Cold Crush Brothers
USA, 1978–now
South Bronx old-school crew (formed 1978) known for elaborate routines, harmonized raps and DJ Charlie Chase and Tony Tone's turntable work. MC Grandmaster Caz's rhymes were used, uncredited, in 'Rapper's Delight'. A defining live park-jam group of early hip-hop.
MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Cold Crush Brothers and 3 artists Cold Crush Brothers influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Cold Crush Brothers?
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five directly influenced the Cold Crush Brothers, the leading routine-based crew of the next Bronx wave.
- DJ Kool Herc — The crew grew out of the Bronx park-jam culture Kool Herc founded.
Which artists did Cold Crush Brothers influence?
- Slick Rick — Rick has named the Cold Crush Brothers - Grandmaster Caz, JDL, Easy AD and the rest - as the heaviest influence on what he made.
- Kool G Rap — As a teenager G Rap studied the Cold Crush Brothers' Grandmaster Caz among the MCs who showed him what a rhyme could carry.
- Big Daddy Kane — Kane took his rhyme construction from Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers, admiring how many words Caz could tie together inside a single line.