Mellowman
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Mellowman is a French
hip hop
act active during the 1990s, composed of two members, Lee Rick (Rapper) & DJ Cool (Producer). The band achieved moderate success in 1995 with its first single, then a bigger success with its second one in France : "Gardez l'écoute" (#46), and "La Voix du Mellow" (#13 in France and 16 weeks in the top 50, #17 in Belgium Wallonia). In 1998, DJ Cool deceased in a car accident, let Lee Rick alone in the group. The band also recorded a duet with SKO in 1999, entitled "Un Autre Jour", that featured as B-side on the hit single "Just Another Day", ranked in several charts at the time. Among band's other songs, there were "Pyromellow" and "Respire".
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hip hop
Hip hop
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act active during the 1990s, composed of two members, Lee Rick (Rapper) & DJ Cool (Producer). The band achieved moderate success in 1995 with its first single, then a bigger success with its second one in France : "Gardez l'écoute" (#46), and "La Voix du Mellow" (#13 in France and 16 weeks in the top 50, #17 in Belgium Wallonia). In 1998, DJ Cool deceased in a car accident, let Lee Rick alone in the group. The band also recorded a duet with SKO in 1999, entitled "Un Autre Jour", that featured as B-side on the hit single "Just Another Day", ranked in several charts at the time. Among band's other songs, there were "Pyromellow" and "Respire".
Albums
- La Voie du Mellow
- Au Jour le Jour
- "Ouverture"
- "Hipoptimist"
- "Respire"
- "Cette fille me casse..."
- "C'est c'que j'fais"
- "Des gens souffrent"
- "That's Phunk" (interlude 1)
- "Fais tourner"
- "Porte disparu"
- "Dédicace"
- "Faut qu'ça roule"
- "Un pour tous"
- "Video Rodeo"
- "Abus d'anges heureux"
- "1 - Terre - Lune" (interlude 2)
- "Let'S Get Funk"
Singles
- "Gardez l'écoute" - #46 in France
- "La Voie du Mellow" - #13 in France, #17 in Belgium (Wallonia)
- "Pyromellow"
- "Le Temps 2 Vivre"