With several minutes left at the end of the tape, Newcleus added a favorite from their block parties, with the vocals sped up to sound like munchkins. The foursome originally took on the name Positive Messenger, but would later name their group Newcleus as a result of the coming together of their families.īy this time, Cozmo had begun to accumulate a collection of electronic recording equipment, and the quartet recorded a demo tape of material. The group included Cozmo, his wife Yvette ('Lady E'), Nique, and her future husband Bob 'Chilly B' Crafton. In 1981 Cozmo decided to create a recording group as an extension of Jam-On. Many members (MCs as well as DJs) came and went as Jam-On rocked parks and block parties all over the borough.

Louis, and Ben's cousins Monique 'Nique D' Angevin and her brother Pete 'Master Quadro' Angevin (all teenagers and still in high school). The origins of Newcleus lay in a 1976 Brooklyn DJ collective known as Jam-On Productions, which included Ben 'Cozmo D' Cenac, his best friend David 'Dr.

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