The Dangerous Crew

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The Dangerous Crew
Origin Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Years active1988 (1988)–1996 (1996)
Labels
Past members Too Short [1]

The Dangerous Crew was an American hip hop band formed by Oakland, California rapper and producer Todd "Too Short" Shaw. The Dangerous Crew consisted of both live musicians and rappers: Stuart "Shorty B" Jordan (bass, guitar, drums), Ramone "Pee-Wee" Gooden (keyboards, drums, guitar), Anthony "Ant" Banks (keyboards, drum programming, mixing), Sean G (live drums), and rappers Too Short, Mhisani "Goldy" Miller, FM Blue, Dangerous Dame, Russell "Rappin' Ron" Royster, Ant Diddley Dog, Robert "Spice 1" Green Jr. and Damani "Father Dom" Khaleel. The Dangerous Crew also had an R&B group known as About Face, who appeared on a few of the later releases by Too Short.

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Discography

Studio albums

TitleReleasePeak chart positions
US [3] US R&B [4] US Heat. [5]
Dangerous Crew
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Dangerous Music
Don't Try This at Home 191236

Rappin' Ron & Ant Diddley Dog

TitleReleasePeak chart positions
US R&B [6]
Bad-N-Fluenz
  • Released: February 21, 1995
  • Label: Cell Block Records
83

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