Formed in Columbia, South Carolina, the members included Angie B. (Angela Brown), Blondy (Gwendolyn Chisholm), and Cheryl the Pearl (Cheryl Cook). The group were the first female hip-hop group. Their debut single "206308" on Sugar Hill Records, became one of the first original hip hop songs to sell over 500,000 copies worldwide in 1979. The group disbanded in 1985 after the release of three albums. Angie B. pursued a successful solo career under her married name Angie Stone.