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DJ Tony Tone, JDL and Grandmaster Caz at the Disco Fever Photo Booth
DJ Tony Tone, JDL and Grandmaster Caz at the Disco Fever Photo Booth

DJ Tony Tone, JDL and Grandmaster Caz at the Disco Fever Photo Booth

Visual image Cold Crush Brothers
Venue Disco Fever
Date1980-1985
Mediumpaper (fiber product)
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 4 3/16 × 3 3/8 in. (10.636 × 8.573 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.229.84
Text Entries
Cold Crush Brother’s original lineup consisted of DJ Tony Tone (Angelo King), Easy AD (Adrian Harris), DJ Charlie Chase (Carlos Mandes, b. 1959), Grandmaster Caz (Curtis Brown, b. 1960), Almighty KG (Kenneth Pounder), JDL (Jerry Dee Lewis), and Money Ray (Eric Hoskins). Whipper Whip (James Whipper) and DotA-Rock (Darryl Mason) were original members, but eventually, Whipper Whip and Dot-A-Rock left and joined the Fantastic Five, which they considered to be a more established group at the time. Cold Crush Brother member, DJ Tony Tone came up with the name, saying the name Cold Crush meant anybody could get crushed, cold crushed, no remorse. The Cold Crush Brothers were known for their remarkable routines which included harmonies, melodies, and stage-stomping performances. The Cold Crush Brothers set the standard for emceeing. They built the reputation as the Rolling Stones of Hip Hop. Because of the attention they began to attract, many groups would try to battle them to gain Rap credibility and Hip-Hop superiority.
Three men posing wearing leather outfits.
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Grandmaster Caz, Busy Bee, and DJ Tony Tone at the Disco Fever photo booth
Cold Crush Brothers
Date: 1980-1985
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.229.85
DJ Tony Tone at the Disco Fever Photo Booth, Bronx, NY
Tony Tone
Date: c. 1985
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.229.79
DJ Tony Tone at the Disco Fever Photo Booth, Bronx, NY
Tony Tone
Date: c. 1985
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.229.81
DJ Tony Tone at the Disco Fever Photo Booth, Bronx, NY
Tony Tone
Date: 1980-1985
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.229.82
DJ Tony Tone and Easy A.D. at the Disco Fever Photo Booth
Tony Tone
Date: 1980-1985
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.229.86
Tony Tone at the Disco Fever Photo Booth, Bronx, NY
Tony Tone
Date: c.1980
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.229.80
DJ Tony Tone and JDL from Cold Crush Brothers on Subway Train
Tony Tone
Date: c. 1980
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.229.78
Cold Crush Brothers, 1982
Cold Crush Brothers
Date: 1982
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.733.6
Cold Crush Brothers
Cold Crush Brothers
Date: c. 1980
Medium: paper (fiber product)
Object number: 1999.733.125
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