Dres (rapper)

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American rapper

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nameDres
imageDres (rapper).jpg
captionDres performing in 2023
birth_nameAndres Vargas-Titus
aliasDres
originQueens, New York, U.S.
genreHip hop
occupationRapper, actor
years_active1989–present
labelMercury/PolyGram Records
Ground Control Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment
current_member_ofBlack Sheep
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| name = Dres | image = Dres (rapper).jpg | caption = Dres performing in 2023 | birth_date = | birth_name = Andres Vargas-Titus | alias = Dres | origin = Queens, New York, U.S. | genre = Hip hop | occupation = Rapper, actor | years_active = 1989–present | label = Mercury/PolyGram Records Ground Control Records Tommy Boy Entertainment | current_member_of = Black Sheep

Andres "Dres" Vargas-Titus 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.

Career

Mista Lawnge formed Black Sheep in 1989 with Dres as the Rapper. Their first appearance together was on De La Soul's 1991 album De La Soul Is Dead. Dres was featured on the track "Fanatic of the B Word". Their first album, A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, was released in 1991 and featured the singles "Flavor of the Month", "The Choice Is Yours", "Strobelite Honey", and "Similak Child". Due to the lackluster sales of their second album, Non-Fiction, Dres and Mista Lawnge decided to take a break and started independent projects not as Black Sheep. 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 solo LP From the Black Pool of Genius, which was released June 2010.

Personal life

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

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.

Solo discography

Albums

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Album information
Sure Shot Redemption
From the Black Pool of Genius: the Prelude
From the Black Pool of Genius
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Featured tracks

Filmography

References

References

  1. (8 June 2021). "Who's The Black Sheep? What's The Black Sheep?". Passion of the Weiss.
  2. (2006-03-21). "Building with Dres of Black Sheep". LatinRapper.com.
  3. Complex. (2016-10-28). "Black Sheep - "The Choice Is Yours" I Magnum Opus".
  4. Pogrebin, Robin. (2023-07-18). "From Punk Band to Portraits for a King to Gagosian: Honor Titus Breaks Out". The New York Times.
  5. "Discogs".
  6. "Discogs".

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