DRS (band)

DRS (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) was an American contemporary R&B group from Sacramento, California. Their biggest success was their hit single, "Gangsta Lean". The lead singer of the group has a daughter born in 1993, Aranesa Turner who is now currently a thriving Christian pop singer based out of Sacramento.[2]

DRS
Also known asDirty Rotten Scoundrels
OriginSacramento, California, U.S.
GenresR&B
Years active1990s
LabelsCapitol Records
Past membersEndo
Pic
Jail Bait
Deuce Deuce
Ejay "Blunt" Turner[1]

The Gangsta Lean album was released under Hammer's talent company, Roll Wit It Entertainment.[3][4] A top selling song of the year at the time, "Gangsta Lean" has sold over 2.5 million copies with over 17.5 million views on YouTube.[5] The Group DRS was discovered by the production team, The Whole 9. When The Whole 9 signed a production deal with MC Hammer's Roll Wit It Entertainment, they brought DRS with them and MC Hammer made the deal to sign them to Capitol Records.

Discography
Year Title Peak chart positions
US US
R&B
1993 Gangsta Lean
  • Released: October 25, 1993
  • Label: Roll Wit It/Capitol
 34 6

Singles
Year Title Chart positions[6]
U.S. U.S.
DSS		 U.S.
R&B		 U.S.
Rhythm
1993 "Gangsta Lean" 4 1 1 2
1995 "Scoundrels Get Lonely" - - 87 -

References
  1. Levinsky, Mara (April 18, 2016). "The Grinder". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 41 (16): 68–71.
  2. "Billboard". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "DRS - Gangsta Lean: CD". Rapmusicguide.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  5. DRS. "DRS - Gangsta Lean - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  6. "Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved December 5, 2009.


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