Nice & Smooth
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox musical artist Nice & Smooth is an East Coast hip hop duo from New York City that consists of Gregory O. "Greg Nice" Mays (born May 30, 1967<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>) and Darryl O. "Smooth B" Barnes (born August 3, 1965). The duo released four albums between 1989 and 1997.
Their first collaborative appearance was on the single "Dope on a Rope"/"Skill Trade" on Strange Family Records in 1987. On the strength of that underground single they managed a guest spot on the song "Pimpin Ain't Easy" by Big Daddy Kane on his 1989 album It's a Big Daddy Thing.
DiscographyEdit
Studio albumsEdit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
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| Nice & Smooth |
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— | 26 |
| Ain't a Damn Thing Changed |
|
141 | 29 |
| Jewel of the Nile |
|
66 | 13 |
| IV: Blazing Hot |
|
— | 75 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||
SinglesEdit
As lead artistEdit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| "Dope on a Rope"Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> | 1987 | — | — | x | Nice & Smooth |
| "More & More Hits" (featuring Teddy Ted) |
1989 | — | — | — | |
| "Funky for You" | 1990 | — | — | 8 | |
| "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" | 1991 | 44 | 17 | 1 | Ain't a Damn Thing Changed |
| "Hip Hop Junkies" | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| "How to Flow" | — | 23 | 5 | Strictly Business (Soundtrack) / Ain't a Damn Thing Changed | |
| "Cake and Eat It Too" | — | — | 21 | Ain't a Damn Thing Changed | |
| "Old to the New" | 1994 | 59 | 43 | 6 | Jewel of the Nile |
| "Return of the Hip Hop Freaks" | — | — | 44 | ||
| "Blazing Hot" | 1997 | — | 76 | 21 | IV: Blazing Hot |
| "Let It Go"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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— | — | — | |
| "Funky for You '09" (featuring Pac Div)Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> |
2009 | — | — | — | rowspan="3" Template:N/A |
| "2 Step"Template:Efn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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2012 | — | — | — |
| "Cake and Eat It Too (Pound Cake Mix)"Template:Efn<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> | 2018 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "x" denotes the chart did not exist at the time. | |||||
Featured singlesEdit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| US <ref name="hot100"/> |
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| "Dwyck" (Gang Starr featuring Nice & Smooth) |
1992 | — | — | —Template:Efn | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hard to Earn | ||||
| "Do You Wanna Get Funky" (Vocal Club Mix) (C+C Music Factory featuring Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, Nice & Smooth and Trilogy) |
1994 | 40 | 1 | 11 | — | 11 | 38 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 37 | 27 | Anything Goes! | ||||
| "WORLD MONEY" (Tomoro featuring Nice & Smooth)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Template:N/A | |||
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Guest appearancesEdit
| Title | Year | Other performer(s) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Pimpin' Ain't Easy"<ref name="allmusic.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1989 | Big Daddy Kane | It's a Big Daddy Thing |
| "Microphone Techniques"<ref name="allmusic.com"/> | 1991 | 3rd Bass | Derelicts of Dialect | |
| "Cash in My Hands"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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1993 | Template:N/a | Poetic Justice (soundtrack) |
| "Dirty Dawg (Greg Nice Remix)" | New Kids on the Block | Dirty Dawg 12" | ||
| "Let's All Get Down"<ref name="Mills">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1994 | Slick Rick | Behind Bars |
| "Blazing Hot (P.F Mix)"<ref name="Mills"/> | 1997 | Template:N/a | #41 - Hot 2 Def | |
| "1989 (Just Like Old Times)"<ref name="Mills"/> | 2016 | Template:N/a | Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse Soundtrack |