The Zulu Beats & Making Records
When Hip Hop made its way into the downtown scene at the Roxy’s club, and Afrika Islam became the resident DJ he also had Donald along for the ride. That led to Afrika Islam starting his radio show the Zulu Beats on W.H.B.I (New York) in 1983, and when he needed an MC to rock them fresh rhymes he called on D, also DJ Red Alert was on board. What they did was unique by bringing what they did at the party’s to live radio. With Islam playing break beats & the beat box Donald-D would take the audience on a journey with his story telling rhymes about Bruce Lee, Liza Minnelli, his friends,and a day in the life of Donald-D. The Zulu Beat would be the first hip hop radio show to included live interviews, and was the first to inform the public about the movie Wild Style when Islam interviewed Fab 5 Freddy. With the show intro done by actors Cheech & Chong & the crazy voiceovers the Zulu Beat tapes would be the first Introduction, about the hip hop culture from New York when it made its way To England.
Donald-D's recording journey began when the CEO of Vintertainment records heard him rhyming, and came up to the radio station. He would go into the studio to record the song’s Two Three Break, Rock The House & Cuttin Herbie under the group name The B Boys along with DJ Chuck Chill Out. The Rock The House Ya’ll would go on to become one of hip hop’s most sample lyrics. After 3 Recordings as a team Chuck went solo, and Donald would add a rap partner named Brother-B, and DJ Master-T. They would record the classics Girls, Stick Up Kid & Girls Part 2, and soon be out doing shows with Dougie Fresh & Slick Rick, The Boogie Boys, Sparky D & others. After Master-T left the group the DJ became a high school friend name DJ Jazzy-G as they continue to rock the house throughout America. When the label decided not to have the B Boys in their future plans Donald-D went solo and recorded the songs Outlaw which was on most radio play list & Dope Jam on the label Rockin Hard Records in 1987. Donald-D along with Bronx Style Bob would also write the lyrics for the Fat Boys song Are You Ready For Freddy for the movie A Nightmare On Elm Street.
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