Audio Two

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American hip hop duo

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::summary American hip hop duo ::

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Field	Value
name	Audio Two
image	Audio Two (hip hop duo).jpg
caption	Gizmo and Milk Dee
origin	Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
genre	Hip hop
years_active	1985–1992
label
current_members	Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson
Nat "Gizmo" Robinson
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Audio Two was the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of emcee Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, best known for their first hit "Top Billin'".

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Top_Billin'_by_Audio_Two_US_7-inch_vinyl_Side_A.jpg" caption="Audio Two's trademark song "Top Billin{{'"}} launched the duo to popularity."] ::

The duo's debut single, "Make it Funky", was released in 1987, but it was the B-side, "Top Billin, that became the chart hit. The beat — made by Milk Dee and produced by Daddy-O of Stetsasonic — and Milk Dee's lyrics would be sampled and referenced time and time again, even by the group itself: both the group's full-length debut, 1988's What More Can I Say? and its 1990 follow-up, I Don't Care: The Album, were titled after lines from the song. However, the duo would never recapture its initial success. The singles of its second album, "I Get the Papers" and "On the Road Again," were only moderate hits. It was a time of rapid change in the hip hop market; gangsta rap was rising in popularity, and Audio Two found itself unsuccessfully struggling to maintain recording contracts and a fanbase.

Audio Two did, however, pave the way for the duo's labelmate MC Lyte, who launched her career with the hit single I Cram to Understand U (Sam). Lyte's 1998 album Seven & Seven featured a remake of "Top Billin — with the original instrumental — this time a duet between her and Milk. It has been a widely circulated rumor that both members of Audio Two were brothers of MC Lyte; however, this is untrue. In 1994, Milk released a solo EP titled Never Dated on Rick Rubin's American Recordings. While the EP was notable for its single "Spam," a duet with the Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock with drum programming by Mike D, aside from the devoted Beastie Boys fanbase the album generated little interest. Milk eventually rediscovered success by producing the singer Eamon, who recorded the 2004 hit "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)."

In 2007, Milk Dee recorded a verse for a remix of "I Get Money" by 50 Cent, thanking all the music artists that sampled "Top Billin'," which earned him royalties.

In recent years, Audio Two member Gizmo became a recording engineer under the name "You Can Ask" Giz. His audio work has appeared on albums by Donell Jones, Calvin Richardson, Jaheim and Tyrese, among others.

Discography

Studio albums

::data[format=table title="List of studio albums, with selected chart positions"] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | US | US R&B /HH | What More Can I Say? | I Don't Care: The Album | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 185 | 45 | | | | | | | — | 74 | | | | | | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | | | | | | | ::

Unreleased albums

The First Dead Indian (1992)

EPs

::data[format=table title="List of extended plays"] | Title | Details | Track listings | Flip-Flop Mini-Album (with The Alliance) | |---|---|---|---| | | | | | ::

Singles

As lead artist

::data[format=table title="List of singles, showing year released and album name"] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | US Rap | "A Christmas Rhyme" | "Make it Funky" | "Top Billin'" | "Hickeys Around My Neck" | "Many Styles/The Questions" | "I Don't Care" | "On The Road Again/Interlude One" | "I Get the Papers" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1985 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1987 | — | What More Can I Say? | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1988 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1990 | 16 | I Don't Care: The Album | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Notes

References

(1998). "[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Virgin Books]].
[https://allhiphop.com/2007/09/26/where-are-they-now-milk-dee/ Interview with Milk Dee] at AllHipHop.com
(January 14, 2013). "MC Lyte".
""You Can Ask" Giz". allmusic.com.
"Audio Two Chart History". [[Billboard 200]].
"Audio Two Chart History". [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]].
"Audio Two – The First Dead Indian". [[TiVo Corporation]].
(1986). "Flip-Flop Mini-Album". [[First Priority Music]].
"Audio Two – US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com.
(1985). "A Christmas Rhyme/Audio Two's Jam". MCM Records.
(1987). "Make It Funky/Top Billin'". [[First Priority Music]].
(1991). "Act Like You Know". [[First Priority Music.
(1991). "Act Like You Know". [[First Priority Music.
(1997). "Have U Ever (Sharam Jey Mix)". [[EastWest Records America.
(1991). "Act Like You Know". [[First Priority Music.

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