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The Resume

    (1984-1991)
    Born in New York City, New York
    D.J. D
    Kurtis Mantronik (birth name Kurtis El Khaleel)
    MC Tee (real name Toure Embden)
    Jade Trini
    Bryce 'Luvah' Wilson
    Hits included 'Got To Have Your Love' and 'Take Your Time'

Why they might be annoying:

    They went through numerous lineup changes.
    There was a genre switch from hip hop to R&B to dance.
    Kurtis admitted he wrote the electro funk tune 'Got To Have Your Love' so he could '...get a song on the radio.'
    They shared a name with a video game.

Why they might not be annoying:

    Their rap tunes were sampled by Beck and the Beastie Boys.
    When MC Tee left the group in 1988, he enlisted in the military.
    Bryce went on to produce for Toni Braxton and Brandy, and formed neo-soul duo Groove Theory.
    Kurtis became a noted electronica producer in Europe.
    In the 2000s, 'Got To Have Your Love,' with it's famous bassline, became a hit all over again when remade by Liberty X.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying