Cold Crush Brothers Members: DJ Toney Tone aka DJ Tony Crush, DJ Charlie Chase, Supreme E.Z. A.D. aka Easy A.D., Whipper Whip aka Prince Whipper Whip, Mr. Tee, Dot-A-Rock aka Dota Rock, Grandmaster Caz aka Casanova Fly, Almighty K.G. aka Kay Gee The All, J.D.L., Money Ray Bronx natives, The Cold Crush Brothers, were Founded …
Super 3 Members: Little Dave Ski, Mr. D, Really D The group consisted of Little Dave Ski (Dave Robinson), Mr. D (Lorenzo Douglas) and Really D (Darryl Reid), although I’m not 100% certain that it’s Really D. If someone can confirm this or has any further information regarding the group, it would be greatly appreciated. …
Grand Wizard Theodore & The Fantastic Romantic 5 Members: Grand Wizard Theodore, Waterbed Kev, Master Rob, Prince Whipper Whip, Ruby Dee, Dot-A-Rock Alias: Grandwizard & The Freaks Bronx native, Grand Wizard Theodore (Theodore ‘Teddy’ Livingston), is widely accepted to have been the inventor of the scratch and the needle drop. He began his career alongside …
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Pieces Of A Dream Members: James Lloyd, Cedric Napoleon, Curtis Harmon Pieces Of A Dream are a jazz fusion group originating from Philadelphia. The trio of James Lloyd, Cedric Napoleon and Curtis Harmon were discovered by legendary jazz musician, Grover Washington Jr., who went on to produce the group’s first three albums. Following a successful …
Jalil Member of: Whodini Smirfathon U.S.A. was the one and only solo single by Jalil (Jalil Hutchins), and was a male version of Cory’s The Smirf, released on The Sound Of Brooklyn the same year. Music was produced by Y. Dah and Henry Batts, who prior to this, was responsible for tracks by artists such as …
Carver Area High School Alias: Carver Area High School Seniors, Carver High Carver Area High School was a US public high school in Chicago, Illinois, full name George Washington Carver Area High School. As a way of fundraising, the school began their own record label, Challenger Records, and issued several releases, including these rap tracks …
The Micronawts Members: Barry Michael Cooper Barry Michael Cooper first appeared on Express Records in 1981 when he wrote and produced the track What Time? using the recording name Teletron. He followed that in 1982 when he produced Maximus Three’s Rock It Out, before joining forces with Aaron Fuchs to produced Tuff City‘s debut release, …
Dizzy Heights Member of: The Krew, Dizzi Heights Quartet, The Council Collective Alias: Dizzi Heights, Dizzy Hite Dizzy Heights (Brian Beaton) honed his skills in places such as the Wag Club, Titanic and London’s first hip hop club, Language Lab. He was a former member of Newtrament’s The Krew before joining The Rapattack Sound System …
Drum Machine Alias: Burzootie, Jay Burzootie Drum Machine was a recording name used by producer and engineer, Jay Burnett for his one and only release as an artist, simple titled Drum Machine. Two years after its release it was sampled by The Beastie Boys and formed the basis for the classic Def Jam release, Drum …
