Singles Chart

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 on 13 June 1987, and reached a peak of number 47, remaining in the chart for 4 weeks. Clivillés and Cole recorded in 1988 a sequel called "So Many Ways (Do It Properly Part II)" with the Brat Pack

Brat Pack (band)

The Brat Pack was a vocal duo hailing from New Jersey, USA. Its members were Patrick Donovan and Ray Ray Frasier. Donovan had been guitarist for House/Gospel artist CeCe Rogers and Curtis Hairston...

 on Vendetta

Vendetta Records

Vendetta Records was a dance record label subsidiary of A&M Records. It was launched in 1988, but it was shut down in 1990, shortly after its parent was purchased by PolyGram Records.-Artists:*Brat Pack*Denise Lopez*Reimy*Dirty South*The 28th Street Crew...

/A&M Records

A&M Records

A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...

. "Do It Properly" was covered again by the original C+C vocalist Deborah Cooper

Deborah Cooper

Deborah Cooper is a female, part African American, professional dance music singer, award winning composer and entertainer, with several number one and top charting dance music and house music hits.-History:...

 in 1999 for The Collaboration.

In 1989 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican released a single called "Scandalous" on Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

 in the USA and on Syncopate (a label of EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

) in the UK.

In 1989 Clivillés and Cole started (the very successful) C+C Music Factory

C+C Music Factory

C+C Music Factory is a dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés which stopped recording 1996, following Cole's death...

, David Morales had (also) a successful solo career in the 1990's and Chep Nuñez died in 1990.