Experience Unlimited is a Washington, D.C.–based go-go/funk band that enjoyed its height of popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s. Fronted by lead singer/bassist Gregory "Sugar Bear" Elliot, the group has had a fluctuating membership over the years, but they have maintained a fairly loyal following.
real name: Experience Unlimited
members: Vernon McDonald, Gregory "Sugar Bear" Eliot, Michael Hughes, Ivan Goff, Gerard Butler, Kent Wood, William "JuJu" House, Ricky Wellman
labels: EMI America
genres: go-go
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The band's biggest hit was 1988's "Da Butt," which appeared on the soundtrack for the Spike Lee film School Daze. The song charted at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. Following the Spike Lee soundtrack success the band signed a deal with Virgin Records and scored two additional Top Billboard Hits. The first hit was "Buck Wild" which was co-written and co-produced by William "Ju Ju" House and the late Kent Wood. "Buck Wild" peaked at No. 7 on the R&B/Hip Hop Charts. The second Top Billboard hit following the group's No. 1 R&B hit "Da Butt" was released on February 2, 1988.
E.U.'s music has been sampled extensively by other artists, across multiple genres. Alternative rocker Beck sampled E.U.'s "Knock Him Out Sugar Ray" just before the second verse in his hit "Where It's At". According to the database WhoSampled, this particular song has also been sampled by high profile hip-hop artists such as N.W.A and Public Enemy. Public Enemy also sampled "E.U. Freeze" on their single "Night of the Living Baseheads".