City High

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City High
Origin Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres Hip hop, R&B
Years active1999–2003
Labels
  • Interscope
  • Booga Basement
  • Trackmasters Entertainment
Past members

City High were an American R&B/hip hop trio consisting of Ryan Toby, Robbie Pardlo, and Claudette Ortiz. The group's sole studio album City High (2001), was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their biggest hit, the Wyclef Jean-produced single "What Would You Do?", was a MTV staple, and earned them a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. [1] [2] Their 2001 single "Caramel" featuring rapper Eve peaked within the top twenty on the US Billboard Hot 100. City High disbanded shortly after. [3]

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Career

In 2001, City High released "What Would You Do?" from their self-titled album. Their follow-up single was "Caramel", with a remix featuring rapper Eve. [4] The final single from the group's debut and only album was "City High Anthem".

Prior to the creation of City High, bandmates Claudette Ortiz and Robbie Pardlo dated throughout their high school years. [5] After meeting and performing for Wyclef Jean, they were signed to his Booga Basement recording label. As Wooga Booga already had a duo, they invited Ryan Toby and became the City High trio instead. [5] Following her breakup with Pardlo, Ortiz went on to date Toby. Ortiz and Toby married in 2004, but later divorced in 2007. [6] [7]

About the disbandment, Toby said: “We did a second album, it wasn’t as good as the first album, it was a little rushed. There was some turmoil in the group, the vibe and chemistry was off. We decided to walk away.“ [8]

Discography

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[9] 		US
R&B
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		GER
[12] 		NZ
[13] 		UK
[14] 		UK
R&B
[14]
City High 34235582118914

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[16] 		US
R&B
[17] 		US
Rhyth.
[18] 		AUS
[19] 		CAN
[20] 		GER
[12] 		NZ
[13] 		SWI
[21] 		UK
[14]
"What Would You Do?"20018132219242073City High
"Caramel"
(featuring Eve)		189347—70—729
"City High Anthem"2002——36——————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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  4. ↑ MTV's City High artist page Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 Dimewars.com Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Ryan Toby Interview". Randb.about.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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  18. ↑ "City High – Chart History: Rhythmic Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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