Members: Andre "Drayz" Weston and Willie "Skoob" Hines
Both originating from Brooklyn, NY (Skoob) and Teaneck, NJ (Drayz) - they teamed up while in college at Virginia State University. After coming in second place at a talent contest judged by EPMD, Parrish Smith of EPMD signed the duo to their label. Joining EPMD's burgeoning Hit Squad group of rappers. Das EFX quickly rose to the forefront of the hardcore rap scene. Their first offering, Dead Serious, cut right to the chase, introducing a new style of rap with fast lyrics often interspersing the word "diggety" throughout their rhymes. Dead Serious eventually went platinum. Their second release, Straight Up Sewaside, appeared the following year, followed by 1995's Hold It Down. The group was derailed by the popularity of their own style, which was often copied by others, making the originators less potent.
Review: In 1992, the Brooklyn duo of Skoob Effect and Drayz scored a huge hit with their breakout single "They Want EFX." One of the catchiest joints of the decade, the two emcees flipped their stutter-step, Ned Flanders-esque flows over a super funky track based around a James Brown loop. The album Dead Serious was gobbled up by fans who dug their unique delivery, and featured the always on-point production of EPMD. They returned two years later with Straight Up Sewaside, a solid follow-up that showed the pair drifting away from the "diggidy"-laced flows that put them on the map.
