Rare and Obscure Music Picks of the Week (09/27/2023)

Good morning, music fans!
Here are my Rare and Obscure Music picks for this week:

#1. 702 Get It Together (from their 1996 album, “No Doubt”)

#2. Judy Rodman Girls Ride Horses Too (from her 1987 album, “A Place Called Love”)

#3. Philly’s Most Wanted Cross The Border (from their 2001 album, “Get Down or Lay Down”)

#4. Marshall Dyllon Live It Up (from their 2000 album, “Enjoy the Ride”)

#5. Corina Now That You’re Gone (from her 1991 self-titled album)

Wreckx-N-Effect Wreckx Shop (Remix Post)

[from their 1992 album, “Hard or Smooth”]

Jamaica Mix Version

Posse Deep Mix Version

Teddy’s Mix With Fade Version

Blacka Mix Version

Club Dub Version

Vocapella Version

Ms. Vee

Ms. Vee is a hip-hop rapper from the early ’90s. Not much background information is given about this artist, but she was signed to the Thump Records label.
In 1991, she released her only single, “Summer Time in Cali”. It’s unknown if the single ever made any music charts at all.

Afterwards, it seems as if Ms. Vee has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from her since the ’90s.

To see a video for “Summer Time in Cali”, go to:

Queens of Compton

Queens of Compton are a hip-hop music duo from the late ’80s/early ’90s that consisted of Lacreshia and Lateashia Hoy. Not much background information is given about them, but they were signed to the C-Note World Records label.
In 1989, they released their debut single, “Welcome to Compton”. It’s unknown how or if the single made impact on any music charts at all.
A year later, they released their only album, “Hey Love”. Their follow-up single, “West Coast Thang” failed to make the music charts. Afterwards, nothing much was heard from the duo and it appeared as if they faded into obscurity.

These days (according to research), Lacreashia has her own cosmetics line, is a mother of two and a nurse practitioner. It’s unknown what Lateashia is currently up to these days.

To follow Lacreashia on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/femininehustle/

To see a video for “Welcome to Compton”, go to:

To see a video for “West Coast Thang”, go to:

Omero Mumba

Omero Mumba (born Omero James Mumba on July 2, 1989 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former hip-hop artist and actor from the 2000s. He is the younger brother of singer Samantha Mumba.

In 1995, he made his acting debut on the television series, “The Governor”. In 2000, he was featured on Samantha’s debut album, “Gotta Tell You” on the track, “The Boy”. When Omero was 13 years old, he signed a record contract with Polydor Records.
In 2002, he released his debut and only single, “Lil’ Big Man” which peaked at #42 on the UK Singles Chart and #16 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song was featured on the compliation album, “Now That’s What I Call Music! 52”.

During that same year, he and Samantha appeared in the film version of H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel, “The Time Machine”. Afterwards, nothing much was heard from Omero until 2009 when he had a minor role in the film, “3 Crosses”.

In 2010, he wrote and directed a music video for Bruneian singer Hill Zaini called “Stay in the Middle”. The video received a nomination for “Most Mind-Blowing Music Video” at the Asia Pacific Voice Independent Music Awards where it came in third place.

Since then, it appears as if Omero has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what he’s currently up to these days.

[Note: There are no videos available for this blog entry.]

No Good

No Good (or No Good But So Good) was a hip-hop music group from Miami, Florida. The group originally consisted of Derrick “Mr. Fatal” Hill, Tracy “T-Nasty” Lattimer and John “Slo” Strachtan.

In 1992, Derrick, Tracy and John began working as dancers and hype men for rapper Luther “Luke” Campbell. During that same year, they formed a dance troupe called No Good But So Good and eventually made a shift into rap music. Together, they performed at local clubs in Miami.

In December of 1996, the group released their debut studio album, “Up to No Good” on the Luke Records label.
The two singles released from the album: “Get Your Shake On” and “Six O’Clock in the Morning” didn’t make any impact on the music charts at all.
In 1998, No Good But So Good were featured on Luke’s single, “Raise the Roof” which was a number-one hit on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart. It was also a moderate hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #26) and peaked at #20 Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.

Afterwards, John left the group, leaving Derrick and Tracy as the remaining members; they later shortened their name from No Good But So Good to No Good.
In 1998, they released the single, “Lizard, Lizard” (featuring Luke and rapper Jiggie) which peaked at #9 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart and #66 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.

In February of 1999, No Good released their sophomore album, “Lizard, Lizard”. The follow-up single, “Let’s Go” failed to make the charts at all.
The duo later signed a record deal with the ARTISTdirect Records label. In 2001, they released the single, “Ballin’ Boy” which topped Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart. The song also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Singles Sales chart (staying on the chart for 23 weeks) and #54 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.
In May of 2002, No Good released their third and last studio album to date, “Gameday PBB”. The follow-up single from the album, “Wooozie\Dopeman” flopped on the charts.

By 2005, the duo had disbanded and appear to have faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been from them since the 2000s.

To see a video for “Ballin’ Boy”, go to:

To see a video for “Raise The Roof” (with Luke), go to:

To see a video for “Get Your Shake On”, go to:

To see a video for “Six O’Clock in the Morning”, go to:

To see a video for “Wooozie”, go to:

MC Peaches

MC Peaches (from Brooklyn, New York) is a female hip-hop\rap artist from the late ’80s/early ’90s.
In 1988, she released her debut single, “Treat Her Like a Lady/Commin Straight Rollin Hard” on the Bumrush! record label which didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts.
In 1991, MC Peaches released her only studio album, “More Than Just A Pretty Face” on the EastWest Records America label; however, the album didn’t make the charts.The only single released from the album was “Every Breath You Take (Watching You)” (which samples The Police’s song, “Every Breath You Take”) which also failed to make the charts at all.

Afterwards, it seems as if MC Peaches has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from her since the ’90s.

To see a video for “Treat Her Like a Lady”, go to:

To see a video for “Commin Straight Rollin Hard”, go to:

To see a video for “Every Breath You Take (Watching You)”, go to:

Dena Cali

Dena Cali (born Amie Petersen in 1979 in Pasadena, California) is a hip-hop\R&B singer from the early 2000s.

Dena first started her career as a model and was later cast in the 1999 film, “Foolish”. Despite her success as a model and an actress, she wanted to pursue a music career. Her longtime friend, producer E-Smooth began working with her on an album. They also brought in producer SYC which formed the trio, ESD; together, the three of them recorded Dena’s debut album.
In 2001, she released her debut single, “I’m Your Girl” which peaked at #76 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks. It also peaked at #12 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.
In 2002, Dena’s self-titled and only album was released on E-Smooth’s record label, ES3. The album failed to make any impact on the charts at all.

She appeared in the 2003 film, “Biker Boyz”, but nothing has been heard from Dena since the 2000s and it appears as if she has faded into obscurity.

To see a video for “I’m Your Girl”, go to:

To see a video for Dena’s album, go to:

Tone Kelsey

Tone Kelsey (from Watts, California) is a R&B singer and rapper from the mid-’90s. Not much information is given about him, but he was about to sign a record deal with Ruthless Records; however, Eazy-E died from AIDS before that could happen.
In 1996, Tone released the EP, “Homie Reunion” on the Backyard Boogie Records label. It’s unknown how or if the EP made any impact on the charts at all.

Since then, it seems as if Tone Kelsey has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from him since the ’90s.

To see a video for “Homie Reunion”, go to:

To see a video for “Rock With You”, go to:

Jentina

Jentina (born Jentina Rose Rees on March 6, 1984 in Woking, England) is a English rapper/singer-songwriter from the 2000s.

Jentina was born to a Romani family that consisted of 14 children. She moved to West Molesey, Surrey, England when she was a year old.

When she was 19 years old, she signed a record deal with Virgin Music while working at a computer shop.
In 2004, Jentina released her debut single, “Bad Ass Strippa” which peaked at #22 on the UK Singles chart. It was also moderately successful in Italy and Australia. The song was later parodied by British rapper Lady Sovereign under the name “Sad Ass Stripah”.
Her follow-up single, “French Kisses” (which she co-wrote with Cathy Dennis and Greg Wells) peaked at #20 on the UK Singles chart, making it her highest chart appearance in the United Kingdom to date.
In 2005, Jentina released her only self-titled studio album in Italy; for unknown reasons, it was never released in the United Kingdom.
Her third single, “Mysterious” peaked at #30 on the Italian Singles chart. During that time, her songs were featured in the CBS network series, “CSI: NY” and she married Keith Flint from Prodigy.

Afterwards, Jentina went on to pursue modeling. In November of 2007, she represented lingerie brand Wonderbra and was featured in a spoof video of Cadbury’s popular gorilla advertisement in which a gorilla played the drums to Phil Collins’ song, “In the Air Tonight”.

In 2011, she was part of the judging panel for “Travelers Got Talent” and appeared in a documentary called “A Gypsy Life for Me”. Since then, it appears as if Jentina has faded into obscurity; it’s unknown what she’s currently up to.

To see a video for “Bad Ass Strippa”, go to:

To see a video for “French Kisses”, go to:

To see a video for “Mysterious”, go to