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UTFO
Origin
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Hip hop
Years active
1983–1992
Labels
Select Records
Jive/RCA Records
Past members
Doctor Ice
Educated Rapper (deceased)
Kangol Kid (deceased)
Mix Master Ice
UTFO (an abbreviation for Untouchable Force Organization) was an American hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York City.[1]
The group consisted of Kangol Kid (born Shaun Shiller Fequiere; August 10, 1966 – December 18, 2021), Educated Rapper (born Jeffrey Campbell; July 4, 1963 – June 3, 2017), Doctor Ice (born Fred Reeves on March 2, 1966), and Mix Master Ice (born Maurice Bailey on April 22, 1965).[1] The group's best-known single is "Roxanne, Roxanne",[1] a widely acclaimed hip hop classic, which created a sensation on the hip hop scene soon after it was released and inspired a record-high of 25 answer records in a single year (Roxanne Wars),[2][3][4] with estimates ultimately spawning over 100.[5] The most notable remake was done by Marley Marl's protégée Roxanne Shanté, which led to hip hop's first rap beef.[6][2] "Roxanne, Roxanne" was originally the B-side of the lesser-known single "Hangin' Out".[4] Due to personal issues, Educated Rapper was absent for its second effort, Skeezer Pleezer (1986), which produced one notable track with the song "Split Personality". EMD was, however, on one album track, "Pick Up the Pace", also featured in the movie Krush Groove.
In 2008, "Roxanne, Roxanne" was ranked #84 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[7]
^ abcColin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 350. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
^ ab"Yo Kangol!: INDUSTRY ADVISOR". All HipHop. September 1, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^Palmer, Robert, ed. (August 14, 1985). "THE POP LIFE". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^ abMacInnes, Paul, ed. (June 12, 2011). "The Roxanne wars". The Guardian. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^Hess, Mickey, ed. (November 25, 2009). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide. ABC-CLIO. p. 36 (xxxvi). ISBN 9780313343216. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^Wilkinson, Dan, ed. (August 13, 2015). "The story of the first ever rap beef". RedBull. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^"100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. June 2, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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Fat Boys (1984) Doug E. Fresh – "The Show" & "La Di Da Di" (1985) UTFO - "Bite It (UTFO song)" (1985) Emanon – "The Baby Beatbox" (1986) Roxanne Shante...
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most-sampled drum breaks, used by artists such as Run-DMC, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, UTFO, and Dizzee Rascal. "The Stroke" is sampled in Eminem's 2013 hit "Berzerk"...
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such as Grandmaster Flash, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Kangol Kid of UTFO, and The Notorious B.I.G. The brand was popularised even more by the 1991...
about how U.T.F.O. had canceled an appearance on a show they were promoting. Gooden offered to make a hip-hop record that would get back at U.T.F.O., with...
acts. Their records were produced by Full Force, who had also worked with UTFO and James Brown. Several primarily freestyle artists released ballads during...
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labelmates "The Imaginations" and later the song was recorded by Doctor Ice of UTFO featuring Full Force and Cheryl Pepsii Riley. In addition, "Love Jones" was...
national television, accompanied by a performance from the hip hop group UTFO. In 1985, Donahue left Chicago for New York City and began recording in Studio...
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Steppin'", Jay-Z's "99 Problems", Dizzee Rascal's "Fix Up, Look Sharp", U.T.F.O's "Roxanne, Roxanne" and Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire". The song also featured...
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back catalogue. The album includes covers of Elvis Presley, Lionel Hampton, UTFO, Roy Orbison, Holocaust and Black Sabbath. All songs written by Curt Kirkwood...
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