Nice & Smooth is an East Coast hip hop duo from New York City that consists of Gregory O. "Greg Nice" Mays (born May 30, 1967) and Darryl O. "Smooth B" Barnes (born August 3, 1965). The duo released four albums between 1989 and 1997.

Their first collaborative appearance was on the single "Dope on a Rope"/"Skill Trade" on Strange Family Records in 1987. On the strength of that underground single they managed a guest spot on the song "Pimpin Ain't Easy" by Big Daddy Kane on his 1989 album It's a Big Daddy Thing.

Discography

Studio albums

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! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:11em;" |Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Album details

! colspan="2" scope="col" |Peak chart positions

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! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US<br/>

! style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US<br />R&B<br/>/HH<br/>

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! scope="row" |Nice & Smooth

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  • Released: May 16, 1989
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette

|—

|26

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! scope="row" |Ain't a Damn Thing Changed

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  • Released: September 3, 1991
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette

|141

|29

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! scope="row" |Jewel of the Nile

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  • Released: June 28, 1994
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette

|66

|13

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! scope="row" |IV: Blazing Hot

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  • Released: October 28, 1997
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette

|—

|75

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| colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

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Singles

As lead artist

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! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;" |Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year

! colspan="3" scope="col" |Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Album

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US R&B<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US Rap<br/>

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! scope="row" |"Dope on a Rope"

|1987

|—

|—

|x

| rowspan="3" |Nice & Smooth

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! scope="row" |"More & More Hits"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Teddy Ted)</span>

|1989

|—

|—

|—

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! scope="row" |"Funky for You"

|1990

|—

|—

|8

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! scope="row" |"Sometimes I Rhyme Slow"

| rowspan="4" |1991

|44

|17

|1

| rowspan="2" | Ain't a Damn Thing Changed

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! scope="row" |"Hip Hop Junkies"

|—

|38

|5

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! scope="row" |"How to Flow"

|—

|23

|5

| Strictly Business (Soundtrack) / Ain't a Damn Thing Changed

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! scope="row" |"Cake and Eat It Too"

|—

|—

|21

| Ain't a Damn Thing Changed

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! scope="row" |"Old to the New"

| rowspan="2" |1994

|59

|43

|6

| rowspan="2" |Jewel of the Nile

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! scope="row" |"Return of the Hip Hop Freaks"

|—

|—

|44

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! scope="row" |"Blazing Hot"

| rowspan="2" |1997

|—

|76

|21

| rowspan="2" |IV: Blazing Hot

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! scope="row" |"Let It Go"

|—

|—

|—

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! scope="row" |"Funky for You '09"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Pac Div)</span>

| 2009

|—

|—

|—

|rowspan="3"

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! scope="row" |"2 Step"

| 2012

|—

|—

|—

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! scope="row" |"Cake and Eat It Too (Pound Cake Mix)"

| 2018

|—

|—

|—

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| colspan="6" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "x" denotes the chart did not exist at the time.

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<!-- ALL SINGLES MUST BE LISTED HERE. ANY SINGLE RELEASED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO RADIO IS CLASSIFIED AS A SINGLE. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE -->

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="11"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |US R&B<br/>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |BEL<br />

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |GER<br>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |NED<br>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |NZ<br>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |SWI<br>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |UK<br />

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! scope="row" |"Dwyck"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Gang Starr featuring Nice & Smooth)</span>

| 1992

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| 25

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| Hard to Earn

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! scope="row" |"Do You Wanna Get Funky" (Vocal Club Mix)<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(C+C Music Factory featuring Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, Nice & Smooth and Trilogy)</span>

| 1994

| 40

| 1

| 11

| —

| 11

| 38

| 41

| 18

| 2

| 37

| 27

| Anything Goes!

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! scope="row" |"WORLD MONEY"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Tomoro featuring Nice & Smooth)</span>

| 2021

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| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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Guest appearances

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! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Other performer(s)

! scope="col" | Album

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! scope="row" | "Pimpin' Ain't Easy"

| 1989

| Big Daddy Kane

| It's a Big Daddy Thing

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! scope="row" | "Microphone Techniques"

| rowspan="2"|1993

|

| Poetic Justice (soundtrack)

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! scope="row"| "Dirty Dawg (Greg Nice Remix)"

| New Kids on the Block

| Dirty Dawg 12"

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! scope="row"| "Let's All Get Down"

| 1994

| Slick Rick

| Behind Bars

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! scope="row"| "Blazing Hot (P.F Mix)"