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]
The group formed in the early 1980s and were originally known as UFO. However, the name was taken by an English rock band so they were forced to change it to UTFO. Kangol Kid and Doctor Ice were originally known as The Keystone Dancers and were a dance duet, before going on to be back-up dancers for Whodini.[1] Eventually, they went on to form UTFO in their hometown of Brooklyn, New York City, New York. In 1984, the group signed with Fred Munao's Select Records, and, in the same year, it released its hit single, "Roxanne Roxanne".[8] The group's debut album was produced by R&B group Full Force.[1] Full Force brought in New York's sound and sampling wizard, Gary Pozner, to help create the sounds and the beats. This was one of the first instances of the new sampling machine, the E-mu Emulator, used on a commercially released record.[citation needed]
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Not to be confused with UFO band This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources UTFO news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message UTFO an abbreviation for Untouchable Force Organization was an American hip hop group from Brooklyn New York City 1 UTFOOriginNew York City U S GenresHip hopYears active1983 1992LabelsSelect RecordsJive RCA RecordsPast membersDoctor Ice Educated Rapper deceased Kangol Kid deceased Mix Master IceThe 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 protegee Roxanne Shante 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 Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 As lead artist 2 3 Compilation albums 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe group formed in the early 1980s and were originally known as UFO However the name was taken by an English rock band so they were forced to change it to UTFO Kangol Kid and Doctor Ice were originally known as The Keystone Dancers and were a dance duet before going on to be back up dancers for Whodini 1 Eventually they went on to form UTFO in their hometown of Brooklyn New York City New York In 1984 the group signed with Fred Munao s Select Records and in the same year it released its hit single Roxanne Roxanne 8 The group s debut album was produced by R amp B group Full Force 1 Full Force brought in New York s sound and sampling wizard Gary Pozner to help create the sounds and the beats This was one of the first instances of the new sampling machine the E mu Emulator used on a commercially released record citation needed The members of UTFO were the first breakdancers to appear on The Phil Donahue Show 9 On June 3 2017 Educated Rapper died following a battle with cancer 10 On December 18 2021 Kangol Kid died of colon cancer at age 55 11 Discography editStudio albums edit List of studio albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS 12 USR amp B HH 13 UTFO Released 1985 Label Select Formats CD re issue LP Cassette digital download 80 11Skeezer Pleezer Released 1986 Label Select US Cooltempo UK Formats CD LP Cassette 142 14Lethal Released 1987 Label Select Formats CD LP Cassette 67 2Doin It Released 1989 Label Select US Accord FRA Injection Disco Dance Label Select NED BCM EUR Formats CD LP Cassette 143 30Bag It amp Bone It Released February 5 1991 Label Jive U T F O Records 1 Formats CD LP Cassette digital download denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory As lead artist edit List of singles and selected chart positions showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS 14 US Dance 14 US R amp B 14 UK 15 Hangin Out Roxanne Roxanne 16 1984 UTFO Roxanne Roxanne 77 40 10 72 The Real Roxanne with The Real Roxanne 44 Roxanne Meets UTFO Limited Edition with The Real Roxanne 16 Non album single Beats and Rhymes 16 UTFO Bite It 1985 79 Leader of the Pack 43 32 Pick Up the Pace 16 Skeezer Pleezer Fairy Tale Lover 36 Split Personality 1986 50 We Work Hard 16 Ya Cold Wanna Be with Me 1987 43 Lethal Lethal featuring Anthrax 16 Let s Get It On 16 1988 Wanna Rock 16 1989 Doin It Rough amp Rugged 16 If You Don t Wanna Get Pregnant 16 1990 Bag It amp Bone It I m a Dog 16 1991 Lollipop with The Real Roxanne featuring Syncere 17 1998 The Best of U T F O denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory Compilation albums edit The Best of U T F O Select 1996 Skeezer Pleezer Lethal BCM 2000 See also editRoxanne WarsReferences edit a b c d e f Colin Larkin ed 1998 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music First ed Virgin Books p 350 ISBN 0 7535 0252 6 a b 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 a b MacInnes 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 Prato Greg Artist Biography AllMusic Retrieved December 12 2021 OldSchoolHipHop Com Old School News Archived from the original on March 19 2006 Retrieved April 11 2006 Educated Rapper aka EMD of UTFO Has Passed Away At the Age of 54 HotNewHipHop com June 3 2017 Retrieved June 4 2017 Kreps Daniel December 18 2021 UTFO Rapper Kangol Kid Dead at 55 Rolling Stone Retrieved December 18 2021 Audio Two Chart History Billboard 200 Archived from the original on January 30 2020 Retrieved October 19 2021 Audio Two Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Archived from the original on January 30 2020 Retrieved October 19 2021 a b c UTFO Top Songs Chart Singles Discography Music VF Retrieved December 12 2021 U T F O full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved December 12 2021 a b c d e f g h i j k Roxanne Meets UTFO track listing UTFO With Roxanne Streetwave 1984 MKHAN 40 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Lollipop Roxanne Roxanne track listing UTFO Black Jam 1998 050 16835 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link External links editMix Master Ice s official Web Site Doctor Ice official Web Site Discography at DiscogsPortals nbsp 1980s nbsp 1990s nbsp New York City Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UTFO amp oldid 1188676427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
