Stetsasonic

Stetsasonic is an American hip hop band. Formed in 1981 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Stetsasonic was one of the first hip hop acts to perform with a full band and use live instrumentation in their recordings, paving the way for future hip hop bands such as The Roots. The band combined beat-boxing, sampling technology, and live band performance, incorporating R&B, jazz, dancehall reggae, and rock into its sound. Stetsasonic is also considered one of the acts that pioneered jazz rap.
Though rumored to have disbanded in 1991, soon after the release of its third album, Blood, Sweat & No Tears, Stetsasonic continues to record and perform together, as evidenced by their subsequent release, "People In The Neighborhood", and their performance at the Urban Matterz Hip Hop Festival in 2019. Individual members branched out to explore solo careers, while still maintaining Stetsasonic. Frukwan and Prince Paul were founding members of the Gravediggaz, while the latter also became a record producer, as did Daddy-O.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played many of the group's records between the mid 80's and early 90's. After 1991, Peel didn't play any of the group's material, according to available tracklistings on this site.
==Shows Played==
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*29 January 1986: Just Say Stet (12") Tommy Boy
;1987
*16 February 1987: Bust That Groove (LP - On Fire) Tommy Boy
*18 February 1987: 4 Ever My Beat (LP - On Fire) Tommy Boy
*23 February 1987: My Rhyme (LP - On Fire) Tommy Boy
*24 February 1987: Rock De La Stet (LP - On Fire) Tommy Boy
*25 November 1987: A.F.R.I.C.A. (12") Tommy Boy
*30 November 1987: A.F.R.I.C.A. (shared 12" with Tackhead - A.F.R.I.C.A.) Tommy Boy
*08 December 1987: A.F.R.I.C.A. (12") Tommy Boy
*18 December 1987 (Radio Bremen): A.F.R.I.C.A. (12") Tommy Boy
;1988
*22 June 1988: In Full Gear (LP - In Full Gear) Tommy Boy 
*27 June 1988: Talkin' All That Jazz (LP - In Full Gear) Tommy Boy
*27 June 1988: Rollin' Wit Rush (LP - In Full Gear) Tommy Boy
*04 July 1988: DBC Let The Music Play (LP - In Full Gear) Tommy Boy
*05 July 1988: Pen And Paper (LP - In Full Gear) Tommy Boy
*06 July 1988: This Is It Y'All (Go Stetsa II) (album - In Full Gear) Breakout
*13 July 1988: DBC Let The Music Play (LP - In Full Gear) A&M
*25 July 1988: Rollin' Wit Rush (album - In Full Gear) Tommy Boy
;1990
*15 August 1990: 'Just Say Stet (12")' (Tommy Boy Music)
;1991
*10 February 1991: Go Brooklyn Three (album - Blood, Sweat & No Tears) Tommy Boy
*16 February 1991: Speaking Of A Girl Named Suzy (album - Blood, Sweat & No Tears) Tommy Boy
*06 April 1991: Uda Man (LP - Blood, Sweat & No Tears) Tommy Boy Music
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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