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DJ Red Alert, Doctor Ice and The Heartbeat Brothers
DJ Red Alert, Doctor Ice and The Heartbeat Brothers

DJ Red Alert, Doctor Ice and The Heartbeat Brothers

Visual image DJ Red Alert
Visual image Doctor Ice
Visual image Heartbeat Brothers
Date1986
Mediumchromogenic color prints
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 3 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (8.89 × 12.383 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1999.733.248
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Doctor Ice/Doc Ice (Fred Reeves, b. unknown) is a Hip-Hop artist from Brooklyn, New York and a founding member of the Hip-Hop group UTFO. Doc Ice is best known for his work as a performer and writer of the UTFO classics; "Roxanne, Roxanne" and "Cold Wanna Be With Me". During his solo career, he released the album, The Mic Stalker in 1989 which was produced by the R&B group Full Force.

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.

Is 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.

Colored image of DJ Red Alert, Doctor Ice and The Heartbeat Brothers.
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Raheim from The Furious Five, DJ Red Alert with 2 Members of the Heartbeat Brothers
DJ Red Alert
Date: 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.246
Member of Heartbeat Brothers and Doctor Ice
Doctor Ice
Date: 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.247
The Heartbeat Brothers with Melle Mel and Busybee Starski
Melle Mel
Date: c. 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.261
D.M.C. of Run D.M.C. with the Heartbeat Brothers
Heartbeat Brothers
Date: c. 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.262
Big Buff of the Fat Boys with a member of The Heartbeat Brothers
Fat Boys
Date: 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.250
Greg G. from The Heartbeat Brothers and Luv Bug
Love Bug
Date: 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.251
DNA with two Members of the Heartbeat Brothers
DnA (promoter)
Date: 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.252
Mr. Magic with the Heartbeat Brothers
Mr. Magic
Date: 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.253
Jam Master Jay with the Heartbeat Brothers
Heartbeat Brothers
Date: 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.254
Run from Run-D.M.C. with the Heartbeat Brothers
Run
Date: May 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.255
Run from Run-D.M.C. with the Heartbeat Brothers and three unidentified males, circa May 1986
Heartbeat Brothers
Date: May 1986
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 1999.733.256
Sha Rock, DJ Breakout and Lisa Lee
DJ Breakout
Date: c. 1980
Medium: chromogenic color prints
Object number: 2001.400.5
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