The Dangerous Crew

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The Dangerous Crew is a rap group formed by Oakland, California rapper, Too Short. One of the first groups to use live instrumentation,[citation needed] they were introduced to the masses in 1992, on the "Shorty the Pimp" album. The Dangerous Crew consisted of both live musicians and rappers: Shorty B (bass, guitar, drums), Pee-Wee (keyboards, drums, guitar), Ant Banks (keyboards, drum programming, mixing), Sean G (live drums), and rappers Too Short, Goldy, Rappin' Ron, Ant Diddley Dog, Spice-1 and Father Dom. The Dangerous Crew also had an R&B group known as About Face, who appeared on a few of the later releases by Too Short.

By 1996, the Dangerous Crew were responsible for 8 platinum and 3 gold albums.[citation needed] Although the Dangerous Crew had disbanded by 1996, many members have went on to have successful solo careers. Too Short continues release album after album, Ant Banks has gone on to produce on gold & platinum albums for many successful artists such as E-40, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and even still with Too Short, while also producing two sound TWDY albums. Shorty B has played guitar on many gold & platinum albums by artists such as TLC, 2Pac, Brandy, T.I. and others.

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  • 1992: "Shorty the Pimp"
    • "Spice-1"
    • "Menace II Society OST"
    • "Funky As I Wanna Be"
    • "Juice OST"
  • 1993: "Get In Where You Fit In"
    • "Sittin' On Somethin' Phat"
    • "187 He Wrote"
  • 1994: "Cocktails"
    • "In The Land Of Funk"
    • "The Big Badass"
    • "Amerikkka's Nightmare"
  • 1995: "Dont Try This At Home"
    • "Do Or Die"
    • "Bad N-Fluenz"
  • 1996: "Gettin' It"
    • "Cell Block Records Compilation"
  • 1997: "Booty Call OST"
    • "Big Thangs"
    • "Black Bossalini"
    • "Def Jam's How To Be A Player OST"

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