Raw Fusion
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Raw Fusion was a spin-off project from Digital Underground
emcee Money-B
, with DJ talent provided by DU contributor DJ Fuze
. Their albums contained cameos by many of the Digital Underground crew, including Shock G
(as himself, Humpty Hump, and the Piano Man) and 2Pac. The group gave a more raw, hardcore feel than the funky styles that typical Digital Underground albums projected, pulling away from their Funkadelic
and Parliament
roots. Tracks put out under the Raw Fusion name tended to be more experiemntal and had less of the flow that was typically found in other tracks to which Money-B and DJ Fuze had contributed. The group released two albums before disbanding.
Digital Underground
Digital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. It could have been considered a music "family" rather than a group, as its personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour....
emcee Money-B
Money-B
Ron Brooks better known by his stage name Money-B, is an American rapper, best known for being a member of the funk and rap group Digital Underground. He is a member of Raw Fusion with DJ Fuze whom they had two albums, Live From the Styleetron and Hoochified Funk.He had a solo album named Talkin'...
, with DJ talent provided by DU contributor DJ Fuze
DJ Fuze
DJ FUZE, born David Elliot in New York, is an American Hip-Hop DJ and Record producer, who is most known for his work in the 1990s with the multi-platinum, P-Funk inspired rap group, Digital Underground.-Digital Underground:...
. Their albums contained cameos by many of the Digital Underground crew, including Shock G
Shock G
Gregory E. Jacobs , known by the stage names Shock G and Humpty Hump, is an American musician and rapper, known as the lead vocalist for the hip hop group Digital Underground...
(as himself, Humpty Hump, and the Piano Man) and 2Pac. The group gave a more raw, hardcore feel than the funky styles that typical Digital Underground albums projected, pulling away from their Funkadelic
Funkadelic
Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
and Parliament
Parliament (band)
Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
roots. Tracks put out under the Raw Fusion name tended to be more experiemntal and had less of the flow that was typically found in other tracks to which Money-B and DJ Fuze had contributed. The group released two albums before disbanding.