Oaktown's 357

Oaktown's 357
GenresHip hop, dance
Labels
Past members
  • Sweet L.D.
  • Terrible T
  • Lil P

Oaktown's 3.5.7 was a rap group formed by MC Hammer in 1989, via his Bust It Records label and Capitol Records. Members included Sweet L.D. (Suhayla Sabir), Lil P (Phyllis Charles) and Terrible T (Tabatha Zee King-Brooks).

Hammer dubbed the group's name as a salute to their hometown of Oakland, and to emphasize the power of the trio as dancers (comparing them to a .357 Magnum).[1]

Their 1989 album, Wild & Loose, peaked at number 126 on the Billboard 200 and number 23 on the Top R&B Albums chart. Their single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah", peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.[2]

The group disbanded in 1992.[3]

Discography

Albums
EPs
  • Fila Treatment (1992)

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
NZ
1989 "Juicy Gotcha Krazy" — Wild & Loose
1989 "3-5-7 Straight At You" —
1989 "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" —
1990 "We Like It" —
1991 "Turn it Up" 14 Fully Loaded
1991 "It's Not Your Money" 40
1991 "Honey" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

References

  1. ^ "JUICY GOTCHA KRAZY: THE SEX APPEAL OF OAKTOWN'S 357". Rockthebells.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Oaktown's 357 Wild & Loose - Rap Reviews". RapReviews.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "Oaktown's 357 Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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