Raheim from The Furious Five, DJ Red Alert with 2 Members of the Heartbeat Brothers

Heartbeat Brothers are a Hip-Hop group from New York signed to Elite Records. Members included Lord Kool-Gee and Greg-G. The group released singles such as “Growing Up” in 1985 and “Can We Do This” and “Bring In The Bassline” in 1989. produced by Lord Kool-Gee and Paul C.

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5 expanded the culture of Hip-Hop across the globe with their rapping and DJing skills. The Furious 5 included Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler, b. 1958), Melle Mel (Melvin Glover, b.1961), his brother The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover, b.1960), Keef Cowboy (Robert Keith Wiggins, b. 1960-1989), Mr. Ness a.k.a. Scorpio (Eddie Morris, b. 1960) and Rahiem (Guy Williams, b.1963) from the Funky 4+1 more.

Kool DJ Red Alert/DJ Red Alert (Frederick Crute, b. 1956) is an DJ from Harlem, NY is famous for Deejaying on WRKS 98.7 Kiss FM and recognized as one of the founding fathers of Hip-Hop music and culture. DJ Red played a major role in The Bridge Wars beginning in 1986. On his KISS-FM weekend radio program he became the first DJ to break the record "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions. He also played at many club performances in support of the Bronx-based hip hop group against MC Shan, Marley Marl, and the Juice Crew. One of the earliest DJs to perform with the Universal Zulu Nation, DJ Red Alert, gained listeners throughout the Tri-State region for his radio program. Red Alert is also credited with breaking in acts and artists like A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, and Black Sheep.