2 In A Room
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2 In A Room was a Dominican
hip hop
, freestyle music
and hip house
duo
, from Washington Heights
, New York
, which includes rapper
Rafael "Dose" Vargas and producer
/remix
er Roger "Rog Nice" Pauletta. They are best known for their 1990 hit single
"Wiggle It". It spent two weeks at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play
chart
(and #3 in the UK Singles Chart
,) and then crossed over to mainstream
radio
, and climbed to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100
, eventually becoming a gold single
. Before that, they were known for a track called "Do What You Want" (1990) that got a lot of club
and DJ
play in New York and Chicago
.
Alvin and the Chipmunks
covered "Wiggle It" for their 1991 album The Chipmunks Rock the House
.
"El Trago (the Drink)" was a #86 Billboard Hot 100 chart entry (the last of their pop hits), but they did chart several more singles on the dance chart through the 1990s.
Their first release in the UK was "Somebody In The House Say Yeah!" in the late part of 1989.
They later changed their name to Fulanito
; and style of music to merengue
. Vargas, also known under Dose Material, was also member of 740 Boyz
from 1991.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, freestyle music
Freestyle music
Freestyle or Latin freestyle, sometimes referred to as Latin hip hop, is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1980s. Mostly popular during the mid 80s to the early 90s...
and hip house
Hip house
Hip house, also known as house rap, is a musical genre that mixes elements of house music and hip-hop. The style rose to prominence during the 1980s in New York and Chicago...
duo
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
, from Washington Heights
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, which includes rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Rafael "Dose" Vargas and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
/remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
er Roger "Rog Nice" Pauletta. They are best known for their 1990 hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
"Wiggle It". It spent two weeks at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
(and #3 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
,) and then crossed over to mainstream
Mainstream
Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
, and climbed to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, eventually becoming a gold single
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
. Before that, they were known for a track called "Do What You Want" (1990) that got a lot of club
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
and DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
play in New York and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaker, who quickly became the star of the group; Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual;...
covered "Wiggle It" for their 1991 album The Chipmunks Rock the House
The Chipmunks Rock the House
The Chipmunks Rock the House is a music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released in 1991 by Quality Special Products.- Side one :# "Cradle of Love" # "Freedom! '90" # "Roam" ...
.
"El Trago (the Drink)" was a #86 Billboard Hot 100 chart entry (the last of their pop hits), but they did chart several more singles on the dance chart through the 1990s.
Their first release in the UK was "Somebody In The House Say Yeah!" in the late part of 1989.
They later changed their name to Fulanito
Fulanito
Fulanito, a group of Dominicans born in the United States, has received acclaim in Latin America for being among the first groups to combine Merengue , with about 2 million albums sold throughout the world...
; and style of music to merengue
Merengue music
Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...
. Vargas, also known under Dose Material, was also member of 740 Boyz
740 Boyz
740 Boyz is an American dance music group founded in 1991, by Winston Rosa aka BIG WIN from New York.BIG WIN worked with several singers including Shaggy and Afrika Bambatta. While working in a studio called INS Studios in New York City, he met Rafael Vargas aka Dose Material...
from 1991.
Partial discography
| Year | Title | Label | US Hot 100 | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Somebody In the House Say Yeah!" | Big Life | |
|
| 1990 | "Do What You Want" | Cutting Records | |
|
| 1990 | "Wiggle It" | Red Bullet Productions | |
|
| 1991 | "She's Got Me Going Crazy" | SBK Records | |
|
| 1994 | "El Trago (The Drink)" | Cutting Records | |
|
| 1995 | "World Party" | Cutting Records | |
|
| 1995 | "Ahora Es (Now Is the Time)" | Positiva | |
|
| 1995 | "Giddy-Up" | Cutting Records | |
|
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
External links
- 2 In A Room at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...