The '06 Style

The '06 Style formed as a group of Gamma Xi fraternity brothers attending the University of California, Los Angeles around 1987. They are considered to be the first hip-hop group to have produced, written and performed a record exclusively by Black college students. The group consisted of [a=Tim Reid II] (That Guy), [a=Dorsey Fuller III] (DF3), [a=Robert Dorn (2)] (Code Red) and later added a fourth member [a=Darius Farrelly] (Disco D). Reid's father, the famous actor [a=Tim Reid (2)], used his networking to help his son's group get into the music industry and form their own record label GIG Records (6). The group landed a deal with GIG Records (6) and released a pair of singles, including the song "The Energise Album" that received national airplay. Tim Reid II eventually ventured out on his own as a hip-hop producer and later a marketing music executive.