| Background: | person |
| Kyper | |
| Birth Name: | Randall Kiper |
| Birth Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genre: | Hip-hop |
| Occupation: | Rapper |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 1987-1995 |
| Label: | Traction, Atlantic |
Randall S. Kiper, more known as Kyper, is an American rapper, D.J. and actor based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.[1] His success occurred in the early 1990s with a string of club hits including "Conceited", "What Gets Your Body Hyped (XTC)", "Tic-Tac-Toe", "Throw Down", and "Spin the Bottle". His biggest hit to date is "Tic-Tac-Toe," which charted on the Billboard Top 40 in the summer of 1990, selling over one million copies and peaking at No. 14.[1] It was ranked No. 100 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1990. The track sampled instrumental passages from "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes.[2] It also sampled "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force among others.
| Year | Album | U.S. 200 | R&B/Hip-Hop | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Conceited Label: Traction | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| 1990 | Tic-Tac-Toe Label: Atlantic | 82 | 79 | ||
| 1992 | Countdown To The Year 2000 Label: Atlantic | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| 1995 | Livin-N-XTC Label: Atlantic | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | Club/Dance | U.S. Rap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Conceited" | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| 1988 | "Life Is Hard" | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| 1988 | "Throw Down" | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| 1989 | "What Gets Your Body Hyped (XTC)" | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| 1990 | "Tic-Tac-Toe" | 14 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 1990 | "What Is The World Coming To (Dear God)" | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| 1992 | "Spin The Bottle" | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| 1993 | "Back In Black" | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |
| 1993 | "His Name Is Kyper (And He Is Hyper)" (with [BFTS]) | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - |