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Funky 4 + 1

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About Funky 4 + 1

Funky 4 + 1 was an early Bronx hip-hop group whose lineup included MC Sha Rock, alongside Jazzy Jeff, Keith Keith, KK Rockwell and Lil' Rodney Cee, with DJ Breakout. The crew recorded for Enjoy before moving to Sugar Hill, releasing Rappin' and Rocking the House and That's the Joint. Members later continued through projects including Double Trouble and US Girls.

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Apple Music: About Funky 4+1
Licensed artist biography; crew identity, named lineup, Enjoy/Sugar Hill records and successor projects. Disputed first-ever and longest-song superlatives, gender stereotypes and formation-date claims are excluded; Jazzy Jeff is not conflated with DJ Jazzy Jeff. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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