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Dres
Birth name Andres Titus
Also known as Dres
Born
(1967-03-18) March 18, 1967 (age 52)
Origin
Queens, New York, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, actor
Years active 1989–present
Labels
Mercury/PolyGram Records
Ground Control Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment
Associated acts
Black Sheep
Native Tongues

Andres "Dres" Titus (born March 18, 1967) is an American hip hop artist. He is known for being the lead rapper of the alternative hip hop duo Black Sheep, before recording as a solo artist.




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Solo discography


    • 3.1 Albums


    • 3.2 Featured tracks




  • 4 Filmography


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Career


Dres formed Black Sheep in 1989 with Mista Lawnge. Due to the lackluster sales of their second album, Dres and Mista Lawnge split up and started independent projects.[1]


In 1999, credited as Dres the Black Sheep, Dres released a solo album titled Sure Shot Redemption. In 2000, Black Sheep reunited and recorded the EP, Redlight, Greenlight, and the title track of the film Once in the Life. In 2006, Dres released another solo album titled 8WM/Novakane. In 2009, Dres released an EP titled From the Black Pool of Genius: the Prelude, in preparation for his most recent solo LP, From the Black Pool of Genius, which was released June 2010.



Personal life


Dres was raised in the Astoria Houses in Astoria, NY and the Bland Houses (commonly known as "The Bland") in Flushing, NY. His family later moved to North Carolina.[2]


Dres is the father of Honor Titus, the singer of the punk-rock band Cerebral Ballzy.


Dres is of African American and Puerto Rican descent.[1]



Solo discography



Albums







Album information

Sure Shot Redemption

  • Released: May 4, 1999


  • RIAA Certification:

  • Billboard 200 chart position: #74

  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position:

  • Singles: "Pardon Me"



From the Black Pool of Genius: the Prelude
  • Released: December 2009


From the Black Pool of Genius
  • Released: June 2010



Featured tracks



  • "Fanatic Of The B Word" by De La Soul, from their 1991 album: De La Soul Is Dead.

  • "Work To Do" by Vanessa L. Williams, from her 1991 album: The Comfort Zone.

  • "Let The Horns Blow" by Chi Ali, from his 1992 album: The Fabulous Chi-Ali.

  • "Roll Wit Tha Flava" by The Flavor Unit MCs, from the 1993 album: Roll Wit Tha Flava.

  • "En Focus" by De La Soul, from their 1993 album: Buhloone Mindstate.

  • "First...and Then" by Handsome Boy Modeling School from their 2004 album: White People.

  • "Foolin' Around" by Rhymefest from his 2008 mixtape: Man in the Mirror.

  • "React with a mic" by Twista from his 1994 album: Resurrection

  • "Back on the Scene" By Slaughterhouse From their 2011 Slaughterhouse EP



Filmography




  • Once in the Life (2000) as Hector

  • "Words Up!" a CBS Schoolbreak Special, Season 10, Episode 2 (1992) as Aeschylus



See also



  • Native Tongues Posse

  • Black Sheep (hip hop group)



References





  1. ^ ab "Building with Dres of Black Sheep". LatinRapper.com. 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2009-08-03..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Complex (2016-10-28), Black Sheep - "The Choice Is Yours" I Magnum Opus, retrieved 2017-01-17




External links




  • Dres on IMDb

  • Video interview

  • Black Sheep official website

  • Black Sheep (group)











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