Too Bad to Be True, or TBTBT, was a Canadian hip hop group, based in Toronto, Ontario, active in the 1990s.[1] The group was best known for its eponymous 1993 album, which won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the 1994 Juno Awards.[2] The group consisted of teenagers Jeromy "Lyric J" Robinson, Shaka "DJ Shaka" Dodd, Al "Al C" Cox, and Frankie "MC Styles" Scarcelli.[1]
TBTBT began writing and recording rhymes in 1992, while they were still in school. They took part in Toronto's annual Stay Clear anti-drug campaign pop contest.[3] In 1993, the trio released the album One Track Mind on ISBA Records in Canada and Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros. Records internationally.[4][5]
The group received significant video airplay on MuchMusic for the album's title track,[4] but consistent with the commercial struggles faced by Canadian hip hop at the time, received almost no commercial radio airplay in Canada outside of the Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal markets.[4][6]
In 1994, the group released a second single, "Get Down to It", from its album.[7] The track appeared on the RPM Canadian Content chart for six weeks in April and May that year.[8]
Legacy
Both of TBTBT member Jeromy Robison's sons have pursued a career in hip hop under the stage names of Casper TNG and K Money.[9]
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