Crash Crew (rap group)

Crash Crew
Also known as
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Current City
Styles	Hip hop, old school hip hop
Years active	1977–present
Label(s)	Sugar Hill Records
Associated acts
Website
Members	G. Man, La Shubee, Barry Bistro, Ek Mike C., Reggie Reg, DJ Lord Yoda X
Past members	DJ Daryll C (deceased)

Crash Crew was an early hip-hop group who recorded for Sugar Hill Records. The group, based in New York City, consisted of members DJ Daryll C. (who died in 1999 due to diabetes), G. Man, La Shubee, Barry Bistro, Ek Mike C., and Reggie Reg. According to JayQuan.com, the six met at a talent show sometime in 1977. In 1980, they recorded their first single under the moniker "Disco Dave and the Force of the 5 MC's". The single, "High Powered Rap", was released on Mike & Dave Records. That same year, the group signed to Sugar Hill Records and released several classic singles like "We Wanna Rock", "Breaking Bells", and "On the Radio".

Discography

Albums

• The Crash Crew (1984)
• High Powered Rappers (1996)
• Back to the Old School 2 - We Are Emcees (2001)

Singles

• High Power Rap (as Disco Dave and the Force of 5 MC's) (1980)
• We Want To Rock (1981)
• Breaking Bells (Take Me To the Mardi Gras) (1982)
• On the Radio (1983)
• We Are Known As Emcees (We Turn Party's Out) (1983)
• Here We Are (Waiting For You) (1984)
• 2-4-6-8/Here We Are (1985)
• The Crash Crew Is Back/Summer Fun (1995)
• The Real Hip Hop/Champagne Flights (1996)
• High Powered Rappers (1998)

See Also

• List of Rappers and Rap Groups
• List of Rap Groups
• List of American rappers and rap groups
• List of American rap groups
• List of New York Metropolitan Area rappers and rap groups
• List of rappers and rap groups in Englewood, New Jersey
• Hip-Hop
• Hip-Hop music
• Hip-Hop culture
• History of hip-hop
• Hip-Hop Timeline: 1925 - Present
• 1970's hip-hop
• Key people on the beginning of hip-hop music

Crash Crew (rap group)