US3 was a jazz-rap group founded in London in 1991. They used samples of classic songs released by the Blue Note label. Among them was "Cantaloop", sampling Herbie Hancocks Cantaloupe Island on their first album "Hand on the Torch". The song received much attention and was often played on radio. It approached platinum status in the United States.
MembersKobie PowellMel SimpsonGeoff WilkinsonTukka YootRahsaan Kelly
Discography1993 Cantaloop (EP)1993 Hand on the Torch1994 Tukka Yoot's Riddim (EP)1994 I got it goin' on (EP)1997 Broadway & 52nd1999 Flip Fantasia: Hits and remixes (box)2001 An ordinary day in an unusual place2003 The Ultimate Hand on the Torch2004 Us3
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