Nuyorican Soul is an American outfit formed by Little Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. As the name indicated, their music was based on New York (dance) music scene. Their 1997 self-titled album features a number of guest performances including George Benson, Roy Ayers, Tito Puente, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jocelyn Brown, Vincent Montana Jr., Salsoul Orchestra, and India. They are best known for the 1997 UK and US Dance #1 hit, "Runaway". Two songs featuring Jocelyn Brown also reached the top of the UK Dance charts with "I am the black gold of the sun" and "It's alright I feel it"
90 Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Feb 1997 24 Runaway (featuring India) May 1997 26 It's alirght I feel it (featuring Jocelyn Brown) Oct 1997 31 I am the black gold of the sun (featuring Jocelyn Brown)
What happened next?
As Nuyorican Soul, no new material was released with the exception of 2013 release, "The Nervous Track/Mind Fluid". Both Vega and Kenny Dope have been fairly active produce new tracks. Kenny Dope's most recent release was "Talk Dirty" in 2017 and Vega released a new album in 2022, "Expansions in NYC."
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