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About||the film|A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors|the song by heavy metal band Dokken |Dream Warriors (song)Infobox musical artist | name = Dream Warriors| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| origin = Toronto , Ontario , Canada | genre = Canadian hip hop , alternative hip hop , jazz rap | years_active = 1988& ndash;2002| occupation =| label = 4th & B'way Records|4th & Broadway , Island Records|Island , PolyGram , EMI | associated_acts = Gang Starr , Digable Planets , The Herbaliser | website =| current_members = King Lou Capital Q| past_members = Spek DJ Luv Dream Warriors were a Canadians|Canadian hip hop music|hip hop duo from Toronto , Ontario , comprising King Lou and Capital Q. Described as "a pair of deft, intelligent rappers" by Allmusic ,cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p32|pure_url=yes |title=Dream Warriors > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=January 10, 2009 they were major contributors to the jazz rap movement of the early 1990s. Their 1991 debut album, And Now the Legacy Begins , is considered one of the finest alternative hip hop records of the golden age hip hop|golden era . Before the release of their second album Subliminal Simulation in 1994, the duo became a group with the addition of rapper Spek and DJ Luv. In 1996, they released a third album, The Master Plan (album)|The Master Plan , before the two new members left the group a year later. Though their subsequent releases did not garner similar commercial success as their debut, the duo released a well-received Anthology: A Decade of Hits 1988–1998|greatest hits album in 1999.Allmusic|class=album|id=r421038|pure_url=yes Anthology: A Decade of Hits 1988-1998 > Overview Allmusic. Accessed on March 5, 2010. Their final album, The Legacy Continues... (Dream Warriors album)|The Legacy Continues... , was released in 2002.
History
King Lou (Louis Robinson) and Capital Q (Frank Allert) formed Dream Warriors in 1988, http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE& Params=U1ARTU0002924 Rap The Canadian Encyclopedia. March 5, 2010. hailing from the Jane and Finch and Willowdale, Toronto|Willowdale neighbourhoods of Toronto. The same year, King Lou made his recording debut, appearing on Michie Mee and L.A. Luv's single, "Victory Is Calling", which also featured MC Lyte . The duo began working on music together in 1989 and joined the Beat Factory|Beat Factory Productions team. They signed to 4th & B'way Records|4th & B'way / Island Records and released their jazz rap|jazz-influenced debut album And Now the Legacy Begins in 1991. The album was critically acclaimed and sold well in Canada, the United Kingdom, and across Europe — before becoming an underground hip hop|underground hit in the United States.
The album spawned the hit singles "Wash Your Face in My Sink", "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", and "Ludi". The first two singles hit the Top 40|Top 20 in the UK, while in their own country, the album went Canadian Recording Industry Association|gold and collected a Juno Award . The song "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" featured a sampling (music)|sample of " Soul Bossa Nova " by Quincy Jones , which was the theme music|theme song for the Canadian game show Definition (game show)|Definition . In 1992, they recorded "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack.
For their 1994 follow-up, Subliminal Simulation , Dream Warriors added rapper Spek (Hussain Yoosuf) and DJ Luv (formerly L.A. Luv; Phillip Gayle), turning the duo into a four-man group. The album received mixed reviews. It featured an appearance by Butterfly of Digable Planets and Gang Starr ( Guru (rapper)|Guru and DJ Premier ) contributed to two tracks. Early production by Da Grassroots is found on the track "No Dingbats Allowed". Spoken word is also performed during the interludes.Allmusic|class=album|id=r220450|pure_url=yesSubliminal Simulation > Overview Allmusic. Accessed on March 5, 2010. Two singles, "Day in Day Out" and "California Dreamin'", were released.
Dream Warriors released their third album The Master Plan (album)|The Master Plan in 1996, however, it was not released in the U.S. Three singles, "Float On", "What Do You Want "Ladies"", and "Sound Clash" (featuring Beenie Man ), supported the album. Spek left the group in 1997, http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/D/Dream_Warriors.html Artist: Dream Warriors JAM& #33; Music. Accessed on March 5, 2010. before relocating to the UK. DJ Luv also left the group the same year. In 1999, Anthology: A Decade of Hits 1988–1998 , a greatest hits compilation, was released on Priority Records . It featured two new tracks by the original duo. The compilation was critically acclaimed, with Robert Christgau stating "Certainly they belong in the same sentence as De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest ." http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php? name=dream+warriors Dream Warriors Robert Christgau. Accessed on March 5, 2010.
In 2002, they released their final album, The Legacy Continues... (Dream Warriors album)|The Legacy Continues... , exclusively in Canada. The Herbaliser produced the single, "Road of Many Signs", which also appeared on their Very Mercenary album in 1999. Other singles included "Breathe or Die" and "Unstoppable". http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/D/Dream_Warriors/2000/12/04/744679.html Dream Warriors halfway through new album JAM& #33; Music. Accessed on March 5, 2010.
Discography
Studio albums
And Now the Legacy Begins (1991) – RPM (magazine)|CAN #34, http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php? & file_num=nlc008388.1491& type=2& interval=20& PHPSESSID=dqfe46ae1jajgiag9t74mg2254 Top Albums/CDs - Volume 53, No. 19, April 13 1991 RPM . Accessed on June 30, 2010. UK Albums Chart|UK #18
* Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year|Rap Recording of the Year for "Wash Your Face in My Sink" (Nominated)
Juno Awards of 1992|1992 Juno Awards
*Rap Recording of the Year for "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" ( Won )
Juno Awards of 1995|1995 Juno Awards
*Best Rap Recording for Subliminal Simulation (Nominated)
Juno Awards of 1997|1997 Juno Awards
*Best Rap Recording for The Master Plan (Nominated)
See also
Portal box|Music of Canada|Hip hop
Canadian hip hop
Music of Canada
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References
Reflist Category:Alternative hip hop groups Category:Black Canadian musicians Category:Canadian hip hop groups Category:Juno Award winners Category:Musical duos Category:Musical groups established in 1988 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Category:Musical groups from Toronto
