Question: Taurus was a female Crunk&B trio–consisting of Doma, Notation & Jazz–that became slightly known for their heavily Salt-N-Pepa-influenced debut single "Taurus Here" in 2005, Salt-N-Pepa, is an American hip-hop/rap trio from New York City, in which US state?

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DJ Quik discography: This is the discography of DJ Quik, an American hip-hop artist and Record producer.  This list includes all of the official album and single releases, including his albums, "Quik Is the Name", which debuted at No. 29 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, and No. 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 1991. " Way 2 Fonky", which debuted at No. 10 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, and No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 1992. " Safe + Sound", which debuted at No. 14 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 1995. " Rhythm-al-ism", which debuted at No. 63 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, and No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 1995. " Balance & Options", which was his first album not to chart and not to receive a RIAA certification in 2000. " Under tha Influence", which debuted at No. 27 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, and No. 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 2002. " Trauma", which debuted at No. 43 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, No. 9 on the Rap Albums, and No. 1 on the Independent Albums in 2005.

DJ Drama discography: This is the discography of American hip-hop artist DJ Drama.  His first album, "", was released in December 2007.  It contained two singles: "5000 Ones", featuring Nelly, T.I., Yung Joc, Willie the Kid, Young Jeezy, Diddy and Twista, and "The Art of Storytellin' Part 4", featuring OutKast and Marsha Ambrosius.  His second album was released two years later.  On "" there were again two singles.  The first single is "Day Dreaming", featuring Akon, Snoop Dogg and T.I..  The second single of the album is "Ridiculous", featuring Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti, Lonnie Mac and OJ da Juiceman.  Both singles weren't as successful as "5000 Ones" in the United States, but "Day Dreaming" did peak at #33 on the New Zealander RIANZ singles chart and at #59 on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan singles chart.  In 2011 DJ Drama released his third studio album, "Third Power".  It was his first album not to be released in the Gangsta Grillz series.  The lead single of the album is "Oh My", featuring Fabolous, Roscoe Dash and Wiz Khalifa.  It was Drama's first song in the Hot 100.  It peaked at #95.  Besides it peaked at #18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #12 on the Hot Rap Songs.  On March 1, 2012 DJ Drama announced the release of his fourth album: "Quality Street Music".  For the album DJ Drama released a new single: "We in This Bitch", featuring Young Jeezy, T.I., Ludacris and Future.  It peaked at #68 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.  The next single, "My Moment, featuring 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, & Jeremih, peaked at #89 on the Hot 100 Singles chart, #24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #16 on the Hot Rap Songs.  It becomes DJ Drama's most successful single to date.

A Salt with a Deadly Pepa: A Salt With A Deadly Pepa is the second album by female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa, released on Next Plateau Records.  The album was certified gold in America, reaching #38 on the "Billboard" 200 and #8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Album charts.  The album spawned three singles, the top ten R&B hit and moderate popular hit "Shake Your Thang"; the top twenty R&B hit "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)"; and "Twist And Shout", a major pop hit in the UK, hitting #4 in that country.  "Get Up Everybody (Get Up)" was sampled without permission for "Wonderland (UKS Mix)" in "Dance Dance Revolution Extreme".

Sandra Denton: Sandra Denton (born November 9, 1964 or 1969) better known by her stage name Pepa or Pep, is a Jamaican–born American hip hop artist/rapper and actress, best known for her work as a member of the female rap trio Salt-n-Pepa.  Denton starred in "The Salt-n-Pepa Show", a reality TV series focusing on reforming the group which aired on the VH1 network in 2008.

Intro (R&amp;B group): Intro is an American R&B trio from Brooklyn, New York City, New York.  The trio consisted of members Jeff Sanders, Clinton "Buddy" Wike and lead singer/songwriter Kenny Greene.  Intro released two albums (for Atlantic Records): 1993's "Intro" and their second album, 1995's "New Life".  The group had a string of US hits in the 1990s.  The hits included the singles "Let Me Be The One", the Stevie Wonder cover "Ribbon in the Sky", "Funny How Time Flies" and their highest charting hit, "Come Inside".  Greene died from complications of AIDS in 2001, which led to the group's disbanding.

Salt-N-Pepa: Salt-N-Pepa is an American hip-hop/rap trio from New York City, New York.  The group, consisting of Cheryl James ("Salt"), Sandra Denton ("Pepa") and originally Latoya Hanson, who was replaced in 1986 by Deidra Roper ("DJ Spinderella"), was formed in 1985 and was one of the first all-female rap groups.  They won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

14 Shots to the Dome: 14 Shots to the Dome is the fifth studio album by American hip-hop artist LL Cool J, released by Def Jam Records in the US on March 30, 1993.  It is his first album following the hugely successful "Mama Said Knock You Out" (1990).  Unlike that release, which saw him have success on his own terms, "14 Shots" sees LL adopting the sound of his West coast gangsta rap contemporaries, especially that of Ice Cube and Cypress Hill.  Many fans saw this as a jarring departure, and the album met mixed critical and commercial response, only being certified Gold by the RIAA.  The album spawned two singles, both of which had minimal success on the "Billboard" charts.  The album's lead single, "Back Seat" would later be sampled by R&B artist Monica for her debut single "Don't Take It Personal" which became a major hit two years later.

Taurus Here: "Taurus Here" is the debut single by Atlanta-based Crunk&B–girl group Taurus.  It was written by producer D. Smitty alongside Taurus member Domanica "Doma" Raye, and served as the lead single for Taurus's unreleased self-titled debut album.  The song is also noted for its heavy sampling of Salt-n-Pepa's 1987 hit single, "Push It", which served as a tribute to the rap group.

Taurus (group): Taurus was a female Crunk&B trio–consisting of Doma, Notation & Jazz–that became slightly known for their heavily Salt-N-Pepa-influenced debut single "Taurus Here" in 2005.  In January 2006, the trio made their first public television appearances on the now-defunct musical series, "Showtime at the Apollo" and "Soul Train", to perform their single, "Taurus Here".

Black, Rock and Ron: Black, Rock and Ron was an American male rap trio, composed of Lord Black (David Cootryer), The Ruler Master Rock (Greig Walsh), and Ron Scratch (Ron Walsh).  Hailing from Hollis Queens, New York, their style owes as much to fellow Hollis rappers Run/DMC as to New York City-based The Beastie Boys.  Their album "Stop the World" was released on the Supreme record label and entered the UK album charts on 22 April 1989, where it reached the number 72 chart position.  However, it stayed on the charts for just 1 week.  Though its videos were featured on Yo-MTV Raps, the group failed to garner much national interest in the early days of New Jack Swing and disbanded in 1991.  Although relatively unknown, the group achieved renewed interest on eBay when a track of theirs appeared on rapper Edan's mixtape, Fast Rap.  Also, the group is name-checked in Nas' A Queens Story.

Supporting paragraphs: Taurus (group) Salt-N-Pepa
Answer: New York