| No Face | |
| Origin: | New York City |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Years Active: | 1990s |
| Label: | Columbia Records, No Face Records, Rush Associated Labels |
| Associated Acts: | 2 Live Crew, BWP |
| Past Members: | Mark Sexx, the Shah |
No Face (originally known as Funktion Freaks) was a New York City-based rap duo active in the early 1990s, known for their outrageous, obscene lyrics.[1] Their music became very controversial because of how over-the-top and obscene it was, with most radio programmers, including black ones, refusing to play even censored versions of their songs. The duo's members were Mark Sexx and the Shah;[2] Ed Lover was also a member for a time.[3] Their only studio album, Wake Your Daughter Up, was released in 1990 on No Face Records, a label affiliated with Russell Simmons' Rush Associated Labels. The album was distributed by both Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records.[4] [5] The album featured the song "Fake Hair Wearin' Bitch", which featured 2 Live Crew.[4] In 1994, they released the single "No Brothas Allowed" on Interscope Records, accompanied by the B-side "Smashin' Fruit".[6] [7] The group's only hit, "Half", was released as a single from Wake Your Daughter Up and peaked at #47 on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[2] [8]
Jon Pareles gave Wake Your Daughter Up a very negative review in the New York Times, writing, "Any two teen-age boys with a drum machine could make a better album than this inept, calculating attempt to ride the 2 Live Crew bandwagon."[9] The Chicago Tribunes Greg Kot was more favorable, giving the album 2.5 out of 4 stars and writing that it "is funkier, funnier and far more inventive than anything on As Nasty as They Wanna Be."[10]
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B/HH | AUS [11] | |||
| "Revenge of the Bat (He's a Bat Mutha)" | 1989 | — | — | rowspan="2" |
| "Hump Music" | — | 64 | ||
| "Half" | 1990 | 47 | — | Wake Your Daughter Up |
| "Fake Hair Wearin' Bitch" | 1991 | — | — | |
| "Payback (Is a Mutha)"/"Player" | 1993 | — | — | rowspan="2" |
| "No Brothas Allowed" | 1994 | — | — | |