Artist
Us3
Us3 is a hip-hop artist from London, England formed in 1991. 21 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · London, England · Best hip-hop albums
- 21
- Releases
- 1993–2025
- Active years
- 1991
- Formed
Artist
Us3 is a hip-hop artist from London, England formed in 1991. 21 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · London, England · Best hip-hop albums
Most popular
Hand on the Torch
1993 · 13 tracks
Broadway & 52nd
1996
Lie, Cheat & Steal
2011
Stop.Think.Run
2009
Schizophonic
2006
Questions
2004
Say What!?
2007
Soundtrack
2025
Hand On The Torch - 20th Anniversary Edition
2013
The Third Way (Hand on the Torch Vol II)
2013
An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place
2001
Flip Fantasia: Hits & Remixes
1999
Hand on the Torch: The Jazz Mixes
1994
Us3 is a jazz-rap group founded in London in 1992. Their name was inspired by a Horace Parlan recording produced by Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records. On their debut album, Hand on the Torch, Us3 exclusively used samples from the Blue Note Records catalogue, all originally produced by Lion. Us3 is the brainchild of London-based producer Geoff Wilkinson. Formed in 1992 alongside production partner Mel Simpson, Us3 had two previous incarnations. The first, a limited edition white label 12" release in 1990 called "Where Will We Be In The 21st Century". The release garnered the attention of independent label Ninja Tune, resulting in NW1's 1991 12" "The Band Played The Boogie" featuring UK Rapper Born 2 B. It sampled a dancefloor tune of the burgeoning jazz dance scene, Grant Green's "Sookie Sookie", originally released on Blue Note Records. London's Kiss FM added "The Band Played The Boogie" to its playlist and Wilkinson received a call summoning him to EMI Records's offices in London. Wilkinson avoided a lawsuit and was granted rights to the archives of Blue Note Records. One of the resulting demos, recorded in March 1992, was "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia),"featuring UK Trum…
