World Class Wreckin' Cru
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| World Class Wreckin' Cru | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Also known as | The Wreckin' Cru | |
| Origin | Compton, California, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Electro hop Old school hip hop |
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| Years active | 1986–1988 | |
| Label(s) | Kru-Cut/Epic | |
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Egyptian Lover Arabian Prince |
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| Former members | ||
| Dr. Dre Alonzo Williams Shakespeare Cli-N-Tel Mona Lisa Young Michel'le DJ Yella |
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The World Class Wreckin' Cru was a 1980s electro hop-style rap group from Compton, California formed by nightclub owner Alonzo "Lonzo" Williams. Other members of the fluctuating line-up included DJ Yella, Dr. Dre, Shakespeare, Cli-N-Tel, and Mona Lisa Young. Dre and Yella would go on to achieve fame as members of N.W.A.. Fila Fresh Crew's Dr. Rock was also an early member of the Wreckin' Cru.
Wreckin' Cru singles such as "Surgery" and "Juice" were marked by a blend of old school rap and the new electro sound.
In 1991, the group hit the national charts with "Turn Off the Lights", featuring vocals by Michel'le. However, by this time Dre and Yella had left to join Eazy-E and Ice Cube in N.W.A. on Eazy's Ruthless label. Lonzo went on to briefly front a new group with the barely-different name World Class Wreckin' Kru.
One of their albums contains pictures of Dr. Dre wearing lipstick and mascara at which Eazy-E, dissed him for in the song Real Muthaphuckkin G's showing pictures of him from this album.
[edit] Discography
- Surgery (12") (1984)
- Bust It Up 2 + 1 (12") (1985)
- Juice (12") (1985)
- World Class (12") (1985)
- He's Bionic/The Fly (12") (1986)
- Love Letter (12") (1986)
- Mission Possible (7") (1986)
- Mission Possible/World Class Freak (12") (1986)
- Rapped In Romance (12") (1986)
- The Fly (12") (1986)
- The Best Of The World Class Wreckin' Cru (12") (1987)
- Turn Off The Lights (12") (1987)
- Lay Your Body Down (12") (1988)
- World Class Mega Mix 89 (12") (1989)
- House Fly (12") (1990)
- Phases In Life (12") (1990)
| Dr. Dre |
| Discography |
| Albums with N.W.A.: N.W.A. and the Posse – Straight Outta Compton – 100 Miles and Runnin' – Efil4zaggin |
| Solo Albums: The Chronic – 2001 – Detox |
| Compilation Albums: Dr. Dre Presents…The Aftermath – Concrete Roots– Greatest Hits – First Round Knockout– Back ‘N The Day – Maximum Dr. Dre – Chronicle: Best of the Work – Greatest Hits V.2 |
| Mixtapes: Detox: Millennium Of Aftermath – Dretox - Look Out For Detox – Pretox – Dr. Dre 2006 – The Chronicle 3000 – Dr. Dre’s Mixture Remix |
| Singles: "Dre Day" - "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" - "Let Me Ride" – "East Coast/West Coast" – "Been There, Done That" -"Lil Ghetto Boy"- "Still D.R.E." – "Forgot About Dre" - "The Next Episode" - "Put It on Me" - "Bad Intentions" – "The Wash" |
| Featured Singles: "We're All In the Same Gang" -"Funky Flute" - "Deep Cover" - "Natural Born Killaz" – "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" – "California Love" -"No Diggity" - "Puppet Master" - "Zoom" - "Ghetto Fabulous" - "Guilty Conscience" - "U Know" - "Chin Check" - "Just be A Man About It" - "Fast Lane"- "Put It On Me" - "Knoc" - "Symphony in X Major" - "Encore" - "Imagine" |
| Related articles |
| Aftermath – Interscope – Polydor – Epic – Priority – Ruthless – Death Row – N.W.A. - World Class Wreckin' Cru – Eminem |
