The Dangerous Crew

The Dangerous Crew
Origin Oakland, California, United States
Genres Rap, hip hop
Years active 1992–1996
Past members

Too Short[1]

The Dangerous Crew is a rap group formed by Oakland, California rapper Too Short. 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.

Although the Dangerous Crew had disbanded by 1996, many members went on to have successful solo careers. Too Short continues to release album after album, Ant Banks has gone on to produce on gold and 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 T.W.D.Y. albums (Derty Werk and Lead the Way). Shorty B has played guitar on many gold and platinum albums by artists such as TLC, 2Pac, Brandy Norwood, T.I. and others.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Title Charts
1988 Dangerous Crew[3] —
1995 Bad-N-Fluenz (Rappin' Ron & Ant Diddley Dog) 83[4]
1995 Don't Try This at Home —
"—" indicates albums that did not chart.

References

  1. ↑ Arnold, Paul W. (February 29, 2012). "Too Short Says There Was An Industry-Wide Plot To Shut Down Conscious Hip Hop". Hip Hop Dx. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ Kiser, Chad (March 2007). "Pee-Wee Interview". Dub Cnn. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ Overview: Dangerous Crew. Discogs. Retrieved on 2010-02-16
  4. ↑ "I'm a Bad-N-Fluenz". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

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