Wizard Sleeve
Wizard Sleeve are an American alternative hip hop group from Miami. consisting of rapper/producers Lex One (Alex Cruz), Mike Beatz (Michael Barnett) and DJ/producer Pusher Fm (Pedro Calcano).
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Wizard Sleeve Performing Live on March 25, 2010 at the indigO2 inside The O2 arena (London) on their UK tour | |
Background information | |
Origin | Miami, Florida, United States |
Genres | Alternative hip hop, dance |
Years active | 2008–2012 |
Labels | Southern Fried Records, Data Records, Ministry Of Sound |
Website | officialwizardsleeve |
Members | Lex One Mike Beatz Pusher Fm |
The group's name was derived from a popular slang, coined by in the Viz Profanisaurus, and featured in the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, used to describe a large, hanging or dangling labia.
On October 2, 2008, they were featured in the song "Me Plus You" from the Black Noise EP.01, released through independent record label Southern Fried Records.[1]
The vocals from the release were then dubbed over the electro song "Riverside" by Dutch DJ Sidney Samson.[2] It was released in the UK on January 4, 2010 through Data Records as "Riverside (Let's Go!)".[3]
Discography
Singles
Year | Title | Peak Chart Positions | Album | ||
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UK [4] |
IRE [5] |
US | |||
2010 | "Riverside (Let's Go)" | 2 | 2 | — | Non-album single |
References
- "BLACK NOISE 'EP.01′". Southernfriedrecords.com. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- "Black Noise Interview". Kmag.co.uk. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- Archived April 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | 10-01-2010 - 16-01-2010 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- Fraser McAlpine. "Chart Blog: Sidney Samson ft. Wizard Sleeve - 'Riverside (Let's Go)'". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-28.