EVER WONDERING WHERE FEARLESS FOUR GOT THAT SAMPLE
FROM THE PIONEERS OF THE WHOLE ELECTRO SOUND
AND THE FEARLESS 4 VERSION
Fearless 4 are Microphone Wizard D.L.B , Tito , The Great Peso and The Mighty Mike C . OC and Crazy Eddie were the Djs . F4 were the first rap crew signed to a major label....Elektra/Asylum . The Fearless 4s first jam was on Enjoy records..." Its Magic " (1981) was an instant classic , but the follow up - 1982s " Rockin It " was the one to put them on the map . The record was ..1 on Frankie Crockers WBLS...a NY station that didnt play much rap before Mr Magic.Rockin It lifted a classic break from Kraftwerk and mixed the magic of Enjoys house band ; for a classic that is still sampled and cut today . After the brief stay at Enjoy , the Four signed with Elektra and released the " Just Rock " 12" which included "Gotta Turnout" . Just Rock was a redo of Gary Numans pop hit " Cars " . The real bomb was dropped in ' 83 with the " Problems Of The World " Ep . Classic material !!!! The title track was similar in subject to the Message , but not as harsh . It covered subjects like child abuse , stress filled relationships and computers causing layoffs . " Fearless Freestyle " showed off the raw talents of the crew especially frontman D.LB...." Back bone of the team and I will make you scream , versatile as the thing they call ice cream...in a bowl , on a cone , ala mode.... all alone / slow rhymes and funky beats on the microphone " . Easily a contender with todays so called thugs . F - 4000 was a vocorder ( computer voice ) jam produced by Davy DMX ( actually the whole ep was ) . Problems was one of few rap songs at the time that had a video . After that single they signed to Tuff City and released " Dedication " ...a harmonizing joint dedicated to their fans. In the late 80s they released " After Tonight " on Mercury Records . O.C. and Krazy Eddie had succsess in the mid 80s with " Masters Of The Scratch " and " Private Lessons " . Peso did some solos as well . The 4 were featured on the Raiders of the lost art lp in the mid 90s . Tito has worked with the Terror Squad and Kool G. Rap.
The Philosophy of S.R.S
- Style Reigns Supreme
- SRS sums up what were about, that’s rocking fresh wears and memorabilia in general, classic and in demand in our era. We’re not telling you what’s in and what’s out, we’re showing you what we rocked in our hey days from what we were wearing to the bikes we we rode and could only dream of, as a lot of these articles were too expensive. We have a great understanding of the 80s era and were not only style makers in a fashion sense, but style makers from the point of being involved in the early days of graf/b-boy/mc/dj-ing and music production. Back before the day of the net, when the info was non existent so we had to rely on mags, movies, letters, now days it's much easier to connect with the world via the web and we too have seized the opportunity to connect with like minded peeps from all around the world via our blogspot. We have maintained a love and respect for the style of all things we grew up with, as we continued to collect straight through the 80s till now. So if your into sharing your passion for this golden era wether you were there or not, come join us at SRS. Peace!
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