FEARLESS FO

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.

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