Brand New Heavies

The Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz[?] and alternative hip hop group formed in 1985 (see 1985 in music) in Ealing, a suburb of London, England. Originally an instrumental rare groove[?] group, the Brand New Heavies gained a cult following in the London club scene and soon signed to Cooltempo[?] as acid house replaced rare groove in clubs.

A single, "Got to Give", came out on Cooltempo before the Brand New Heavies signed to Acid Jazz Records[?] and released Brand New Heavies[?] to critical acclaim. American distribution was picked up by influential label Delicious Vinyl[?], and N'Dea Davenport[?] joined the group. Singles like "Dream Come True" and "Never Stop" became hits on both sides of the Atlantic, and the group's appearance with MC Serch[?] (formerly of 3rd Bass) and Q-Tip[?] (then of A Tribe Called Quest) at a performance in New York City inspired the group to incorporate elements of hip hop music. Their next album was the critically acclaimed Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1[?], which included collaborations with Gang Starr and The Pharcyde, among others.

Brother Sister[?] (1994, 1994 in music) was the last album with Davenport, and she was replaced by Siedah Garrett[?] for Shelter[?] (1997, 1997 in music), their most recent album of original music.