Fila Fresh Crew
{{short description|American hip hop group}}{{More citations needed|date=June 2024}}
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| origin = West Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| genre = Hip hop
| years_active = 1987–1988
| label = Macola
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The Fila Fresh Crew was a hip-hop group from Dallas, Texas. consisting of Fresh K, Dr. Rock and The D.O.C. (known then as Doc-T).
History
Dr. Rock's association with Dr. Dre during his stint as a DJ for the World Class Wreckin' Cru helped land the Fila Fresh Crew a spot on the N.W.A and the Posse compilation album in 1987.{{Cite news |last=Winning |first=Brolin |date=September 1, 2003 |title=THE D.O.C. |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A107128865/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=a5f9976f |access-date=2024-06-01 |work=Remix |via=Gale General OneFile |volume=5 |issue=9}} 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's debut album and newly formed gangsta rap group N.W.A. Acting as a writer to many tracks with Ruthless Records (and later Death Row Records), the D.O.C. is most remembered for his 1989 debut album No One Can Do It Better featuring the hit single "It's Funky Enough".
Though the Fila Fresh Crew had disbanded by 1988, Dr. Rock launched a solo album of his own in 1991 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===
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"| Album details |
| scope="row" | Tuffest Man Alive
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="1" style="width:10px;"| Year ! rowspan="1" style="width:170px;"| Title ! rowspan="1" style="width:145px;"| Album |
| rowspan="2"| 1988
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Hate to Go to Work" | rowspan="3"| Tuffest Man Alive |
| style="text-align:left;"| "Dunk the Funk" |
| 1989
| style="text-align:left;"| "Fear of the Rap" |
=Guest appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row"| "Dunk the Funk"
| rowspan="4"| 1987 | rowspan="4"| N.W.A | rowspan="4"| N.W.A. and the Posse |
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| scope="row"| "Drink It Up" |
| scope="row"| "Tuffest Man Alive" |
| scope="row"| "3 the Hard Way" |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="com" | Album |
| scope="row"|"I Hate To Go To Work" |
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References
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External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Fila+Fresh+Crew Fila Fresh Crew discography] on Discogs
- [http://wernervonwallenrod.com/Fila.html Fila Fresh Crew] on Werner Von Wallenrod's
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Category:American hip-hop trios
Category:Musical groups established in 1987
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1988
Category:Southern hip-hop groups
Category:African-American musical trios
Category:Musical trios from Texas
Category:Musical groups from Dallas
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