The 7A3

The 7A3 was an American hip hop group based out of Los Angeles, California, United States, which released one album in 1988 called Coolin' in Cali. It was originally composed of brothers Brett and Sean Bouldin, and DJ Muggs, who later achieved greater fame with Cypress Hill was recruited by Brett and joined the group. All originally hailed from New York—Brooklyn and Queens, respectively.

The 7A3
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1987–1992
Labels	Macola Records Geffen/Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	Cypress Hill, Funkdoobiest, Malverde
Past members	Brett Bouldin Sean Bouldin DJ Muggs

Brett Bouldin founded the group and later wrote Cypress Hill's "Hand on the Pump". He also taught B-Real, Son Doobie, Sean B, Malverde, and others how to write songs. He has written for and performed with others including Shanice Wilson, Portrait, Sugar Ray, and Funkdoobiest.

Sean Bouldin went on to become a music executive working with several labels including Interscope, A&M, EMI, Immortal, DreamWorks, and consulted for several others.

The group's sole album and two of its singles performed moderately well on the US charts. The group's song "Mad, Mad World" was released on the Colors soundtrack. In addition, the group's version of "Take You Back" was featured on the Rocky V soundtrack album.

Discography

Albums

• Coolin' in Cali (1988) (Geffen/Warner Bros. Records 24209) #47 R&B/Hip-Hop[1]

Singles

• “The 7A3 Will Rock You” (1987)
• “Mad, Mad World” (1988)
• "Party Time / Why?" (1988)
• "Coolin' in Cali" (1988) #64 R&B/Hip-Hop[2]
• “Drums of Steel” (1989) #87 R&B/Hip-Hop[3]
• "Goes Like Dis" (1989)

References

1. Coolin' in Cali (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart), Billboard, April 22, 1989.
2. "Coolin' in Cali" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Billboard, January 28, 1989.
3. “Drums of Steel” (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Billboard, May 6, 1989.

External links

• The 7A3 at AllMusic
• The 7A3 on Rapartists.com