The Nonce
The Nonce was a hip-hop duo from Los Angeles, California, that was active in the 1990s (releasing material from 1992 to 1999). As part of the Project Blowed collective, working with Aceyalone, among others, the duo developed a reputation for smooth, jazzy, classy production, complemented by laid-back, smart rhymes (paying homage to the Old School emcees they grew up listening to in the mid-1980s).
Debut Single and World Ultimate
In 1992, the duo released its first single, “The Picnic Song.” The group fit in between spaces made by other luminaries such as the Pharcyde, Freestyle Fellowship, and A Tribe Called Quest, but it was to be nearly two more years (due to internal wrangling with the label) until the duo would release its biggest single to date, “Mixtapes,” in 1994.
In 1995 a full length album, World Ultimate, was released on Rick Rubin's American Recordings label (via Wild West Records). The album is currently out of print. In 2005, to commemorate the album's 10-year anniversary, a Japanese re-issue surfaced in limited quantities. There are also plans to re-issue the album on Vinyl in the future. As of 2008, no official re-issue has surfaced.
Podcasts:
The Nonce
ALBUMS
- World Ultimate released: 1995
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by Yes
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by Lenny Kravitz
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by Stratovarius
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by Ozark Mountain Daredevils
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by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
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by Restarts
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by The Soviettes
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by Intwine
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by Soviettes
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by Laymen Terms
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by Stan Rogers
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by Randi Laubek
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by Durutti Column
Then
by: YesAnd in a time that's closer
Life will be even bolder then
Souls will be complicated
Life will be consummated then
Hearts will be brought together
Soon in our minds forever then
As long as we see
There's only us who can change it
Only us to rearrange it
At the start of a new kind of day
Love is the only answer
Hate is the root of cancer then
Truth is just for the being
And there's the sight for seeing then
Thoughts will be thought together
Soon in our minds forever then
As long as we see
There's only us who can change it
Only us to rearrange it
At the start of a new kind of day
And in a time that's closer
Life will be even bolder then
Love is the only answer
Hate is the root of cancer then
Thoughts will be thought together