The Fila Fresh Crew was a hip-hop group from

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. consisting of Fresh K, Dr. Rock and

The D.O.C. Tracy Lynn Curry (born June 10, 1968), better known by his stage name the D.O.C., is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Along with his solo career, he was a member of the Southern hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew, and later co-wr ...

(known then as Doc-T).

History

Dr. Rock's association with

Dr. Dre Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founder of ...

during his stint as a DJ for the

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helped land the Fila Fresh Crew a spot on the '' N.W.A and the Posse'' compilation album in

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. A year later, the trio released the EP '' Tuffest Man Alive'' which was promoted with three singles. Doc-T left the group and changed his name to The D.O.C., becoming a valuable contributor to

Eazy-E Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. Eazy-E is often re ...

's debut album and newly formed

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group

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. Acting as a writer to many tracks with

Ruthless Records Ruthless Records was an American independent record label founded by Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and Jerry Heller in Compton, California on March 3, 1987. All of the Ruthless trademarks have been owned by Comptown Records, Inc. since 1987. Several ...

(and later

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), the D.O.C. is most remembered for his

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

debut album ''

No One Can Do It Better ''No One Can Do It Better'' is the first solo album by the D.O.C., released on July 13, 1989, by Ruthless Records and Atlantic Records. It reached no.1 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks, while peaking in the Top 20 on the ''Bil ...

'' featuring the hit single "

It's Funky Enough "It's Funky Enough" is the debut single by American rapper The D.O.C., featured as the first track on his 1989 debut album '' No One Can Do It Better''. It spent 18 weeks on the US Top Rap Songs chart, including four at number one. A video shot ...

". Though the Fila Fresh Crew had disbanded by

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

, Dr. Rock launched a solo album of his own in

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

under the pseudonym Fela Fresh Crew. In 2017, ''Tuffest Man Alive'' was released on CD for the first time with a previously released b-side ("I Wanna Know What Love Is") included as a bonus track.

Discography

Extended play

Singles

Guest appearances

Music videos

References

External links

Fila Fresh Crew discography
on

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Fila Fresh Crew
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