- UTFO
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Name = UTFO
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Origin =Brooklyn , New York, USA
Genre =Hip-hop
Years_active = 1984–1998
Label =Select Records Jive Records
Associated_acts =Full Force The Real Roxanne
Current_members =Educated Rapper Kangol Kid Doctor Ice Mix Master Ice UTFO (which stands for Untouchable Force Organization) was a
old school hip-hop group from the 1980s mentored by thecontemporary R&B groupFull Force . The group consisted of theKangol Kid (Shiller Shaun Fequiere), theEducated Rapper (Jeffrey Campbell) (also known as EMD),Doctor Ice (Fred Reeves), andMix Master Ice (Maurice Bailey). The group's best-known single is "Roxanne, Roxanne," a widely-acclaimed and hip-hop classic, which created a sensation on the hip-hop scene soon after it was released and inspired numerous answer records, most notably byMarley Marl 's protégéRoxanne Shanté . Ironically, "Roxanne, Roxanne" was originally theB-side of the lesser-known single "Hangin' Out."fact|date=September 2008 Because of personal issues, the Educated Rapper was absent for its second effort, "Skeezer Pleezer " (1986), which produced one notable track with the song "Split Personality."History
Kangol Kid andDoctor Ice met as dancers forWhodini prior to the formation of UTFO in 1983 inBrooklyn , New York. In 1984, the group signed with Fred Munao's Select Records, and, in the same year, it released its hit single "Roxanne Roxanne." The group's debut album was produced by R&B groupFull Force .Break Dancing
The members of UTFO were the first
break dancer s to appear on "The Phil Donahue Show ". [ [http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/headlines.htm OldSchoolHipHop.Com - Old School News ] ] [ [http://www.jayquan.com/mmiceint.htm The Leader of the Pack !!!! ] ]Discography
Albums
*"UTFO" (1985), Select
*"Skeezer Pleezer " (1986), Select
*"Lethal " (1987), Select
*"Doin' It! " (1989), Select
*"Bag It & Bone It " (1991), Jive
*"The Best of U.T.F.O. " (1996), Select
*"Skeezer Pleezer "/"Lethal " (2000), BCMingles
*"Hangin' Out" b/w "
Roxanne, Roxanne " (1984), Select
*"Roxanne, Roxanne " (1984), Select
*"Beats and Rhymes " (1984), Select
*"Rough & Rugged" (1989), Select
*"Bite It" (1985), Select
*"Leader of the Pack" (1985), Select
*"Pick Up the Pace" (1985), Select
*"Split Personality" (1986), Select
*"We Work Hard" (1986), Select
*"Ya Cold Wanna Be with Me" (1987), Select
*"Lethal" (1987), Select
*"Let's Get It On" (1988), Select
*"Wanna Rock" (1989), Select
*"Lisa Lips" (1989), Select
*"My Cut Is Correct" (1989), Select
*"If You Don't Wanna Get Pregnant" (1990), Jive
*"I'm a Dog" (1991), JiveReferences
*Prato, Greg. Allmusic|11:wifpxq95ldhe.
External links
* [http://www.mixmasterice.com Mix Master Ice's official Web Site]
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