Биография "The Nonce"
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The members of the group were Nouka Basetype (a.k.a. Sach) and Yusef Afloat.
1992 saw the release of the groups first single, The Picnic Song. The group slotted in between spaces made by other luminaries such as The Pharcyde, Freestyle Fellowship & A Tribe Called Quest, but it was to be nearly a further 2 years (due to internal wrangling with the label) until the duo would release their biggest single to date, Mixtapes in 1994.
In 1995 a full length album, World Ultimate, was released on Rick Rubins American Recordings label. The album is currently out of print. In 2005, to commemorate the 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.
After World Ultimate came an EP, The Sight Of Things in 1998.
Nouka Basetype, now known as Sach, began to release solo material from 1998 with the cassette only album Seven Days To Egineer. He followed that up in 2002 with the Mary Joy released LP, Suckas Hate Me. 2005 saw the release of his 3rd solo album, Sach 5th Ave.
On May 21st, 2000, Yusef «Afloat» Muhammad was found dead on the side of Freeway 110 in Los Angeles, he was 28 years old. The cause of his death is still unknown.
The Nonce were mentioned by Chicago group All Natural, on their underground hit Renaissance, featuring Lone Catalysts.
«With the pen, we ascend, on air like The Nonce…»
Making reference to the track «On The Air» from the album World Ultimate.
