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"UTFO's hit "Roxanne." This track was perceived by many female rappers as being anti-feminist and resulted in a large number of answer records, many of them by MCs taking the name Roxanne (among them Roxanne Shante and The Real Roxanne). Indeed, it is not uncommon to hear about "The Roxanne Wave" in a discussion of hip hop music at this time."

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UTFO (which stands for Untouchable Force Organization) was an old school hip-hop group from the 1980s mentored by the contemporary R&B group Full Force. The group consisted of the Kangol Kid (Shiller Shaun Fequiere), the Educated Rapper (Jeffrey Campbell) (also known as EMD), Doctor Ice (Fred Reeves), and Mix Master Ice (Maurice Bailey). The group's best-known single is "Roxanne, Roxanne," a widely-acclaimed and hip-hop classic, which created a sensation on the hip-hop scene soon after it was released and inspired numerous answer records, most notably by Marley Marl's protégé Roxanne Shanté. Ironically, "Roxanne, Roxanne" was originally the B-side of the lesser-known single "Hangin' Out." Because of personal issues, the Educated Rapper was absent for its second effort, Skeezer Pleezer (1986), which produced one notable track with the song "Split Personality." In 2008, their single Roxanne, Roxanne was ranked number 84 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

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History

Kangol Kid and Doctor Ice met as dancers for Whodini prior to the formation of UTFO in 1983 in Brooklyn, New York. In 1984, the group signed with Fred Munao's Select Records, and, in the same year, it released its hit single "Roxanne Roxanne." The group's debut album was produced by R&B group Full Force. Accroding to VH1, the group is still active today.

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Break Dancing

The members of UTFO were the first break dancers to appear on The Phil Donahue Show.

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Discography

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Albums

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Singles

  • "Hangin' Out" b/w "Roxanne, Roxanne" (1984), Select
  • Roxanne, Roxanne (1984), Select
  • Beats and Rhymes (1984), Select
  • "Rough & Rugged" (1989), Select
  • "Bite It" (1985), Select
  • "Leader of the Pack" (1985), Select
  • "Pick Up the Pace" (1985), Select
  • "Split Personality" (1986), Select
  • "We Work Hard" (1986), Select
  • "Ya Cold Wanna Be with Me" (1987), Select
  • "Lethal" (1987), Select
  • "Let's Get It On" (1988), Select
  • "Wanna Rock" (1989), Select
  • "Lisa Lips" (1989), Select
  • "My Cut Is Correct" (1989), Select
  • "If You Don't Wanna Get Pregnant" (1990), Jive
  • "I'm a Dog" (1991), Jive


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