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Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 in Brooklyn, New York. They are remembered as one of the first hip hop crews to use a live band, and their positive, uplifting lyrics have made the group forerunners of alternative hip hop and jazz rap. The members are Prince Paul, Wise, DBC (the Devastating Beat Creator), Daddy-O, Delite, Bobby Simmons, and Fruitkwan aka Frukwan. Originally, the group was known as the Stetson Brothers, but they changed their name to Stetsasonic for their debut, On Fire, due to their preference of Stetson hats. The album received mixed reviews, though the follow-ups, In Full Gear and Blood, Sweat & No Tears were critically acclaimed. The group broke up soon after the release of Blood, Sweat & No Tears. Frukwan and Prince Paul worked with the Gravediggaz, while the latter also became a well-respected record producer, as did Daddy O, who worked for Mary J. Blige and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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• Talkin' All That Jazz
  Talkin' All That Jazz
• Just Say Stet
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• Sally
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• DBC Let The Music Play
  DBC Let The Music Play
• In Full Gear
  In Full Gear
• Miami Bass
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• Freedom Or Death
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• Pen And Paper
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• Music For The Stetfully Insane
  Music For The Stetfully Insane
• Talkin' All That Jazz (Original 12 Version)
  Talkin' All That Jazz (Original 12 Version)
• We're The Band
  We're The Band
• It's In My Song
  It's In My Song
• Stet Troop '88!
  Stet Troop '88!
• Rollin' Wit Rush
  Rollin' Wit Rush
• Go Stetsa I
  Go Stetsa I
• The Odad
  The Odad
• Faye
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• Talking All That Jazz
  Talking All That Jazz
• I Ain't Making It
  I Ain't Making It
• Showtime
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• 4 ever my Beat
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• The Hip Hop Band
  The Hip Hop Band
• Go Stetsa
  Go Stetsa
• Talkin' All That Jazz (Album Version)
  Talkin' All That Jazz (Album Version)
• Float On
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• Talkin' All That Jazz - Dim's Radio Edit. Remixed By Dimitri From Paris
  Talkin' All That Jazz - Dim's Radio Edit. Remixed By Dimitri From Paris
• Talking All That Jazz (Torti's Old School Mix of Edits Dub)
  Talking All That Jazz (Torti's Old School Mix of Edits Dub)
• My Rhyme
  My Rhyme
• On Fire
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• Talkin All That Jazz
  Talkin All That Jazz
• Bust that Groove
  Bust that Groove
• This Is It, Y'All (Go Stetsa II)
  This Is It, Y'All (Go Stetsa II)
• Rock de la Stet
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• Talking All That Jazz (Torti's Old School Of Edits Dub)
  Talking All That Jazz (Torti's Old School Of Edits Dub)
• Talkin' All That Jazz - Dim's Radio Edit. Remixed By Dimitri From Paris
  Talkin' All That Jazz - Dim's Radio Edit. Remixed By Dimitri From Paris
• No B.S. Allowed
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• Talkin' All That Jazz (Dim's Radio Edit)
  Talkin' All That Jazz (Dim's Radio Edit)
• Speaking Of A Girl Named Suzy
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• This Is It Y'all (Go Stetsa II)
  This Is It Y'all (Go Stetsa II)
• Talkin' All The Jazz
  Talkin' All The Jazz
• Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Vocal Remix)
  Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Vocal Remix)
• Paul's Groove
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• Uda Man
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• Go Brooklyn 3
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• Blood, Sweat & No Tears
  Blood, Sweat & No Tears
• So Let The Fun Begin
  So Let The Fun Begin
• Gyrlz
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• Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Instrumental Remix)
  Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Instrumental Remix)
• Your Mother Has Green Teeth
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• Ghetto Is The World
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