3rd Bass was an American hip-hop group that rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was notable for being one of the first successful interracial hip-hop groups. They split up in 1992 and again in 2000 after a failed reunion. Well known for being a product of the environment. The group released two studio albums in their initial career and both of them were certified gold by the RIAA.[1] Read more on Wikipedia.