Imperial Brothers
Members El Don Chedda “We Come to Rock” was their first 12″ from Cutting Records in 1984. The B side features DJ Whiz Kid and is usually considered the better version of track. The follow called “Live it Up” in 1985 was more hip hop than its electro predecessor. As of 2007, El Don and Chedda have reunited and are making tracks appearing on Smack dvd and New york mixtapes. They are currently working on a...
Harlem World Crew
Members MC Charlie Rock (Charles Leake) MC Son of Sam (Sam Blocker) DJ Randy (Randy Sanders) DJ Kool D (Darryl Brown) Dr. Jeckyll (Andre Harrell) Mr. Hyde (Alonzo Brown) DJ Ronnie Green (unofficial member) The original members of the Harlem World Crew were Charlie Rock (Charles Leake), Son of Sam(Sam Blocker), DJ Randy (Randy Sanders), and DJ Kool D (Darryl Brown). Jeckyl & Hyde were members for the for the Tayster Record label,...
Grandmaster Caz
Born in the Bronx, Caz is one of Hip Hop’s most versatile pioneers. Caz’s start began when, in 1974, he witnessed one of Kool Herc’s legendary block parties. He was so inspired that he got DJ equipment the very next day! ‘I wanted to be the one to make people dance.’ He titled himself “Cassanova Fly” and eventually teamed up with Disco Wiz. Caz teamed up with crew member, JDL, became...
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
Members Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler) b. 1/1/57 Melle Mel (Melvin Glover) b. 5/15/?? Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover) b. 2/19/?? Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) b. 9/20/?? d. 9/89 Rahiem (Guy Williams) b. 2/13/?? Mr. Ness aka Scorpio (Eddie Morris) b. 11/12/?? Born in Barbados, Grandmaster Flash is one of the Holy Trinity of Hip Hop. Flash learned the basic art of cutting between records from Kool Herc in the mid-70’s. Along with...
Funky 4 Plus 1
Members KK Rockwell (Kevin Smith) Keith Keith (Keith Caesar) Lil’ Rodney Cee (Rodney Stone) Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Myree) Sha Rock (Sharon Green) Forming in 1979, this was one of the first hip hop groups that contained a female emcee, Sha Rock. And unlike many female rappers today, she was not looked at as a sex object, but rather she was just another member of the group. One of the original members of the group was Rahiem who...
