Lo-Key?


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American R&B/hip hop band that formed in Kansas City, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Comprised of Lance LA Alexander, André Dré Shepard, Tyrone T-Bone Yarbrough, Darron D Story, Tony Prof. T Tolbert.
Their single, I Got A Thang 4 Ya! (1993), reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and No. 27 on the Hot 100.

Lo-Key? formed in Kansas City, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of singer/trumpeter Darron D Story, singer/multi-instrumentalist Andre Dre Shepard, bassist Tyrone T-Bone Yarbrough, producer/keyboardist Lance Alexander, and rapper/singer Tony Prof-T Tolbert. The group honed their skills around the Minneapolis club circuit, where Alexander and Tolbert became in-house producers for Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis' Flyte Tyme Productions. The group signed to Jam & Lewis' record label, Perspective Records, and released their debut album, Where Dey At?, on October 6, 1992. They had a hit with the single I Got A Thang 4 Ya! in 1992, which spent a week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and reached No. 27 on the Hot 100. Arthur Jafa, director of photography for the independent film Daughters of the Dust (1991), directed the video for the single.

Alexander and Tolbert also were hitmaking songwriters and producers in their own right. Among the hit songs they've produced for other artists were Butta Love by the group Next, Love Makes No Sense for Alexander O'Neal, I Wish for Shanice and Strawberries for Smooth. Tolbert continued to work with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, appearing as a songwriter and background vocalist on albums by Earth, Wind & Fire, Janet Jackson and Usher.

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New Edition
Boys To Men
1991, ,
Soul
Ralph Tresvant
Sensitivity
1990
Various
Mo' Money (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Contemporary R&B/New Jack Swing/Downtempo/Ballad
Sounds Of Blackness
The Evolution Of Gospel
1991, CD DADC, ,
Contemporary R&B/Gospel
Steve Sandwich
Drippin'
2021, Cass, Ltd, Mixtape, Hobo Camp
Various
Da Best Of Blazin' Hot 90s R&B And New Jack Swing
2018, 3xCD, Comp, Sony Records Int'l, ,
Soul/New Jack Swing/Pop Rap/Contemporary R&B/Rhythm & Blues
DJ Makoto
Slowly Dancin' Vol.2 (Gently And Sweety)
2016, CD, Mixed, MK Finest Rec, ,
Soul/Contemporary R&B
DJ Kiyo
R&B Joint Day & Night
2006, ,
Contemporary R&B
Various
Radio Waves Of The '90s Urban Hits
2002, CD, Comp, Universal Special Products
Various
Steppin Across The U.S.A. Volume II
2001, CD, Comp, Steppin Muzak Records
Various
Clip Quiet Storm #4
2001, DVD-V, Comp, NTSC, Digitalgraphy
Various
Chartbreakers CD Music Library (Custom CD Series)
2000, CDr, Comp, Promo, Broadcast Programming, ,
Bass Music/Contemporary R&B/Funk/New Jack Swing/Pop Rap/Rhythm & Blues/RnB/Swing/Soul
Various
Shake The Room
1999, CD, Comp, Delta (18),
Robb Rossi
1st Coarse
1998, Cass, Mixtape, Num, Skunk Records (2),
Various
Nu Classic Soul
1997, ,
Soul/Neo Soul/Contemporary R&B
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
The Hit Songs
1996, 4xCD, Comp, Promo, EMI Music Publishing, ,
Contemporary R&B/New Jack Swing/Funk/Soul
Various
Promo Charme, Soul E Balanço
1996, CD, Promo, PolyGram, Mercury, ,
Soul/Swingbeat/New Jack Swing/Contemporary R&B
Various
The Journey Continues...Celebrate Black Music
1995, 4xCD, Comp, Promo, PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.
Various
PGD Urban Video Compilation April / May 1995
1995, VHS, Comp, PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc., ,
Contemporary R&B
Various
HitDisc 074B
1994, CD, Promo, Smplr, TM Century,
Various
Quiet Storm (Sampler)
1994, CD, Promo, Smplr, A&M Records, Perspective Records, ,
Contemporary R&B
Various
PGD Urban Video Compilation February / March 1994
1994, VHS, Comp, NTSC, PolyGram,
Various
Slow Motion
1994, CD, ,
RnB/Swing
Various
Hot Hits January 1993
1993, VHS, Comp, Promo, ETV Network,
Various
Various Artists Vol. 1
1993, 12", Comp, Rythem & Rhyme
Various
Hot Hits Pop DJ Vol. 5
1993, CD, Comp, Promo, MCA Records,
Various
121B Urban
1993, VHS, Comp, Promo, NTSC, Telegenics, Telegenics Music Video Network
Various
A&M Radio Sampler Vol 2 (March 22, 1993)
1993, CD, Comp, Promo, A&M Records
Tom Joyner
Tom Joyner On The Move - Weekend Of March 12-14, 1993
1993, 3xLP, Transcription, CBS Radio Programs
Various
U.S. Sampler
1993, ,
RnB/Swing/Soul
Various
A+M Records May Sampler 1992
1992, Cass, Promo, Smplr, A&M Records
Various
PGD Gives You The Richness Of Black Music: Power Jams
1992, Cass, Comp, Promo, PGD
Various
The A&M Video Flyer / 4th Quarter In-Store Play Reel
1992, VHS, Comp, Promo, NTSC, A&M Records,
Various
Mo' Money (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992, CD, ,
Soundtrack/New Jack Swing/Contemporary R&B
Various
Finally Dance - A&M Urban All Stars
1991, CD, Comp, A&M Records
Various
Rapology Volume 2 - In-Store Play Edition
1991, CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo, The Urban Network
Various
Urban February 1990
1990, Umatic, Comp, Promo, Rockamerica,
Various
Soul Explosion
LP, Comp, Soul Explosion
Various
Classic CD Hits Vol. 4,5 and 6
1995, 3xLP, Album, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Intersection Records (2)
Various
Classic CD Hits On Vinyl Vol. 10, 11 & 12
1995, 3xLP, Comp, Unofficial, Intersection Records (2)
Various
Classic CD Hits On Vinyl Vol. 1,2, and 3
1995, 3xLP, Album, Unofficial, Intersection Records (2), ,
Ballad/RnB/Swing/Contemporary R&B
Various
Black Music In Love
1995, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Black Music (12)
Various
Untitled
1994, LP, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Good Groove Vol-18
1993, 12", EP, Comp, Unofficial, Zig Zag
Various
Hot Funk 2
1993, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Good Groove Vol-14
1992, 12", EP, Comp, Unofficial, Zig Zag
Various
Guetto Records
1992, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Star House
1991, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Serie Colecionadores Lentas "Love Hits Vol.1"
LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Next Generation Melody II
LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Untitled
12", Unofficial, W/Lbl, Not On Label
Various
DJ's
LP, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
Booty Call The First Lick
12", Unofficial, Not On Label, ,
RnB/Swing