Keep It Oldskool Artists Profile

 

 

“Brace yourself for the awesome and rare The real, the right dynamite is in the atmosphere”

 

Everyone knows The Roots are the foremost Hip Hop band.  A group that was formed in 1979 in Brooklyn, NYC is one of the forerunners of this concept. Stetsasonic were intially called The Stetson Brothers.  The group which included Daddy-O, Frukwan, DBC, MC Delite, Prince Paul and Wise were signed to Tommy Boy Rrecords and released their debut album On Fire in 1986 and off the singles “Go Stesta”, “Just Say Stet” and “Forever My Beat” the crew got steady airplay.

 

 

Stetasonic’s  second LP  In Full Gear was released in 1988. This would be their most popular album . With songs like “Sally” and “Float On” Stet continued to make great music. One song on that album took on the backlash of rappers using samples of older artists a lyric from “Talkin All That Jazz” summed what the group thought about those who complained about sampling :

 

“Tell the truth, James Brown was old 'Til Eric and Rakim came out with 'I Got Soul”

 

Stetsasonic  “On Fire”  1986

 

Stetsasonic “In Full Gear” 1988

 

 

The group released one more album 1991s Blood Sweat and No Tears before disbanding. Dj Prince Paul went on to producing and being very instrumental in the early career of De La Soul. as well as joining Gravediggaz with Frukwan and RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan. Daddy-O was involved with Krs One in the Stop the Violence Movement. Stetsasonic is another underrated group that many who are to young remember have never heard about. Keep It Oldskool remembers!

 

GO STETSA AND KEEP IT OLDSKOOL