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Das EFX is a Brooklyn-based hip-hop group consisting of rappers Skoob (Willie Hines, also known as Books) and Dre (Andre Weston, also known as Krazy Drayz). They rose to popularity during the early-1990s due to their affiliation with EPMD and to the group's unorthodox lyrical delivery, which became one of the most influential lyrical styles in hip hop music during the early-1990s. Formed when Weston and Hines met at Virginia State University in 1988, Das EFX caught the attention of EPMD at a talent show where, despite losing the competition, Das EFX did well enough to convince EPMD to sign them to a recording contract. The duo gained critical and commercial fame with the release of their landmark debut album, Dead Serious, which highlighted their unusual rapping style, combining nonsensical lines (which included words that ended in "iggity") with a fast-paced Ragga-flow and numerous pop-culture references (i.e. "like Chico, I'm the man ... I gave a crew cut to Sinéad O'Connor"). From the time of their debut in 1992 to 1993, several elements of their style were adopted by other hip-hop artists, including the Fu-Schnickens, the Lords of the Underground, and to a lesser extent, Kris Kross. The album went platinum and its lead single, "They Want EFX," reached the top ten on Billboard magazine's R&B chart and the top 40 on its Hot 100 Singles chart.

As their career progressed, however, Das EFX's once-distinctive and unique lyrical delivery became more commonplace as other artists imitated it. Derailed by the popularity of their own style, the duo slowed down their fast-paced flow and downplayed their cartoonish content on their sophomore album, Straight Up Sewaside. However, around the time of their third album Hold It Down (which was far less commercially successful than their debut release), Das EFX found themselves caught in the middle of EPMD's ugly breakup; it led to a three-year absence from recording. They returned in 1998 with the album Generation EFX, which was panned by critics. Das EFX continue to record and perform today to a much smaller yet devoted cult following.

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