Effective period / Period of releases: 1984 - 1986

Members: Shelton-D, Michael Dowling, Shelton McCoy, Richard Dowling (2)

Old school rap group from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. Under the names DJ Mike Music, Disco Ritchie and Shelton D, they hit the scenes in 1984 with "What People Do For Money".
Before Divine Sounds made it into the recording studio, DJ Mike Music was frequently seen playing music in Bedford Stuyvesant Lafayette park where he brought funk into hip-hop. DJ Mike Music is also claimed to be the first DJ ever to rap on a record.