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	Articles - Cold Crush Brothers
		The roster above is misleading in regards to the original members of the Cold Crush Brothers.
		The Cold Crush line up most recognized is DJ Charlie Chase and DJ Tony Tone, and four MC's Grandmaster Caz, Almighty KG, JDL, and Easy (Girltaker) AD.
		He met DJ Charlie Chase, in 1978, at an MC convention and by 1979, he became a member of the Cold Crush Brothers.
	www.hiphop-network.com /articles/mcarticles/coldcrushbrothers.asp (863 words)

	Science Fair Projects - The Cold Crush Brothers
		Cold Crush Brothers are a hip hop group that formed in 1979 in the Bronx, New York during hip hop's infancy alongside artist such as Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force, The Fantastic Five, and The Funky Four Plus One More.
		The Cold Crush Brothers were especially known for their memorable routines which included singing and chanting and were patterned after innovations of The Furious Five's routines.
		The Cold Crush became involved in one of hip hop's most important events when Sylvia Robinson, founder of Sugar Hill Records, would happen to hear part-time club bouncer and manager of the Cold Crush Brothers, Big Bank Hank rapping to a tape of Grandmaster Caz while working at a Pizzeria.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Cold_Crush_Brothers (631 words)

	BET.com - Member of Cold Crush Brothers Dies
		Cold Crush said that Ray was the last person to officially join the group.
		When one Cold Crush member wasn't able to make a concert, he was replaced by Money Ray, who already knew all the songs.
		The Cold Crush Brothers are well-regarded by hip-hop purists and experts for their live, choreographed performances and advanced lyrical styles.
	www.bet.com /Music/Archives/BET.com+-+Member+of+Cold+Crush+Brothers+Dies+591.htm (307 words)

	Money Ray of the Cold Crush Brothers Passes On - Hip Hop News - The Elements - Your One Stop For Hip Hop and Rap Music
		We received sad news this morning from both Easy AD and DJ Charlie Chase that fellow Cold Crush brother, Money Ray (Eric Hoskins), had passed away last night and the young age of 38.
		His recent diagnosis of cancer, just 5 weeks ago, took everyone by surprise as he was the youngest and considered to be the healthiest member of the crew.
		Fabel and I would like to express our condolences to the family of Eric Hoskins and to each of the Cold Crush Brothers and their families.
	www.hiphop-elements.com /article/read/4/5616/1 (321 words)

	Hip-Hop: Now and Then - Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Sugarhill Gang's Bank Hank had been managing the Cold Crush Brothers and would often listen to their tapes while working behind the counter at the pizza parlor where he was employed.
		But instead of hooking the Cold Crush Brothers up with the label, Big Bank Hank (under the guidance of Robinson) formed his own group and recorded "Rapper's Delight", a track that used rhymes created by Cold Crush's Grandmaster Caz, who never received any credit or compensation for his rhymes.
		The Cold Crush Brothers were well established in the local scene long before Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang became a hug hit.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0114424/timeline/1979p.htm (563 words)

	Portland Mercury - Feature - Features - Foundation Breaks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Cold Crush Brothers and Quannum Crew may be from separate coasts, and their origins entrenched in separate eras of hiphop--but both groups represent hiphop at its best.
		Alternately, Cold Crush Brothers represent the core of hiphop, period--the Bronx crew formed in the late '70s in the Bronx as rapping, Djing, b-boying and graffiti were all self-identifying with one another; as such, they're some of the founding fathers of hiphop.
		Run-DMC, for instance, has said their entire existence was an attempt to best the Cold Crush--that they knew if they could even be as close to as dope as Cold Crush, they were doing fine.
	www.portlandmercury.com /gyrobase/Content?oid=30984&category=34029 (1113 words)

	ACM Records \| Music Services With Integrity
		He was an original MC of the legendary Fantastic 5--his rhymes are delivered with an unmatchable, personable yet tight style.
		You can see him battling the Cold Crush in Wild Style, and he still sounds good on the mic today.
		Whipper Whip and Dot-A-Rock were also original members of the Cold Crush Brothers.
	www.acmrecords.com /music-artists.php?cmd=view&musician_id=93 (239 words)

	New Hip Hop Music - Listen To Hot Hip Hop Music - UGO's Guide to Hip Hop Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Bronx artists Cold Crush Brothers can be considered the grandfathers of rap, having influenced the more popular Sugarhill Gang.
		The music Cold Crush Brothers produced was fun, positive, and relentless-allowing the crowds to dance to their hearts' content for the entire duration of the group's set.
		For anyone interested in rap's roots, the music of Cold Crush Brothers is an essential piece of the puzzle, and a highly enjoyable one, at that.
	www.ugo.com /channels/music/features/bandsondemand/HipHop/artist.asp?bn=coldcrushbrothers (296 words)

	MySpace.com - Cold Crush Brothers - BRONX, New York - Hip Hop / R&B / Reggae - www.myspace.com/coldcrushbrothers
		Cold Crush Brothers: The Cold Crush Brothers traced their origins to the Bronx freestyle ethos of the late 70s, when the line-up was fronted by The Original DJ Tony tone after leaving The Brothers Disco to start his own group.
		DJ Tony Crush and Charlie Chase climbed behind the decks to provide the group with their distinctive brass and reed riffs, drawn from old Stax Records and soul classics.
		The Cold Crush Brothers were responsible for the "Punk Rock Rap' single/novelty, "Fresh, Fly, Wild and Bold "and "Heartbreakers" on Aaron Fuchs' Tuff City and Smokin label.
	www.myspace.com /coldcrushbrothers (1010 words)

	portal_seamarksearch — Gateway to 21st Century Skills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		He's best known as the lead MC of the Cold Crush Brothers; Sha-Rock is the most celebrated old school female MC and "+1" with the Funky 4 + 1.
		He's best known as the lead MC of the Cold Crush Brothers; Disco Wiz was a Latino DJ who was briefly known as DJ Louie Lou.
		Along with his younger brother Melvin (aka Melle Mel), they formed the foundation of the Furious 5; Rahiem was the MC for the Brothers Disco/Funky 4 who left that group to join Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5.
	www.thegateway.org /portal_seamarksearch/makesearch?past=\|\|\|\|\|type\|\|level\|http://purl.oclc.org/gem/instance/level/}all\|\|\|all\|priceCode\|Free\|\|yes\|Free\|beneficiary\|Students\|\|yes\|Students\|* (754 words)

	The Man Who Took Hip-Hop's Baby Pictures - New York Times
		As a teenager, his friends in the Cold Crush Brothers invited him to tag along to photograph the pioneering days of hip-hop.
		D.J. Tony Tone of the Cold Crush Brothers and a young D.J. Red Alert in 1980.
		Conzo took were several from the 1981 Harlem World battle against the Fantastic Five, where the Cold Crush Brothers stepped out gangster-style in suits and fedoras, toting plastic guns.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/10/04/nyregion/04wide.html?ex=1286078400&en=e2e582ce3f98c059&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (770 words)

	COLD CRUSH 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Damn...where do you start with the Cold Crush ?.....First off any one who signs a deal to be a so called rap artist should have to sit down and study at least 10 Cold Crush tapes / routines....seriously.
		The first record by Cold Crush was " The Weekend " around 1981, then came " Punk Rock Rap ".
		Cold Crush was one of the first crews to have a hispanic Dj, and at one time Prince Whipper Whip (who later joined rival crew Fantastic 5) was a member.
	www.jayquan.com /coldcrush.htm (417 words)

	superrhymes.com » Cold Crush Brothers
		Formed in the Bronx, New York in 1978, the Cold Crush (Charlie Chase, DJ Tony Tone, Easy AD, J.D.L., Almighty KG, and Grandmaster Caz) utilized strong emceeing skills, harmonies, and a great stage presence to form their show routines, which usually led to victories in rap battles.
		It was groups like the Cold Crush Brothers who created the mix tape market as they received worldwide fame and notoriety through the sale of their underground live performances.
		While the Cold Crush Brothers never attained sales figures that matched their talent level, the crew was legendary on the streets.
	www.superrhymes.com /blog/2006/08/10/cold-crush-brothers (554 words)

	Hip Hop Press - Hip Hop Press Releases
		The Cold Crush Brothers and other groups embarked on tours around the world, establishing Hip-Hop as a culture in France, Japan, Germany, Africa and elsewhere.
		One of the Emcees for the Cold Crush and Hip-Hop Icon, Easy A.D., documented Hip-Hop's history even while he was helping to make it.
		He and official Cold Crush photographer, Joey Conzo, are credited with preserving a vast storehouse of Hip-Hop artifacts which includes: photographs from 1979 - 1985 that depict Hip-Hop in its purest form, fliers from 1978 - 1985 that feature the different crews of the era, clothing/fashion, trophies, books, contracts and royalty statements.
	www.netweed.com /hiphoppress/2005/11/hip-hop-icon-easy-ad-of-legendary-cold.html (329 words)

	www.myspace.com/easyad
		CCB members are known for their stage stomping performances and funky melodies.
		The ColdCrush Brothers appeared on singles with Blastmaster KRS-One, Chuck D of the world acclaimed Public Enemy, and Doug E Fresh, “The World’s Greatest Entertainer.” The ColdCrush Brothers are known for their epic battles with Fantastic Five Mcees in the world famous Harlem World Entertainment Complex in the 80s.
		The ColdCrush Brothers’ strong rhymes and melodies, along with the influence the group has had on Hip-Hop culture, is sufficient reason for it to be deemed the “Rolling Stones” of Hip-Hop culture.
	profile.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=31289511 (1276 words)

	The Emcee[MC] Master of Ceremonies to Mic Controller by Gradmaster Caz
		Many were crushed and left by the wayside as is the balance of nature.
		The Cold Crush Brothers went on first, wearing matching pinstriped gangster suits and brims, along with prop machine guns.
		By the 1980s, the era of the MC as a showman and entertainer was just about over and the art form was about to be simplified to its barest elements: no long hair, elaborate routines, flashy costumes or intricate rhyme patterns.
	www.daveyd.com /historyemceegmcaz.html (1409 words)

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		The first manifestation of the CCB remained together for approximately six months before Whipper Whip and Dotarock decided to move to what was considered to be a more established group, the Fantastic Five MCs, led by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore.
		The CCB are known for their epic battles with The Fantastic Five MCs in the world famous Harlem World Entertainment Complex in the 80s.
		The CCB’s strong rhymes and melodies, along with the influence the group has had on Hip-Hop culture, is sufficient reason for it to be deemed the “Rolling Stones” of Hip-Hop culture.
	www.classichiphopllc.com /page3.html (2193 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Cold Crush Brothers tickets, concerts and tour dates
		The Cold Crush Brothers were one of the first rap crews to emerge from the Bronx soon after hip-hop's birth in the mid-'70s.
		One of these battles was caught on tape in 1981 and released in 1991 on a CD titled Afrika Bambaataa Presents Hip-Hop Funk Dance Classics, Vol.
		It, along with the Cold Crush Brothers' Live in 82 album, epitomizes hip-hop before it became the commercial monster it was in the 1990s.
	www.ticketmaster.com.au /artist/783929?brand=none (388 words)

	Amazon.com: Troopers: Music: Cold Crush Brothers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Check the original B-Boy Liner notes: The Cold Crush Brothers- a.k.a Kay Gee the All and DJ Tony Crush - broke out of the Bronx and onto outernational rap charts earlier this year with the astounding double-A side 12 'Feel The Horns'/ 'We Can Do This'.
		'Feel the Horns' may be Cold Crush's biggest record so far, but the group have in fact been throwing it out since the late '70s, when the line-up was fronted by Kay Gee and Grandmaster Caz.
		It's brother Crush who spices 'Feel the Horns' with those wicked son-of-Stax brass 'n' reed riffs, and 'We Can Do This' with the 'Mardi Gras' break beat.
	www.amazon.com /Troopers-Cold-Crush-Brothers/dp/B000G5R020 (672 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Cold Crush Brothers tickets, concerts and tour dates
		The Cold Crush Brothers were one of the first rap crews to emerge from the Bronx soon after hip-hop's birth in the mid-'70s.
		It, along with the Cold Crush Brothers' Live in 82 album, epitomizes hip-hop before it became the commercial monster it was in the 1990s.
		The simple party-flavored rhymes hark back to a more innocent time when MC stood for Master of Ceremonies, DJs actually did something other than scratch over a DAT tape, and the only references to killing were metaphors.
	www.ticketmaster.ca /artist/783929 (466 words)

	Fat Beats & Fat Laces: Cold Crush Brothers : Rolling Stone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		More than two decades have passed since rap began its transformation from astreet phenomenon to a multi-million dollar industry, but judging from thecrowd on hand Sunday to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of hip hop originatorsthe Cold Crush Brothers, there's still plenty of respect for the genre'sroots.
		Amid the blaring of classic break beats like "Apache," the noticeably youngand multi-cultural scenesters were rocked to their fat laces in honor of theseminal Cold crew -- Jerry D. Lewis (a k a JDL), Almighty Kay-Gee, CharlieChase, EZ AD, Grandmaster Caz, and DJ Tony Tone.
		Word of mouth, however, in true hip hop form, has kept the Cold Crush legacyalive on the streets throughout the years, spawning their yearly anniversaryparties.
	www.rollingstone.com /artists/coldcrushbrothers/articles/story/5921461/fat_beats__fat_laces?source=coldcrushbrothers_rssfeed (449 words)

	MooseShirts - Hip-Hop T-Shirts :: Men's Shirts :: Artists :: Grandmaster Caz
		In 1979 DJ Charlie Chase (Carlos Mandes) from The Cold Crush Brothers asked Caz to help audtion MCs for his group which was really a way for Charlie Chase to trick Caz into joining the Cold Crush Brothers.
		JDL, Whipper Whip, and Dot-A-Rock were also part of The Cold Crush Brothers before Whipper Whip and Dot-A-Rock left to join The Fantastic Five.
		The Cold Crush Brothers began building a reputation in the burgeoning hip hop scene in New York, mostly for Caz's routines and lyrical ability.
	www.mooseshirts.com /home.php?cat=252 (488 words)

	Cold Crush Brothers
		The C.C.B.'s have been rockin' n' shockin' the house since the '70's.
		This compilation here is technically there first album, being that back then they had a string of hit singles (the norm at the time) and of...
		This time in the form of Kay Gee The All and DJ Tony Crush's "Troopers" (Founding members of the legendary Cold Crush Brothers).
	www.growinglifestyle.com /us/j2753964 (202 words)

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		The Cold Crush Brothers are one of the most influential hip-hop groups of all times.
		Renowned for their stage stomping performances and funky melodies, The Cold Crush Brothers were a foremost inspiration to the hip-hop movement.
		Their strong rhymes and melodies have recognized, The Cold Crush Brothers as “The Rolling Stones of the hip-hop era”.
	www.hushtours.com /bios/caz.html (144 words)

	Hip-Hop Happens: Entertainment & Culture: vanityfair.com
		Haphazard though "Rapper's Delight" may have been, there was to the record at least one element of cold calculation, and this is what will forever besmirch the name Sugarhill Gang in hip-hop lore.
		After Hank Jackson dazzled Sylvia Robinson in the backseat of her son's now famous Oldsmobile, he went in his own mind from bouncer and manager of the Cold Crush Brothers to potential superstar.
		He approached Cold Crush member Grandmaster Caz and asked if he might borrow his lyric book for a studio date in Jersey.
	www.vanityfair.com /culture/features/2005/11/hiphop200511?currentPage=5 (1388 words)

	Cold Crush Brothers - AOL Music
		The Cold Crush Brothers are a legendary hip hop group that formed in 1978 in the Bronx, New York, the home of hip hop, during its beginning, alongside other...
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