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Infobox musical artist | name = Da Bush Babees| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Flatbush , Brooklyn, NY , USA | instrument =| genre = Hip hop | occupation =| years_active = 1992 - 1997 , 2005 -| label = Reprise Records|Reprise / Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. | associated_acts = Native Tongues | website =| current_members = Mr. Man Lee Majors Y-Tee| past_members =| notable_instruments = Da Bush Babees is a group of underground hip-hop artists loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues . The members of the group are Babe-B-Face Kaos (later Lee Majors), Mister Man (later Mr. Khaliyl) and Y-Tee.
The three grew up in Jamaica and Trinidad ,cite web|last=Bush|first=John|title=Da Bush Babees - Biography|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/da-bush-babees-p141479/biography|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=6 July 2011 and hence reggae strongly influenced its style, but it was in 1992 in Brooklyn, NY , where Mister Man first saw Kaos perform, that the group was formed. The two began collaborating, and after Mister Man suggested adding a reggae Toaster (disambiguation)|toaster , Y-Tee joined the group. After their early concert dates attracted major-label interest, the trio performed live office auditions and signed with Reprise Records|Reprise three months after launching the group. Their first album, Ambushed (1994), featured production from Jermaine Dupri , Ali Shaheed Muhammad , Salaam Gibbs (later known as Salaam Remi ) and the group itself, among others. Later releases included "Remember We" in 1995 and their 1996 second album Gravity (Bush Babees album)|Gravity , which was the group's first underground and commercial success. Its lead single, "The Love Song", was produced by Posdnous of De La Soul ; that single also featured a then-unknown Mos Def singing the chorus, who also sang the chorus and rapped the third verse of the album's seventh track, "S.O.S".cite web|last=Swihart|first=Stanton|title=Da Bush Babees - Gravity album review|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/gravity-r241511/review|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=6 July 2011
Mr. Man later changed his nickname to Mr. Khaliyl and went on to produce for other artists, and also released a rare 12-inch single on Rawkus featuring Talib Kweli , Pharoahe Monch and DCQ. Mr. Man has also recently produced for such artists as Res and Fabolous. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mr.+Man Mr. Man
Discography
Ambushed ( 1994 in music|1994 )
Gravity (Bush Babees album)|Gravity ( 1996 in music|1996 )
References
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