UTFO

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

UTFO
Genre(s)	Old school hip-hop
Years active	1984-1998
Label(s)	Select Records
Associated acts	Full Force
Members
Educated Rapper Kangol Kid Doctor Ice Mix Master Ice

UTFO (which stands for Untouchable Force Organization) was a old school hip-hop group from the 1980s founded by R&B band, Full Force. The group consisted of the Kangol Kid, the Educated Rapper (also known as "E.M.D."), Doctor Ice and Mix Master Ice. Their best known single is "Roxanne, Roxanne", a widely-acclaimed and hip-hop classic, which created a sensation on the hip-hop scene soon after it was released and inspired numerous "answer" records, most notably by Marley Marl's protégé Roxanne Shante. Ironically, "Roxanne, Roxanne" was the B-side filler for the lesser known single "Hangin' Out". Due to personal issues, the Educated Rapper was absent for their second effort, Skeezer Pleezer[1986], which produced one notable track in "Split Personality".

Contents 1 History 2 Breakdancing 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

Shiller Shaun Fequiere, Fred Reeves, Jeffrey Campbell and Maurice Bailey met as dancers for Whodini prior to the formation of UTFO in 1983. In 1984, they signed onto Select Records and in the same year, they released their hit single "Roxanne Roxanne".

[edit] Breakdancing

UTFO were the first breakdancers to appear on The Phil Donahue Show. ^[1][2]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Beats and Rhymes (1984), Select
• Roxanne, Roxanne (1984), Select
• UTFO (1985), Select
• Skeezer Pleezer (1986), Select
• Lethal (1987), Select
• Doin' It! (1989), Select
• Bag It & Bone It (1991), Jive
• The Best of U.T.F.O. (1996), Select
• Skeezer Pleezer/Lethal (2000), BCM

[edit] Singles

• "Hangin' Out" b/w "Roxanne, Roxanne" (1984), Select
• "Beats and Rhymes" (1984), Select
• "Rough & Rugged" (1989), Select
• "Bite It" (1985), Select
• "Leader of the Pack" (1985), Select
• "Pick Up the Pace" (1985), Select
• "Split Personality" (1986), Select
• "We Work Hard" (1986), Select
• "Lethal" (1987), Atlantic
• "Let's Get It On" (1988), Select
• "Wanna Rock" (1989), Select
• "If You Don't Wanna Get Pregnant" (1990), Jive
• "I'm a Dog" (1991), Jive
• "Lisa Lips" (1991), Select
• "My Cut Is Correct" (1991), Select
• "Ya Could Wanna Be with Me" (1991), Select

[edit] References

• Prato, Greg. UTFO at Allmusic.

[edit] External links

• Mix Master Ice's official Web Site