Original sentence: Around the time of their third album Hold It Down, Das EFX found themselves caught in the middle of EPMD's ugly breakup; it led to a three-year absence from recording.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, which was far less commercially successful than their debut.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
Edited sentence: Around the time of their third album, Hold It Down, Das EFX found themselves caught in the middle of EPMD's ugly breakup; it led to a three-year absence from recording.As their career progressed, however, Das EFX was deemed as one-dimensional and repetitive by critics.Das EFX's once-distinctive and unique lyrical delivery became more commonplace as other artists imitated it.From the time of their debut in 1992 to 1993, several elements of their style were adopted by countless rappers, among whom included 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.Thus, 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, which was far less commercially successful than their debut