Black Moon (group)

Black Moon is an American hip hop group, composed of members Buckshot, 5 ft

Black Moon
and DJ Evil Dee (of Da Beatminerz). The group was most notable for their debut
album Enta da Stage, and their affiliation with the Boot Camp Clik. Origin Brooklyn, New
York, United
States
Genres East Coast hip
Contents hop
Years active 1991 – 2006,
Biography
2011 -
Discography
Album chart positions Labels Duck Down
Singles chart positions Records
Filmography Nervous Records
References Associated acts Boot Camp Clik,
External links Crooklyn
Dodgers,
Outlawz, Native
Biography Tongues, Da
Beatminerz,
Black Moon (backronymed as Brothers who Lyrically Act and Combine Kickin Mobb Deep
Music Out On Nations) debuted in 1992, with the release of the single "Who Got Da
Props?". The song became an underground phenomenon, and charted on the
Members Buckshot
"Billboard" Hot 100. With the help of DJ Chuck Chillout, the group landed a record
DJ Evil Dee
deal with Nervous Records and released its debut album, "Enta da Stage", in late
5ft
1993. The album included "Who Got Da Props?" as well as the singles "Son Get
Wrec", "How Many MC's...", "Buck ’Em Down", and another Hot 100 Hit, "I Got Cha Opin (Remix)". Enta da Stage went on to sell
over 350,000 copies in the U.S. and is now regarded as an underground hip hop classic. Following the album's release, the group
temporarily broke up.

During the group's hiatus, DJ Evil Dee continued his production career with
Da Beatminerz, and Buckshot headed out and formed his
own group called the Boot Camp Clik, featuring fellow Brooklyn locals Smif-n-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C.. Following the
releases of the debuts of Smif-n-Wessun ("Dah Shinin'"), Heltah Skeltah ("Nocturnal"), and O.G.C. ("Da Storm"), Black Moon
reunited on Duck Down Records. In late 1996, Nervous Records released a Black Moon compilation album titled "Diggin' In Dah
Vaults", which featured a number of remixes and b-side tracks. After the group's split with Nervous Records, Black Moon became
entangled in a legal battle over the licensing rights of their group name, which lasted for a number of years. The case was finally
settled in 1998, and the group was able to license its name through Nervous.

In 1999, the group released its long awaited second album "War Zone". The album saw a change in the group's musical style, with a
more mature Buckshot showing off a calmer, more serious lyrical delivery, and the noticeably more vocal 5 ft.making appearances
with M.O.P ("Annihilation") and Heather B ("For All Y'all"), and also featured a new lo-fi production sound from Da Beatminerz.
The album's singles "Two Turntables & a Mike" and "This is What it Sounds Like (Worldwind)" made small impact, and the group
wasn't able to properly capitalize on its hype. Despite the somewhat disappointing sales, the album received good reviews. 1999 also
saw the solo debut album from Buckshot, titled "The BDI Thug", which was seen as a major disappointment. The album was met
with very mediocre reviews and little sales. Black Moon was lar
gely missing from the hip hop scene between 2000 and 2001.
Black Moon returned in 2003 for the release of its third album "Total Eclipse", which featured the underground hit "Stay Real" and
"Pressure is Tight", as well as two music videos, shot for the singles "Stay Real" and "This Goes Out to You". The album, like the
group's previous efforts, received good reviews, but it wasn't able to reach outside the underground hip hop audience. DJ Evil Dee
continued production work with Da Beatminerz, and Buckshot continued to work with the Boot Camp Clik while 5 ft is working on a
solo project. In 2005, Buckshot released a collaboration album with producer 9th Wonder titled "Chemistry". In 2006, DJ Evil Dee
and his brother Mr. Walt released a mixtape titled "Alter the Chemistry", which paired Buckshot's vocals from the "Chemistry" album
with classic Black Moon beats.[1]'

In 2007, 5 ft recorded the song "BK All Day" with Boot Camp Clik, for the BCC album of the same year, "Casualties of War". In
2008, Buckshot released with9th Wonder their second collaboration album titled "The Formula".

5 ft is working in his solo album debut. He was featured on General Steel's solo album of the Group Smif-n-Wessun on Duckdown
records, "Welcome To Bucktown", on the song "Made me do it". 5 ft is featured on the new compilation CD called "Moment of
Clarity", which was Released August 2009 on Coalmine Records, Produced by Grant Parks. His song is "The God in You". It was
recently confirmed by the group in 2011 that it started recording its fourth album together called "Dark Side of the Moon" and to be
[2]
fully produced again byDa Beatminerz, with possible new members to its production team.

Discography
Enta da Stage
Released: October 19, 1993
Billboard 200 chart position: -
R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #33
Singles: "Who Got Da Props?"/"How Many MC's..."/"Ack Like U Want It"/"Buck Em Down"/"I
Got Cha Opin"
War Zone
Released: February 23, 1999
Billboard 200 chart position: #35
R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #9
Singles: "War Zone"/"Two Turntables & A Mic"/"This Is What It Sounds Like (Worldwind)"
Total Eclipse
Released: October 7, 2003
Billboard 200 chart position: -
R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #47
Singles: "Stay Real"/"Looking Down The Barrel"/"That'z How It Iz"/"This Goes Out To
You"/"Why We Act This Way"/"The Fever"
Alter The Chemistry
Released: September 26, 2006
Billboard 200 chart position: -
R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
Singles: -
Dark Side of the Moon
Released: TBA
Billboard 200 chart position: -
R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
Singles: -
Album chart positions

Chart positions
Year Album Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Top Independent Top
200 Albums Albums Heatseekers
1993 Enta Da Stage - 33 - 7
Diggin' In Dah
1996 - 33 - 22
Vaults
1999 War Zone 35 9 - -
2003 Total Eclipse - 47 23 -

Singles chart positions

Chart positions
Year Song Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Hot Rap Album
Hot 100 Singles & Tracks Singles
"Who Got Da Props?" 86 60 -
1993
"How Many MC's..." - 97 48 Enta Da Stage
"Buck Em Down" - 81 17
1994
"I Got Cha Opin [Remix]" 93 55 15
Diggin' in dah
"How Many Emcees [Must Get Vaults
1996 - - 32
Dissed] [DJ Evil Dee Remix]"
"Two Turntables & A Mic" - 82 -
"This Is What It Sounds Like War Zone
- - 13
[Worldwind]"
1999
Duck Down
"Jump Up" - - 24 Presents: The
Album
2003 "Stay Real" - 64 - Total Eclipse

Filmography
Behind The Moon (2004)

References
1. "Black Moon biography from Duck Down"(https://web.archive.org/web/20080920034552/http://www .duckdown.com/
website/blackmoon.html). Archived from the original (http://www.duckdown.com/website/blackmoon.html) on 2008-
09-20.
2. [1] (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670503/black-moon-beatminerz-produced-lp.jhtml)

External links
Black Moon Music Videos

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