3 The Hard Way

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3 the Hard Way
Background information
Origin	New Zealand
Genre(s)	hip hop
Years active	1994 - present
Members
Mighty Boy C DJ Mike Mixx
Former members
DJ Damage

3 The Hard Way is a New Zealand hiphop group formed in 1994.

1 History
2 Band Members
3 Discography
- 3.1 Singles

[edit] History

3 The Hard Way''s first release was Hip Hop Holiday, which was released in 1994. The song spent five weeks at the top of the New Zealand charts, selling in excess of thirty thousand copies, and became a Kiwi anthem. Backed by the success of the record and the top three status of its follow up, Many Rivers, the group released their debut album later that year, Old School Prankstas, which went platinum in 1995.

Hip Hop Holiday spent three weeks at #1 and also charted across the Tasman, peeking at #5. The song featured an element of Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc. By the end of 1995 the boys decided to take a break.

That break lasted longer than anyone anticipated, and, despite a number of demos freshly recorded, it wasn’t until a chance meeting with Alan Jansson in 2001 that 3 The Hard Way found themselves back in the studio, signing a deal with Joy label through Sony Music.

3 The Hard Way released their second album Eyes On The Prize in 2003.

Third member Lance 'DJ Damage' Manuel did not rejoin the band when they reformed.

[edit] Band Members

Chris "Mighty Boy C" Maiai
Mike "DJ Mike Mixx" Paton

former

Lance "DJ Damage" Manuel

[edit] Discography

Cover	Date	Title	Label	Charted	Certification	Catalog Number
	1995	Old School Prankstas		-	-	-
	2003	Eyes On The Prize		-	-	-

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Album	NZ Singles Chart	Certification
1994	"Hip Hop Holiday"	Old School Prankstas	#1 (NZ)	-
1994	"Many Rivers"	Old School Prankstas	#10 (NZ)	-
1994	"All Around"	Old School Prankstas	#22 (NZ)	-
2001	"It's On (Move to This)"		#1 (NZ)	-