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Wizard Sleeve
Wizard Sleeve Performing Live on March 25, 2010 at the indigO2 inside The O2 arena (London) on their UK tour
Wizard Sleeve Performing Live on March 25, 2010 at the indigO2 inside The O2 arena (London) on their UK tour
Background information
OriginMiami, Florida, U.S.
GenresAlternative hip hop, dance
Years active2008–2012
LabelsSouthern Fried Records, Data Records, Ministry of Sound
MembersLex One
Mike Beatz
Pusher Fm
Websiteofficialwizardsleeve.blogspot.com

Wizard Sleeve is an American alternative hip hop group from Miami. consisting of rapper/producers Lex One (Alex Cruz), Mike Beatz (Michael Barnett) and DJ/producer Pusher Fm (Pedro Calcano).

Background

The group's name was derived from a popular slang, coined by in the Viz Profanisaurus, and featured in the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, used to describe large, hanging or dangling labia.

On October 2, 2008, they were featured in the song "Me Plus You" from the Black Noise EP.01, released through independent record label Southern Fried Records.[1]

The vocals from the release were then dubbed over the electro song "Riverside" by Dutch DJ Sidney Samson.[2] It was released in the UK on January 4, 2010, through Data Records as "Riverside (Let's Go!)".[3]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak Chart Positions Album
UK
[4] 		IRE
[5] 		US
2010 "Riverside (Let's Go)" 2 2 — Non-album single

References

  1. ^ "BLACK NOISE 'EP.01′". Southernfriedrecords.com. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  2. ^ "Black Noise Interview". Kmag.co.uk. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  3. ^ [1] Archived April 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | 10-01-2010 - 16-01-2010 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
  5. ^ Fraser McAlpine. "Chart Blog: Sidney Samson ft. Wizard Sleeve - 'Riverside (Let's Go)'". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-28.

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