![]() Before this eventuated World Class were almost the sole performers in the club, managed by Alonzo who smooth-talked his way into obtaining a record deal from CBS Records for the group and was using money generated from sales to build an inexpensive four-track recording studio at the back of the club to cut records for his acts. This period would also create history as Dre and Yella would cross paths with a teenage performing group called CIA (Criminals In Action) starring O’Shea ‘Ice Cube’ Jackson, Dre’s cousin Tony ‘Sir Jinx’ Wheatob and Darrell ‘K-Dee’ Johnson who caught the attention of regular patron, local drug dealer Eric ‘Eazy-E’ Wright who was looking to capitalize on this new fad and turn his business legal. Dre’ Young who were resident DJ’s on KDAY-AM radio station on the hip-hop show as members of the Mixmasters Crew and hustling their own mixtape productions on the side of working in Eve’s on weekends. Lonzo revamped his club and hired local DJs Antoine ‘Yella’ Carraby and Andre ‘Dr. As the ‘80s arrived, so did electronic funk, sampling drum beats fused with old school rap format. The club opened with Detroit–born Unknown DJ directing the music program whose main influence derived from an east coast flavour, Afrika’s Soulsonic Force, Orbit and Scorpio. ![]() Seeing the popularity of this new craze, he entered the market of running nightclub performances. Before opening ‘Eve’s After Dark’ in 1979, Lonzo transformed from locking to DJing dances under the name of Disco Construction. World Class Wreckin’ Cru (so-called because of the amount of equipment they had to tear down to pack away every night.) showcased themselves in a club owned by the visionary force behind this movement, former ‘locking’ dancer, Alonzo Williams. World Class would also serve as a vehicle for spawning new talent to dominate not only the west coast but re-evolve the complete atmosphere and philosophy of hip-hop music itself. As they started to produce local hits, they were known as west coast’s first glimpse of rap music and their success was based on a new wave mystique swimming against the current of contemporary trend. Seen during the unidentified period after the reign of disco and before the explosion of hip-hop, World Class kept the party hopping with their pre-dated beats and electronic sampling. Williams thought it important that the Cru members have stage costumes, so the Cru went shopping on Los Angeles' famous Melrose Avenue, and discovered the eye-catching suits which they are photographed wearing on the cover of the album, and which they wore on-stage for performances.The World Class Wreckin’ Cru was an innovative group existing inside the electro-funk movement evolving from the downtown Los Angeles west coast scene. ![]() Rappin Romance was the group's second album, and the last to feature Dre and Yella. ![]() The World Class Wreckin' Cru was founded by Alonzo Williams, owner of the famous Los Angeles Eve After Dark. Williams hired two local DJs to join the Cru, Andre "Dre Dre" Young, and Antoine "Yella" Carraby, who would both go on to become pioneers of gangsta rap with N.W.A. Their early records, including their 1987 hit “Turn Off The Lights” (which featured Dre’s girlfriend at the time, Michel’le) were successful, but they were even more successful at creating a local loyal fanbase in the clubs. Shiny red two-piece suit, possibly a cotton/rayon blend woven with red shiny threads. DRE BOTH ON STAGE, AND ON THE COVER OF THE WORLD CLASS WRECKIN' CRU'S ALBUM RAPPED IN ROMANCE.
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