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L.A. Dream Team
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresHip Hop, Electro, R&B
Years active1984-1996
LabelsDream Team Records, MCA
Past membersSnake Puppy
Rudy Pardee (Deceased)
The Real Richie Rich
Lisa Love (Deceased)
Big Burt,

Robin Williams (The Robin),

Tanisha Hill (Tish Jones)

The L.A. Dream Team was a hip hop group based in Los Angeles, California, active 1985-1989, 1993, and 1996. The group was founded by Chris "Snake Puppy" Wilson and Rudy Pardee in 1984. They are known for being one of the early hip hop acts on the West Coast and one of the pioneers of the West Coast hip hop scene.

History

The group was formed in the early 1980s by Rudy Pardee and Chris "Snake Puppy" Wilson.[1] The duo formed their own Dream Team Records label, going on to release their own records and also releases by other California rap artists.[1] Some of the group's best known early releases are "The Dream Team Is in the House", "Nursery Rhymes" and "Rockberry Jam". The group expanded later with Lisa Love, The Real Richie Rich and Big Burt. In 1986, the group signed with MCA Records who released their three albums, Kings Of The West Coast (1985), Bad To The Bone (1986), and Back to Black (1989).

By 1986, as Electro music was faced with some mainstream coverage, the group began to fade into history as gangsta rap on the West Coast began to rise, although they resurfaced in 1993 under the name DTP (Dream Team Posse), issuing a few new singles, including "Rockberry Revisited", an updated version of "Rockberry Jam".[1] Chris Wilson went on to a career in video and music production.[1] Pardee worked in computing, working for Universal as a business services analyst, and later a project manager.[2] Lisa "Miss Rockberry" Love died in an auto accident in 1986. Soon after Lisa Loves Death The LA Dream Team replaced the late Lisa Love with 2 female artist by the name of Robin Williams a.k.a. The Robin & The soulful singing Tanisha Hill a.ka. Tish Jones. They had the pleasure of recording the 1986 (LP) 'Back to Black'. Later Rudy Pardee of the LA Dream Team formed the group 'FAMILY DREAM' that was signed to Motown... Featuring Big Burt, Tanisha Hill, & The Robin. [3] Rudy Pardee died in a scuba-diving accident in 1998.[1]

Discography

Singles

  • "Calling on the Dream Team" (12") (1985) Dream Team
  • "Rockberry Jam" (12") (1985) Dream Team
  • "The Dream Team Is in the House" (12") (1985) Dream Team
  • "And the Orchestra Plays" (12") (1986) MCA
  • "Hollywood Boulevard" / "You're Just Too Young" (12") (1986) MCA
  • "Nursery Rhymes" (12") (1986) MCA
  • "The Dream Team Is in the House" (12") (1986) MCA
  • "Citizens on Patrol" / "Hollywood Boulevard" (12") (1987) MCA
  • "Rudy and Snake" (12") (1987) MCA
  • "Pitchin a Fit" (12") (1988) MCA
  • "She Only Rock and Rolls" / "Stop To Start" (12") (1988) MCA
  • "Doin' the Nasty" (12") (1989) MCA
  • "You're Slippin" (12") (1989) MCA
  • "The Bounce" (12") (1991) Dream Team
  • "100 Proof (To the Zoom)" (12"), (cassette), (compact disc) (Excello Records) (1993)
  • "Rockberry Revisited" (1993)

Albums

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Kergan, Wade "L.A. Dream Team Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. ^ "L.A. DREAM TEAM IS IN THE HOUSE", West Coast Pioneers
  3. ^ The Gavin Report. Warner Brothers Records, Inc. 30 January 1987. p. 30 http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Gavin-Report/80/87/Gavin-1987-01-30.pdf. Retrieved 28 April 2015. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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