Chris "The Glove" Taylor

Chris "The Glove" Taylor was one of the DJ pioneers on the West Coast.^[1] Ice T first appearances on wax were on his records "Reckless" (from "Breakin'") and "Tibetan Jam" both in 1983^[2]

He was later signed to Electrobeat Records. During this period, he was also in a crew called The Radio Crew before he became a solo artist. The Radio Crew consisted of Ice T, Super AJ, and The Egyptian Lover. They put out one EP for the documentary "Breaking And Entering".

His most famous record is "The Itchiban Scratch" in 1985 which is an instrumental that samples young children singing "The Grand of Duke Of York" around a Japanese style theme.

He also made a records with Victor Flores who currently is chief engineer at ATM Studios, called "Breakmixer 1 + 2" and appeared on the famous Motown hip hop record "Scratch Break" by the Motor City crew.

More recent credits are on Dr Dre's albums The Chronic and Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath on which he received mixing credits and on The Firm's album as a producer.

References

1. ^ West Coast Rap Artists | West Coast Rap Pioneers | Tribute to the Early West Coast Rap Scene: Website Title
2. ^ OldSchoolHipHop.Com - Chris "The Glove" Taylor Biography

External links

• Audio Interview with Chris "The Glove" Taylor & Biography on westcoastpioneers
• Chris The Glove Taylor's Discography at Discogs.com

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