H-Town
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First emerging out of Yellowstone, Houston in the early 1990s, stateside vocal group H-Town saw brothers Keven âDinoâ Conner and Solomon âShazamâ Conner join forces with childhood friend Darryl âGIâ Jackson to create a unique brand of dreamy, funk-inflected R&B. After releasing a little-known album entitled Itâs No Dream under the stage name The Gents, the Texan trio approached Luther âLukeâ Campbell of 2 Live Crew in the hopes that he would sign them to his label, Luke Records. He did just that, and the group rebranded, with Dino taking Shazamâs place as lead singer. Their debut LP, Fever for Da Flavor, landed in 1993, yielding a hit in the form of the steamy US #3 âKnockinâ Da Bootsâ. Sustaining their hold on the charts with a second single, the US #21 smash âLick U Upâ, the group soon went on to win a Soul Train Music Award in 1994. Their second album, Begginâ After Dark, emerged the same year, receiving a lukewarm response but nonetheless spawning a minor hit in âEmotionsâ. Dabbling in new sounds during this period, they experimented with vocoders on the 1996 Persuaders cover and Shirley Murdock collaboration âA Thin Line Between Love and Hateâ and also teamed up with Papa Reu on the patois-laden âBuss Oneâ. After parting ways with Luke, the trio shifted their focus, positioning themselves as feminist allies on their third album, 1997âs socially conscious Ladies Edition, Womanâs World. The LP was accompanied by a sole single, âThey Like It Slowâ, which reached #35 in the US. Tragically, prior to the completion of the trioâs fourth album, Imitations of Life, Dino and his girlfriend died in a 2003 car accident. His vocals have since appeared posthumously on the groupâs later releases, with Shazam and GI continuing to share new material including a 2015 project entitled Child Support â which featured guest contributions from Jodeci and Lilâ Flip â and a 2017 mixtape entitled Call Me Mr Pac Man.
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- Knockin' Da Boots
- Julie Rain
- Don't Sleep on the Female
- Natural Woman
- Visions In My Mind
- Die for You
- Woman's Anthem Intro
- Knockin' Ya Heelz Off featuring Jodeci
- Mindtaker
- Ways to Treat a Woman
- Shoo 'Em Up
- Good Meow
- Don't Hold Back the Rain
- Part Time Lover
- Toon Girl
- Married Man
- Boot Knockin by H-Town
- SLOW GRIND by H-Town
- They Like It Slow
- Prom Night featuring H-Town
- I Sleep U I Wear U
- Woman's World
- Special Kinda Fool
- Jezebel
