The Outhere Brothers | |
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop, hip house, Eurodance, [1] dirty rap, comedy hip hop |
Years active | 1987–2002, 2005–present |
Labels | Elektra/Warner Bros. Warlock Aureus |
Members | Keith "Malik" Mayberry Lamar "Hula" Mahone |
The Outhere Brothers are an American hip house and Eurodance duo, composed of Keith "Malik" Mayberry and record producer Lamar "Hula" Mahone. While they achieved only moderate success in their native United States, two of their singles, "Boom Boom Boom" and "Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)", topped the chart in the United Kingdom in 1995. [2] In the same year, they also contributed to Molella's "If You Wanna Party", which also peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. [2]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album | ||||||||||
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US [5] | AUS [3] | AUT [6] | FRA [7] | GER [8] | IRE [9] | ITA [10] | NLD [11] | NZ [12] | UK [2] | |||||
1993 | "Pass the Toilet Paper" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 Polish, 2 Biscuits & a Fish Sandwich | ||
1994 | "Fuk U in the Ass" | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 42 | — | — | |||
"Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)" | — | 5 | 28 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 1 | ||||
1995 | "Boom Boom Boom" | 65 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 1 | |||
"La La La Hey Hey" | — | 42 | 22 | — | 29 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 7 | ||||
"If You Wanna Party" (with Molella) | — | 99 | 19 | 27 | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | 9 | Party Album | |||
1997 | "Let Me Hear You Say 'Ole Ole'" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 18 | The Other Side | ||
1998 | "Pass the Toilet Paper '98" | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Ae-Ah" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Other Side | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
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