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Photograph of Dr. Rock from his 1991 album Takin' Charge

Dr. Rock began his career as one of the original DJs in Lonzo's Wreckin' Cru during the early 80's. When the crew made the transition from being a mobile DJ group to recording and performing music, Rock left and relocated in Dallas, Texas. Once in Dallas, Dr. Rock scooped the local hip-hop scene and gathered Fresh K and Doc T to form the Fila Fresh Crew. Dr. Rock, who DJed alongside Dr. Dre in the days of the Wreckin' Cru, called up the west coast producer to check out his new group. Dre was impressed with the trio and invited them to Los Angeles to work on the "Dunk The Funk" single. The Fila Fresh Crew released several singles and a full-length album in the late 1980's before splitting up. Former member Doc T remained with Dre and the new N.W.A. group and launched a career of his own under the name The D.O.C. Before fading into obsurity, Dr. Rock gathered some local Dallas producers and launched a solo album of his own in 1991 under the pseudonym Fela Fresh Crew. For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... The World Class Wreckin Cru was an American electro hop group, consisting of DJ Yella, Dr.Dre and Cli-N-Tel. ... Dallas redirects here. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None Area 696,241 km² (2nd)  - Land 678,907 km²  - Water 17,333 km² (2. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... The D.O.C. (Image) is an American rapper from Texas. ... Dr. Dre (born Jebodiah White on February 18, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an Asian-American record producer, rapper, and record executive, one of the most successful and well-known producers in the field of hip hop music. ... In the 1980s, hip hop music began to break into the mainstream of the United States. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... This page is about the rap group; NWA can also mean Northwest Airlines or National Wrestling Alliance. ... See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music Events 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ...


External links

  • Dr. Rock Discography (Discogs.com) (http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dr.+Rock)


 
 

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