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Members<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Great Peso (Mitchell Grant) b. 12\/5\/59
\nThe Devastating Tito (Tito Jones) b. 5\/27\/64
\nMighty Mike C (Michael Kevin Clee) b. 3\/10\/63
\nDLB, The Microphone Wizard (Daryl Barksdale) b. 4\/25\/??
\nO.C. (Oscar Rodriguez, Jr.) b. 9\/22\/62
\nKrazy Eddie (Eddie Thompson) b. 7\/25\/60<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Devastating Tito and Master OC were in a duo group called The Houserockers Crew.<\/p>\n

Gradually they added members: Mike Ski, Troy B (formerly of the Disco Four<\/a>), and the Great Peso were the first, though only Peso stayed on permanently.\u00a0They also added a DJ named DJ Grand Supreme (who later came up with the name Fearless Four).<\/p>\n

Troy B was replaced by DLB.<\/p>\n

The lineup was finally completed by Mighty Mike C and second DJ, Krazy Eddie.<\/p>\n

Following Kurtis Blow’s<\/a> steps as the first rapper signed to a major label, they were the first hip hop group that was ever signed to a major label, Elektra.<\/p>\n

Their biggest hit was the classic “Rockin’ It” in 1981.<\/p>\n

Their only other notable hit was a collaboration with Kurtis Blow in 1983 called “Problems of the World Today” that fell along the same lines as Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s<\/a> landmark song “The Message.”<\/p>\n

Other tracks of note were “It’s Magic”, “Dedication,” and “You Can’t Rock Us.”<\/p>\n

The Great Peso appeared on various tracks by Papa Austin’s “Wrong Girls to Play With”, Hiko’s “She’s Wild”, Mr. Nasty, and Master OC & Krazy Eddie in 1984 and 1985.<\/p>\n

Their DJ’s made a couple of their own 12″ records on Next Plateau records in 1985 called “Masters of the Scratch” and “Private Lessons.”<\/p>\n

The Great Peso released a track in 1985 called “Oh Girl I Wanna Rock Your World”, on Next Plateau.\u00a0 The artist listed on the record is “The Great”.<\/p>\n

Check out “Rockin’ It”<\/h3>\n