World Class Wreckin' Cru

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World Class Wreckin' Cru

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Lonzo (Alonzo Williams), Andre Young (Dr. Dre), Marquette Hawkins (Cli-N-Tel), DJ Yella (Antoine Carraby), Barry Severe (Shakespeare), Mona Lisa Young, Michelle Toussaint (Michel'le).
The group was originally formed by a Compton club owner Alonzo Williams as a mobile DJ crew for several years and it wasn't until 1983 that they decided to record music. In 1984 the group debuted on Lonzo's Kru-Cut record label releasing the single "Surgery" followed by "Juice". Both records proved to become local electro-rap favorites selling many units on the west coast. The following year the group put out their first album World Class. The group's dancer, Shakespeare, later replaced Cli-N-Tel as they signed to Epic Records releasing a string of singles and their second album Rapped In Romance. The Wreckin' Cru enlisted aspiring rapper Ice Cube to help as a ghostwriter for the "House Calls / Cabbage Patch" single in 1987. Shortly before disbanding over financial problems, the slow jam record "Before You Turn Off The Lights" (which featured Michel'le) became a big hit all across the country's urban and pop charts by early 1988. Dr. Dre and DJ Yella later continued producing music with N.W.A. while Shakespeare later pursued a position as a pastor. Michel'le married Dr. Dre and released an album on Ruthless Records. Lonzo attempted to play off the big success of the group's last single by reassembling a new World Class Wreckin' Cru and releasing the album Turn Off The Lights In The Fast Lane in 1988.

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Cache Vocal

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Mission Possible

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Surgery

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Turn off the Lights

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He's Bionic

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Juice

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Surgery (Dr. Dre)

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World Class

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Turn Off The Lights - Rap

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Juice (Dr. Dre and Yella)

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July 3, 1987

Neal S. Blaisdell Arena

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States


September 6, 1986

Civic Center Theater

El Paso, Texas, United States


September 5, 1986

Tucson Convention Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States

  • 1. World Class Freak


July 19, 1986

Wembley Arena

London, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. B.S.

  • 2. Mission Possible

  • 3. Juice


July 19, 1986

Wembley Arena

London, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. World Class

  • 2. Surgery

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World Class Wreckin' Cru has released 5 albums between 1990 and 2000. Notable releases include The World Class Wreckin' Cru Greatest Hits Plus, Gold, Turn Off The Lights (Before The Attitude). Explore their complete discography on this page.

World Class Wreckin' Cru's most-played tracks include Cache Vocal, Mission Possible, Surgery, Turn off the Lights, He's Bionic. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

Lonzo (Alonzo Williams), Andre Young (Dr. Dre), Marquette Hawkins (Cli-N-Tel), DJ Yella (Antoine Carraby), Barry Severe (Shakespeare), Mona Lisa Young, Michelle Toussaint (Michel'le).The group was originally formed by a Compton club owner Alonzo Will... Read the full biography on this page.

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