After seeing Dre's cousin Jinx' group perform in a rap contest, a teenage group called C.I.A. After being signed to CBS records Lonzo was asked if he had any other acts. The success of their early releases led to a major record deal with CBS/Epic Records. ![]() The Cru released the single "Slice", followed by "Surgery" and a full-length album titled World Class. Success and break up Īlonzo Williams created the label "Kru-cut" which began releasing The Wreckin' Cru music through the mid-1980s with very minimal resources through Macola Records", a local independent record manufacturing and distributing company. Wreckin' Cru performed in various shows elsewhere in Los Angeles, too, including shows promoted by Lonzo as well as opening for New Edition. Dre" Young-who became the original Mix Masters for KDAY. Lonzo hired two local DJs-Antoine " Yella" Carraby and Andre " Dr. Later, this honorific prefix World Class signified a recording group. Disco Construction created a subgroup, the Wreckin' Cru, which was the Lonzos' roadies. Initially directing its music program was Detroit-born Andre "Unknown DJ" Manuel, influenced by East Coast sounds, like Soulsonic Force, Orbit, and Scorpio.Īs the 1980s opened, electronic funk arrived, sampling drum beats and borrowing from old-school rap. At his songs' popularity, Williams arranged nightclub performances. In the 1970s, Williams had begun producing dance songs under the name Disco Construction, named after funk group Brass Construction. World Class Wreckin' Cru debuted in the nightclub Eve After Dark, owned by Alonzo Williams, an early West Coast DJ very popular in the Los Angeles area. A song by the Cru had also featured R&B singer Michel'le. Dre and DJ Yella, attained greater fame as members of N.W.A, which pioneered gangsta rap. I remember seeing Trinere in concert back in the day and also getting to meet her after the show.World Class Wreckin' Cru was an American electro group, during the 1980s in the Los Angeles area, that contributed to rap's development. I have all the Street Jams cd's and I love them. Great list of songs, this really takes me back. what's that about? i have teh trinere GH but never listen to it as i wasn't moved but i'll give it another go. one thing i noticed about planet patrol is that themusic sounds exactly like planet rock by afrika bambaataa just with different vocals. ![]() Maurice starr was in jonzun crew? wow! you learn somink new every day. Maurice Starr from the group worked with New Edition on their first album and later New Kids On The Block. They have a very outer space sound like Planet Patrol and Soul Sonic Force. The Jonzun Crew is on Tommy Boy Records, the same label as Planet Patrol. Trinere has that same sound as Pretty Tony and Freestyle except their vocals are done with an electronic voice. E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator by the way, i have Trinere, nucleus and planet patrol. most of those cds are probably out of print. Whoa that is quite a list! i hope i can find them. ![]() This is an excellent compilation, Volumes 1 - 4. Pretty Tony also had a protegee called Trinere who had such jams as:Īlso look for 12 Inches from the following groups: Pretty Tony made 12 Inches own his own and also with his group Freestyle. Get your ass to the record store right now and start looking! Those are definately some slammin' groups. Oh my god, i love me some electrofunk! i'm not faimliar with pretty tony, jonzun crew and la dream team but the other stuf you mentioned rocks.
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