Da King & I

Da King & I
(left) Izzy Ice, (right) DJ Majesty
Background information
Origin New York City
Genres East Coast hip hop, alternative hip hop
Years active 1992 - 1993
Labels Rowdy Records
Arista Records
Associated acts Dallas Austin
DJ Premier
Members Izzy Ice
DJ Majesty

Da King & I was a hip-hop duo composed of Izzy Ice and DJ Majesty, they were signed to Rowdy/Arista Records.

History

Da King & I, the members of which include MC Izzy Ice (born Isidore Francois on April 17, 1972[1]) and DJ Majesty (born Roderick Wiggins), signed with Rowdy Records in 1992 and were often compared to another MC-DJ duo, Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The duo first released their debut single, "Flip da Scrip" on November 24, 1992. A few months later, on July 13, 1993, Da King & I's first and only album, Contemporary Jeep Music was released, containing the singles "Flip Da Scrip" and "Tears." Although the album did gain many positive reviews, the success and popularity of Gangsta rap caused the album to become a commercial failure. The duo disbanded shortly after the release of the album.[2][3]

Since then, group member Roderick "Majesty" Wiggins has launched a career as an R&B producer in the late 90's. He has made contributions to a few albums, such as:

SWV - Release Some Tension ("Release Some Tension") RCA Records, 1998
Rufus Blaq - Credentials ("Come Alive Y'all") Perspective Records, 1998
Elusion - Think About It ("Good and Plenty") RCA Records, 1998
Before Dark - Daydreamin' ("Push N Shove") RCA Records, 2000

DJ Majesty once starred in the 1992 movie Juice as a battle DJ where he was going against "Q" in a DJ competition.[4]

While Isidore "Izzy Ice" Francois started his own internet company after leaving the music business, he recently came back and released a new song called "Milk & Cookies" in 2017.[5]

Discography

  • Contemporary Jeep Music (1993)

References

  1. ↑ "Isidore Francois, 45 - Brooklyn, NY - MyLife.com™ Background Profile". www.mylife.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Da King & I - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Contemporary Jeep Music - Da King & I - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  4. ↑ SOULSHACKMUSIC (24 June 2006). "JUICE DJ BATTLE". Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "New Single: Izzy Ice - Milk And Cookies". www.thisis50.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
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