Editing 3rd Bass (section)

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{{Short description|American hip hop group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = 3rd Bass
| image             = 3rd Bass.jpg
| caption           = Left to right: MC Serch, Pete Nice, & DJ Richie Rich in 1990.
| origin            = New York City, U.S.
| genre             = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation        = 
| years_active      = {{hlist|1985<!-- per source -->–1994<ref name="Year" />|1998–2000|2013
}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[Def Jam]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Sony Music Entertainment|CBS]]}}
| website           = 
| current_members   = 
| past_members      = [[MC Serch]]<br />[[Pete Nice]]<br />[[DJ Richie Rich]]
| alias             = {{hlist|3 The Hard Way}}
}}

'''3rd Bass''' is an American [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] group that was most active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Formed by [[MC Serch]], [[Pete Nice]], and [[DJ Richie Rich]], the group was notable for being one of the first successful interracial hip hop acts. Along with [[Beastie Boys]] and producer [[Rick Rubin]], MC Serch and Pete Nice were two of the very few white hip hop artists who were widely respected in the community.<ref name="AllMusic Cactus" /> The group dissolved in 1994 and again in 2000 and 2013 after short-lived reunions. The group released two studio albums in their initial career and both of them were certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/?s=3rd+bass| title= 3rd Bass |work=Gold & Platinum Database| publisher= Recording Industry Association of America| via= RIAA.com| access-date= June 1, 2018}}</ref>