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Funky 4 + 1 was an American hip hop group from The Bronx, New York, composed of Jazzy Jeff, Sha-Rock (b. Sharon Green), D.J. Breakout, Guy Williams, Keith Keith, The Voice of K.K., and Rodney Cee (Stone). The group originally started with K.K Rockwell, Keith Caesar, Rahiem and Sha Rock, the rest of the members joined at later times. [1]
Jeffrey Miree (born July 7, 1962), also known as MC Jazzy Jeff, is an American rapper and member of the Funky 4 + 1 who was active from 1979 to 2002. [1]He is sometimes referred to as Original M.C. Jazzy Jeff, in order to indicate that he preceded [2] DJ Jazzy Jeff from Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.
The Funky 4 + 1, Sha-Rock being the plus one, had their first hit with the 12-inch "Rapping and Rocking the House" on Sugarhill Records (1979), which was followed by "That's the Joint" (1980). [8] As a pioneer affiliated with the Zulu Nation , MC Sha-Rock inspired a style of rapping made famous by Run DMC and called the "echo chamber".
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