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"Wop" (Stylized in all caps) is a song by rapper J. Dash featuring rapper Flo Rida. First recorded in 2007, it was released in 2011 to serve as the lead single for J. Dash's album Tabloid Truth , released in 2012.
"Funny Papers" is a song by American rapper Mac Miller, released on January 17, 2025, from his seventh studio album Balloonerism as the second single.
One false etymology or backronym of wop is that it is an acronym for "without passport" or "without papers", implying that Italian immigrants entered the U.S. as undocumented or illegal immigrants. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The term has nothing to do with immigration documents, as these were not required by U.S. immigration officers until 1924, [ 12 ...
The Solitaires formed in Harlem in 1953. They started as a street-corner singing group, one of many that used to congregate on 142nd Street. [2] The original lineup consisted of Eddie "California" Jones (lead singer), Nick Anderson (first tenor), Winston "Buzzy" Willis (second tenor), Rudy "Angel" Morgan (baritone), and Pat Gaston (bass).
The Debonaires made a handful of recordings on the label with no real success. In 1953, the group signed to Flair Records, a subsidiary of Modern Records, owned by the Bihari brothers. [4] At this point, the Debonaires changed their name to the Flairs. [3] Although named after the label, they had little success there.
The Cadets were an American doo-wop group, formed in Los Angeles, California, United States. [1] The group began as a gospel group, the Santa Monica Soul Seekers, in the late 1940s. [ 2 ] The members were Lloyd McCraw, Willie Davis, Austin "Ted" Taylor , Aaron Collins , Glendon Kingsby, and Will "Dub" Jones . [ 2 ]
Two members of the Puerto Rican doo-wop group The Eternals, popular in the late 1950s with Billboard chart hit, talk of the group's contributions to the genre.
"Walking Along" is a song recorded by the American doo wop group the Solitaires in 1957. The group members are individually credited on the Argo Records single release as the songwriters. The single was their best selling record.