Sever, Prince Paul, and the Bomb Squad produced their 1989 debut, The Cactus Album, a critically acclaimed LP that went gold and contained a minor hit in "The Gas Face." The accompanying video, which featured a bevy of humorous cameo appearances that included a young MF Doom, DJ Subroc, Gilbert Gottfried, Flavor Flav, Salt-n-Pepa, Kid 'N Play and EPMD, garnered respectable MTV airplay and the single peaked at #5 on Billboard's Top Rap Singles, though it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
The two first performed as '3 the Hard Way', a name referred to in the song "Wordz of Wisdom" but later redubbed themselves '3rd Bass' before recording their first album. Serch performed at clubs and block parties, and released a single called "Hey Boy" on independent label Idlers. Richie Rich was a local D.J., while Nice was an English major at Columbia University and hosted a hip hop show on Columbia's student radio station, WKCR-FM. Nash), and DJ Richie Rich ( Richard Lawson) were the three founding members of the group. MC Serch ( Michael Berrin), Prime Minister Pete Nice ( Peter J. The group released two studio albums in their initial career and both of them were certified gold by the RIAA. The group dissolved in 1992 and again in 20 after short-lived reunions. Along with Beastie Boys and producer Rick Rubin, MC Serch and Pete Nice were two of the very few white hip hop artists who were widely respected in the community. Formed by MC Serch, Pete Nice, and DJ Richie Rich, the group was notable for being one of the first successful interracial hip hop acts. 3rd Bass was an American hip hop group that was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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