UTFO

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 the contemporary R&B group Full Force. The group consisted of the Kangol Kid (Shiller Shaun Fequiere), the Educated Rapper (Jeffrey Campbell) (also known as EMD), Doctor Ice (Fred Reeves), and Mix 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 by Marley Marl's protégé Roxanne Shanté. Ironically, "Roxanne, Roxanne" was originally the B-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 and Doctor Ice met as dancers for Whodini prior to the formation of UTFO in 1983 in Brooklyn, 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 group Full Force.

Break Dancing

The members of UTFO were the first break dancers 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), BCM

ingles

*"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), Jive

References

*Prato, Greg. Allmusic|11:wifpxq95ldhe.

External links

* [http://www.mixmasterice.com Mix Master Ice's official Web Site]


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