The Cold Crush Brothers
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | old school hip hop, classic hip hop |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Associated acts |
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Grandwizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five |
| Members | Almighty Kay Gee DJ OutLaw DJ Tony Tone Easy A.D. Grandmaster Caz Jerry Dee Lewis |
| Past members | Dot-A-Rock Money Ray (deceased) Whipper Whip Mr.Tee Charlie Chase |
The Cold Crush Brothers is an American hip hop group that formed in 1978 in the Bronx, New York City, New York, alongside other early hip hop acts. They were especially known for their memorable routines which included harmonies, melodies and stage-stomping performances. The Cold Crush Brothers set the standard for emceeing. They became known as "the Rolling Stones of hip hop". The Cold Crush Brothers still perform across the United States.
The Cold Crush brothers formed as a group in 1978. DJ Tony Tone was originally a member of The Brothers Disco featuring DJ Breakout, DJ Baron and the original Funky Four emcees featuring the first female emcee Sha-Rock, KK Rockwell, Keith Keith and Rahiem (who later joined Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five). DJ Charlie Chase was first the DJ for the Furious Five for a very short time in 1979 after the Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash had disputes and Flash disbanded from the Furious Five. Then in 1978 DJ Tony Tone joined forces with DJ Charlie Chase and Easy AD left his partner Donald D (Of Ice-T's group Rhyme Syndicate)and they disbanded breaking up the duo they called The Asalaam Brothers and joined the Cold Crush Brothers.
The original lineup consisted of the founder, The Original DJ Tony Tone, Supreme Easy A.D., DJ Charlie Chase, Whipper Whip, Mr. Tee, and Dot-A-Rock. Eventually, Whipper Whip and Dot-A-Rock would leave the Cold Crush Brothers and join the Fantastic Five and DJ Grand Wizard Theodore, which they considered to be a more established group at the time. The Fantastic Five was originally the "L" Brothers, which consisted of DJ Mean Gene, DJ Cordio, DJ Grand Wizard Theodore, MC Smiley, Master Rob, the Original Kevie Kev and sometimes Busy Bee Starski. Mr Tee also left Cold Crush and Tony Tone, Easy A.D. and Charlie Chase brought in Grandmaster Caz (formerly DJ Casanova Fly), Almighty Kay Gee and J.D.L. to fill the vacancy's in the line up. Money Ray would be added to the group in the late '80s.
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