UTFO biography, UTFO discography
Shiller Shaun Fequiere AKA Kangol Kid, The
Fred Reeves AKA Doctor Ice
Jeffrey Campbell AKA Educated Rapper
Maurice Bailey AKA Mixmaster Ice
The quartet first met as dancers for Whodini, before forming UTFO (which stood for "Untouchable Force Organization") in 1983.Signing to the Select label in 1984, UTFO scored a massive hit single right of the bat with "Roxanne, Roxanne", which struck such a chord with the burgeoning rap scene that it spawned countless "response" songs by other artists, including "Roxanne's Revenge", "The Real Roxanne", "Roxanne You're Through" (by Sparky D), "Roxanne's Mother", "Roxy (Roxanne's Sister)" (by Roxy (3)), "Roxanne's Brother", "Roxanne's Doctor" (by Dr.Freshh), and perhaps the strangest of all: "Roxanne's A Man" (by Ralph Rolle).New York City Fresh Fest.Anthrax, which predated Anthrax's more renowned collaboration with Public Enemy by several years).Bone It", UTFO decided to call it a day.Music From The Warner Bros.Motion Picture "Krush Groove" (7")
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more...Kangol Kid, Doctor Ice, the Educated Rapper, and Mix Master Ice.The quartet first met as dancers for Whodini, before forming U."Untouchable Force Organization") in 1983.ARTISTdirect Plus
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Celeb Rehab with Dr.Watch the best hip hop videos out there.Create a configuration object and add the keywords to the conf."You must enter a search term."To share this media with a friend, you must have AIM installed.Slain Rap Icon, The Notorious B.Has Two Films Due In January.Kangol, EMD (The Educated Rapper), Doctor Ice and one of the nicest D.Hop has ever seen, Mix Master Ice.There was a certain image behind each member in the group.They sometimes referred to themselves as the Village People of Rap.The Educated Rapper was the oldest of the crew, and he was also in college at the time (which was pretty much unheard of for a rapper 'cause most guys were just leaving high school and try to be rappers).So he was definitely the Educated Rapper, and he reinforced that image with the suit and tie attire.Next comes the Ninja Mix Master Ice.Kangol Kid was the one who always wore a hat."Ya Cold Wanna Be With Me", "Split Personality", and the classic "Roxanne, Roxanne".Hop wouldn't even be cool if you don't mention what we liked to call: "The Roxanne Era"!"Roxanne, Roxanne," they set it off something proper!That one record, set off more 'answer records' than any other record in the history of music.Shante decided to record an answer to U.For a brief period in late '84, early '85, you couldn't listen to the radio without hearing some rapper going on about a girl named Roxanne.It was off the hook, yo!The Group had mass appeal because right off the bat it was different from all othe rap groups.Mix Master Ice was Dee Jaying, Doc did graffiti, all of them were rappers, and Kangol and Doc were break dancers.Whodini, and was added just in time to be a part of what was probably the hottest hip hop concert bill ever.Along with Whodini, the tour featured hip hop greats like Run DMC , Kurtis Blow , The Fat Boys and Newcleus, U."The New York City Fresh Fest" tour."Roxanne, Roxanne" (both cuts were included on the band's first album, along with "The Real Roxanne" and "Calling Her a Crab," subtitled "Roxanne Part 2") but it wasn't as popular.The Educated Rapper sat out their next record "Skeezer Pleezer", but that didn't stop the group (produced again by Full Force), from making major artistic strides.The Educated Rapper) came back harder on "Lethal".Recently, I was contacted by the Educated Rapper himeself.These days I'm in the midst of producing a television show, running a soon to be major entertainment management company that's providing the majors with hot new off the hook talent.Ask Yo MamaBurning BedDissLethalLet's Get it OnMo' BassS.
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