3rd Bass

All albums released on the Def Jam record label. Later on his post-America career Dan Peek became a born again Christian and released some marginally selling albums. Nice retired and opened a baseball memorabilia store in Cooperstown, New York. The remaining duo produced a few more albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s to little fanfare, but had one more significant hit, "You Can Do Magic", in 1982. MC Serch went on to work at Wild Pitch, a now defunct label, then founded Serchlight Productions. But then Hideaway marked the beginning of America's decline. Dan Peek left the group. Neither act achieved much popularity. The next album Hearts featured "Sister Golden Hair," the band's second #1 single in the US.

Nice and Rich teamed up as Prime Minister Pete Nice & DJ Daddy Rich, and released Dust to Dust in 1993. The group's third album Hat Trick was a relative failure, but their fourth album Holiday (with new producer George Martin) became a hit. MC Serch went solo in 1992 and released Return of the Product, which includes the second major label recording of Nas, a now legendary rapper. America won Best New Artist at the 1972 Grammy Awards. Homecoming became a huge hit in the US, and slightly less so in the UK. Whereas Vanilla Ice was regarded as a culture thief who watered down the sound of rap, 3rd Bass managed to identify themselves as unambiguously white, but still respectful of hip hop's traditions. "Ventura Highway", the first single off their next album, Homecoming, also became a huge hit. The track critical of Vanilla Ice, "Pop Goes the Weasel", was the group's biggest chart single, and helped separate the two phenomena of Ice and 3rd Bass. Their first album, America, reached #14. After the group moved to the United States, "A Horse With No Name" hit #1 there and so did the album soon after.

In 1991, 3rd Bass released Derelicts of Dialect, which included vicious teasing of Vanilla Ice, as well as guest appearances by KMD, Chubb Rock, and Nice & Smooth. "A Horse With No Name" was the group's debut single, and it peaked at #3 in the United Kingdom. Sever, Prince Paul and the Bomb Squad produced The Cactus Album (aka Cee/D), a critically acclaimed debut LP. Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley, all singers and guitarists, met in high school and formed a folk rock group called "Daze." After changing their name to "America", the group received a contract with Warner Brothers Records. Sam Sever, a producer, convinced Nice and Serch to work together in 1987. America was a light rock band, most popular in the early 1970s and now best known for their #1 hit "A Horse With No Name". MC Serch rapped at clubs and block parties and released a single called "Hey Boy" on Idlers, an independent label. Horse with No Name - 2002.

Nice was a student at Columbia University and hosted a hip hop show on WKCR. Holiday Harmony - 2002. Richard Lawson) were the three founding members of the group; Richie Rich was the only African-American. Hits You Remember Live - 2001. Pete Nash) and DJ Richie Rich (b. Live (album) - 1999. Michael Berrin), Pete Nice (b. Human Nature - 1998.

MC Serch (b. King Biscuit Flower Hour - 1996. 3rd Bass was a pioneering early nineties rap group, notable for being one of the first white rap groups in history. With the Beastie Boys, 3rd Bass helped prove that white rap was viable both critically and commercially. Hourglass - 1994. Derelicts of Dialect (1991). Ventura Highway & Other Favorites - 1992. Cactus Revisited (1990). In Concert - 1990.

The Cactus Album (aka Cee/D) (1989). Perspective - 1984. Your Move - 1983. The Last Unicorn (movie soundtrack) - 1982. A View from the Ground - 1982.

Alibi - 1980. Silent Lhhhhetter - 1979. Harbor - 1977. America Live - 1977.

Hideaway - 1976. Hearts - 1975. Holiday - 1974. Hat Trick - 1973.

Homecoming - 1973. America in Concert Live - 1973. America - 1972.