Mix Master Ice

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Mix Master Ice was a DJ in the hip-hop group UTFO, most famous for their song Roxanne, Roxanne. Raised in Brooklyn, Mix Master Ice got his first touch of the turntables at a friend's house in the Medgar Evers Projects in Brooklyn, N.Y. right around 1980. In the beginning, "DJ ICE" started a DJ crew with The Educated Rapper. After a couple of years of being submerged in the Hip Hop culture they joined forces with Kangol Kid and Dr.Ice to form the four member group U.T.F.O. (Untouchable Force Organization), which would later release the hip hop classic "Roxanne Roxanne". The group signed with Select Records, which was a Full Force production deal. U.T.F.O. went on to release 5 albums between 1984 and 1991. These albums possessed some of the most innovative scratching techniques of its time.

The Master was able to perfect his skill by listening and watching some of the greatest Hip Hop pioneers before him, and thus creating his own style. The scratches produced on Roxanne Roxanne, made one of the most visible "dents" in the history of Hip Hop today. Mix Master Ice is respected worldwide and this is shown through his induction into the Technic's DMC Hall of Fame in the year 2000. Some of the many DJs that have been influenced by the Mix Master include: DJ Premier(Gang Starr), Q-Bert and Mix Master Mike, DJ Scratch, Beat Junkies, and The Executioners to name a few.

Radio' Mix Master Ice debuted on MMI Radio on December 19th, 2007. MMIRadio.com is now the 19th largest Hip-Hop internet radio station in the world which contains a mixture of Hip-Hop from Old and New styles

Mix Master Ice was also known as "The Ninja" during his onstage appearances [1].