Dres (rapper)

Dres
Birth name	Andres Titus
Also known as	Dres
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, actor
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Mercury/PolyGram Records Ground Control Records Tommy Boy Entertainment
Associated acts	Black Sheep Native Tongues

Andres "Dres" Titus (born March 18, 1967) is the lead rapper of the alternative hip hop duo Black Sheep. He formed the group in 1989 along with Mista Lawnge. On its 1991 debut album, A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Dres has a smooth rhyme flow, with a dose of light humor, which gave him praise in the hip hop community. Later, his style became more serious with the release of the 1994 album: Non-Fiction. Due to the lackluster sales of their sophomore album, Dres and Mista Lawnge split up and started independent projects.^[1]

In 1999, Dres released a solo album titled Sure Shot Redemption. On the cover, he is credited as Dres the Black Sheep. In 2000, the duo reunited and recorded Redlight, Greenlight (EP) and the title track of the film Once in the Life. In 2006 Dres released another solo album that was titled 8WM/Novakane. In 2009, Dres released an EP titled From the Black Pool of Genius: the Prelude in preparation for his most recent solo LP, From the Black Pool of Genius, which was released June 2010.

Dres is African American and Puerto Rican descent.^[1]

Personal life

Dres is the father of Honor Titus, the singer of the punk-rock band Cerebral Ballzy.

Solo discography

Albums

Album information
Sure Shot Redemption Released: May 4, 1999 RIAA Certification: Billboard 200 chart position: #74 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: Singles: "Pardon Me"
From the Black Pool of Genius: the Prelude Released: December 2009
From the Black Pool of Genius Released: June 2010

Featured tracks

"Fanatic Of The B Word" by De La Soul, from their 1991 album: De La Soul Is Dead.
"Work To Do" by Vanessa L. Williams, from her 1991 album: The Comfort Zone.
"Let The Horns Blow" by Chi Ali, from his 1992 album: The Fabulous Chi-Ali.
"Roll Wit Tha Flava" by The Flavor Unit MCs, from the 1993 album: Roll Wit Tha Flava.
"En Focus" by De La Soul, from their 1993 album: Buhloone Mindstate.
"First...and Then" by Handsome Boy Modeling School from their 2004 album: White People.
"Foolin' Around" by Rhymefest from his 2008 mixtape: Man in the Mirror.
"React with a mic" by Twista from his 1994 album: Resurrection
"Back on the Scene" By Slaughterhouse From their 2011 Slaughterhouse EP

Filmography

Once in the Life (2000) as Hector
"Words Up!" a CBS Schoolbreak Special, Season 10, Episode 2 (1992) as Aeschylus

References

1 2 "Building with Dres of Black Sheep". LatinRapper.com. 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2009-08-03.

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