California Swag District came out of Inglewood, California, and became known for one song in 2010: 'Teach Me How To Dougie.' The track turned into a dance craze that spread well beyond hip-hop circles, with people making their own videos to it. The group had six members, including Donnell 'Don P' Smith, Jarel 'J-Boog' Brooks, and Chris 'C-Smoove' Singleton.
They put out a debut album in 2010 with the same name as the hit, and followed it with 'The District' the next year. In 2015, they had a song called 'My City' appear on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack. The lineup shifted some over time, with one member leaving in 2015 and another joining.
After the initial wave from 'Teach Me How To Dougie,' they kept performing. The song itself stuck around in popular memory, more as a dance reference than anything else.
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