UTFO (an abbreviation for Untouchable Force Organization) was an American hip-hop group from Brooklyn, New York City.
The group consisted of Kangol Kid (born Shaun Shiller Fequiere; August 10, 1966 – December 18, 2021), Educated Rapper (EMD) (born Jeffrey Campbell; July 4, 1963 – June 3, 2017), Doctor Ice (born Fred Reeves on March 2, 1966), and Mix Master Ice (born Maurice Bailey on April 22, 1965). with estimates ultimately spawning over 100. The most notable remake was done by Marley Marl's protégée Roxanne Shanté, which led to hip hop's first rap beef.
History
The group formed in the early 1980s and were originally known as UFO. However, the name was taken by an English rock band so they were forced to change it to UTFO. Kangol Kid and Doctor Ice were originally known as The Keystone Dancers and were a dance duet, before going on to be back-up dancers for Whodini. The group's debut album was produced by R&B group Full Force.
On June 3, 2017, Educated Rapper died following a battle with cancer.
On December 18, 2021, Kangol Kid died of colon cancer, at age 55.
Discography
Studio albums
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />R&B<br/>/HH<br/>
|-
! scope="row" | UTFO
|
- Released: 1985
- Label: Select
- Formats: CD (re-issue), LP, Cassette, digital download
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|11
|-
! scope="row" | Skeezer Pleezer
|
- Released: 1986
- Label: Select (US)<br>Cooltempo (UK)
- Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
|align="center"|142
|align="center"|14
|-
! scope="row" | Lethal
|
- Released: 1987
- Label: Select
- Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
|align="center"|67
|align="center"|2
|-
! scope="row" | Doin' It!
|
- Released: 1989
- Label: Select (US)<br>Accord (FRA)<br>Injection Disco Dance Label/Select (NED)<br>BCM (EUR)
- Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
|align="center"|143
|align="center"|30
|-
! scope="row" | Bag It & Bone It
|
- Released: February 5, 1991
- Label: Jive/U.T.F.O. Records
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US R&B<br>
|-
! scope="row"| "Hangin' Out/Roxanne, Roxanne"
|rowspan="5"| 1984
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
|rowspan="3"| UTFO
|-
! scope="row"| "Roxanne, Roxanne"
| align=center | 77
| align=center | 40
| align=center | 10
| align=center | 72
|-
! scope="row"| "The Real Roxanne"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with The Real Roxanne)</span>
| align=center | —
| align=center | —
| align=center | 44
| align=center | —
|-
! scope="row"| "Roxanne Meets UTFO" (Limited Edition)<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(with The Real Roxanne)</span>
|1998
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
| The Best of U.T.F.O.
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}
Compilation albums
- The Best of U.T.F.O. (Select, 1996)
- Skeezer Pleezer/Lethal (BCM, 2000)
See also
- Roxanne Wars
References
External links
- Mix Master Ice's official Web Site
- Doctor Ice official Web Site
- Discography at Discogs