''Rapped in Romance'' is the second and final studio album by American

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–based electro-hop group the World Class Wreckin' Cru. It was released in 1986 on

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. Cli-N-Tel left the group during the fall of 1985 which led to Lonzo recruiting Shakespeare to join the group. After this album,

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and

DJ Yella Antoine Carraby (born December 11, 1961), better known by his stage name DJ Yella, is an American DJ, record producer, and film director from Compton, California. DJ Yella began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru along wit ...

left the group, leading to the formation of

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group

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, while Lonzo Williams would form a new Wreckin Cru and enjoy some moderate mainstream success with the song "Turn Off The Lights".

Track listing

Personnel

* Alonzo Williams – vocals, producer, mixing * Andre Young – vocals, producer, drum programming, keyboards, scratches, mixing * Antoine Carraby – vocals, co-producer, drum programming, keyboards, percussion, scratches, mixing * Bernard Severe – vocals, co-producer, keyboards, mixing *Mona Lisa Young – vocals *Keypunch – keyboards *Larkin Arnold – executive producer *

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– mastering *Donovan Smith – mixing *Penny Wolin – photography

References

{{Authority control 1986 albums Epic Records albums World Class Wreckin' Cru albums Albums produced by Dr. Dre Albums produced by DJ Yella