The Get Loose Crew
The Get Loose Crew
Established in 1986, Flemingdon Park-based The Get Loose Crew was initially made up of two emcees (Kory “MC Shadow” Neely and Len “Mix-Master Len” Grant-Stuart) and deejay/producer (Chris “DJ Jel” Jackson). Prior to the release of their first and only album Get Loose Crew (1988), the group would also add a third emcee – Carl “MC B/B Kool” Badwa who would later go on to pursue a solo career (first as B Kool and later as Don Carlito in the early 2000s).
After the group signed a distribution deal with Electric Distribution and created their own independent label East Park Productions, the Get Loose Crew became the first Canadian rap group to independently finance, produce and secure distribution of an authentic Hip Hop mini-LP to sell outside Canada. Despite success on local urban music charts, the group did not release a follow up project and would disband in 1990.
In addition to their accomplishments as a group, solo emcee B Kool would become the first Canadian emcee to win a Juno Award in 1990 (Best R&B Soul Recording), for his contribution to the group Simply Majestic’s recording “Dance to the Music.”

