In 1987, childhood friends
Aqil Davidson, Markell Riley, and Brandon "B-Doggs" Mitchell formed Wrecks-n-Effect. Keith "K.C." Hanns joined while their demo was being made as a trial run for a fourth member. Later that year, with
Atlantic Records, the group debuted their self-titled
EP. Following little recognition for their debut EP, Davidson, Riley, and Mitchell reconvened their initial vision as a trio. In 1989, the group switched to
Motown Records and achieved their first number-one single on the
Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart with "
New Jack Swing." Following his death, the group changed their name to Wreckx-n-Effect. In 1991,
Teddy Riley, brother of Markell Riley, created Future Recording Studios, a multimillion dollar recording studio in
Virginia Beach,
VA. Among the first records produced at Future Recording Studios was Wreckx-n-Effect's 1992 "
Rump Shaker," which peaked at number two on the
Billboard Hot 100 and the
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts, as well as charted internationally. The song's lyrical content sparked controversy, with major publications such as the
New York Daily News calling the group "horny little rap kids." MTV also refused to play the accompanying music video unless they submitted a "clean" version because it featured women in bikinis shaking their bottoms. In 2004, "New Jack Swing" was added to the
soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. ==Discography==