Fast Crew (or fastCREW) were a New Zealand hip hop group consisting of five members – Dane Rumble (aka Kid Deft), Jeremy Kent-Johnston (aka Jerome Fortune), Brad Devcich (aka Diablo), Gemma Copas and Josh Thorne (DJ Alias).

Their first album, Set the Record Straight, and achieved gold status, and Fast Crew supported international artists such as Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, The Black Eyed Peas, D12, Chingy, and DMX, and played at the Big Day Out tours. After completing their second album, Truth, Lies & Red Tape, the band played their last concert and "a mutual decision to split the band was decided" in late 2008.

History of the band

Fast Crew was formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1999, and after some experimentation, the group began playing live around Auckland. Their first single Mr Radio was released in 2002 and received high radio and television airplay.

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|Set the Record Straight

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  • Released: December 2004
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD

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|NZ: Platinum

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|Truth, Lies & Red Tape

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  • Released: 28 September 2008
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD, digital download

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Singles

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|2002

|"Mr Radio"

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|non-album single

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|rowspan="2"|2004

|"I Got"

|align="center"|4

|align="center"|22

|rowspan="3"|Set the Record Straight

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|"It's the Incredible"

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|41

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|2005

|"Suburbia Streets"

|align="center"|10

|align="center"|31

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|2007

|"What Happened to Yesterday"

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|rowspan="3"|Truth, Lies & Red Tape

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|2008

|"Fly"

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|2009

|"Highs and Lows"

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References

  • Fast Crew Official Website