The 7A3
Encyclopedia
The 7A3 was a hip hop
group based out of Los Angeles, California
, which released one album in 1988 called Coolin' in Cali. It was composed of brothers Brett and Sean Bouldin, and DJ Muggs
, who later achieved greater fame with Cypress Hill
. All originally hailed from New York—Brooklyn and Queens, respectively.
The group's sole album and two of its singles performed moderately well on the US charts.
The group's song "Mad, Mad World" was released on the Colors
soundtrack. In addition, the group's version of "Take You Back" was featured on the Rocky V
soundtrack album.
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
group based out of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, which released one album in 1988 called Coolin' in Cali. It was composed of brothers Brett and Sean Bouldin, and DJ Muggs
DJ Muggs
Lawrence Muggerud , better known as DJ Muggs, is Cypress Hill's DJ and producer. He also produced tracks for Funkdoobiest on the albums Which Doobie U B? and Brothas Doobie.-Cypress Hill :...
, who later achieved greater fame with Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...
. All originally hailed from New York—Brooklyn and Queens, respectively.
The group's sole album and two of its singles performed moderately well on the US charts.
The group's song "Mad, Mad World" was released on the Colors
Colors (film)
Colors is a 1988 police procedural crime film starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall and directed by Dennis Hopper. The story takes place in South Central Los Angeles, and is about Bob Hodges , an experienced LAPD Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums Police Officer III, and his rookie partner,...
soundtrack. In addition, the group's version of "Take You Back" was featured on the Rocky V
Rocky V
Rocky V is an American film released as the fifth film in the Rocky series in 1990. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Stallone's real life son Sage, and real life boxer Tommy Morrison as boxer Tommy Gunn, a talented yet raw boxer...
soundtrack album.
Albums
- Coolin' in Cali (1988) (Geffen/Warner Bros. Records 24209) #47 R&B/Hip-HopTop R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
Singles
- “The 7A3 Will Rock You” (1987)
- “Mad, Mad World” (1988)
- "Coolin' in Cali" (1988) #64 R&B/Hip-HopHot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
- “Drums of Steel” (1989) #87 R&B/Hip-HopHot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...