Comprised of twin brothers Noel and Robbie Arthurton, the Bronx-born but California-raised Dynamic Twins were part of the first wave of legitimate Gospel rap coming out in the early 90s. Like so many others of that era (including S.F.C and Freedom of Soul), they had early connections to J.C. and the Boyz, and even wrote a song for Crystal Lewis (who returned the favor by singing on one of their tracks).
Dynamic Twins had that southern California, West Coast rap style, but wanted to proclaim the Gospel clearly through their craft. They were also musically innovative in that their second album No Room 2 Breathe featured live instrumentation instead of programmed samples and beats, possibly earlier than The Roots were famed for doing.
The twins released 6 albums from 1991 to 2006, and also performed as 3 Sons of Thunder with ex-Dallas Cowboy Rocket Ismail. I chose “Fantasy” just because it’s so dang catchy and memorable. It comes from the Dynamic Twins’ debut Word to the Wise, released in 1991 on Brainstorm.
