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City High

Real Name:
Toby Ryan, Claudette Ortiz, Robby Pardlo.
Profile:
If three's a charm, than Toby Ryan and Robby Pardlo of City High must have known immediately that their group was complete when they were introduced to 18-year-old rapper and singer Claudette Ortiz. The hip-hop/R&B group was originally intended to be a two-man group, until Wyclef Jean asked Ortiz to join the group. The three young rappers (all hailing from Willingboro, NJ) have all dabbled in acting and producing in addition to their songwriting and rapping talents. The group released their first album, the self-titled City High, on Booga Basement/Interscope Records in 2001. Robby Pardlo, the first member of the group, also plays the piano, writes lyrics, and arranges songs. City High was the first group to be signed to the Booga Basement record label -- a joint venture with Interscope Records. Ryan Toby appeared in the movie Sister Act 2 when he was eight years old, and his producing credits include Will Smith's hit "Miami." Their songs tend to have deep, provocative lyrics about everyday issues that many teenagers face. The rap trio wrote and co-produced most of their debut album.
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Discography

Releases:
In From The Deep E.P. (12", W/Lbl, EP)   Five-O Recordings 1997
Caramel (12")   Interscope Records 2001
Caramel (12", Promo)   Interscope Records 2001
City High (CD, Album)   Interscope Records 2001
Snippets (Cass, Promo, Sni)   Interscope Records 2001
What Would You Do? (Maxi, Single) (6 versions)   Interscope Records 2001
Caramel (12")   Interscope Records 2002
Caramel (CD, Maxi)   Interscope Records 2002
Caramel (12", Promo)   Interscope Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Life Soundtrack (Vinyl, Promo) What Would You Do? (Hu... Interscope Records 1999
Life Soundtrack (Album, Comp) (2 versions) What Would You Do? Interscope Records ... 1999
A Very Special Christmas 5 (CD, Album) O Come All Ye Faithful A&M Records 2001
Best Of Black '01 (2xCD) What Would You Do? Polystar Records 2001
Coolsweat 8 (CD, Comp) What Would You Do? Universal Music (Belgium) 2001
Funkymix 50 (Anniversary Issue) (4xVinyl, Ltd) What Would You Do? Ultimix 2001
Hip Hop 2 (CD, Comp) What Would You Do Universal Music (Denmark) 2001
Now That's What I Call Music! 50 (2xCD, Comp) What Would You Do? Virgin, EMI Records 2001
Now That's What I Call Music! 7 (CD, Comp) What Would You Do Virgin Records America, Inc. 2001
Now That's What I Call Music! 9 (CD, Comp) Caramel (Trackmasters ... Universal Records 2001
Street Beats (Series 5 Volume 1) (CD, Album, Promo) What Would You Do ? (X... CD Pool 2001
TMF Hitzone 17 (CD) What Would You Do? Universal TV 2001
CoolSweat 10 (CD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Caramel Universal Music (Belgium), Universal 2002
Hitclub 2002-1 (CD) What Would You Do? EVA Belgium 2002
Now That's What I Call Music! 51 (2xCD) Caramel Virgin, EMI Records 2002
CoolSweat Classics 2 (2xCD, Comp) What Would You Do? Universal Music (Belgium) 2003
40 Jaar Top 40 - 2001-2002 (DVD, Comp + CD, Comp) What Would You Do, Wha... EMI Music (Netherlands) 2004
Hip Hop II - The Collection (2xCD) What Would You Do? Universal Music (Australia) 2004
Ultimate R&B: 38 Of The Hottest R&B Hits 2006 (2xCD, Comp) What Would You Do? Universal International Music 2006
Select Mix Rewind Series Volume 3 (CD, Promo, Comp) What Could You Do Select Mix 2007
Universal Soul (Snippets) (CD, Smplr, Promo) Caramel, 15 Will Get Y... Universal Records  
X-Mix Urban Series 48 (12") What Would You Do? X-Mix  
Unofficial Releases:
The Killah Kuts (12") Caramel (Trackmasters ... The Killah Kuts  
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City High - Caramel