Dinco D Interview

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Details: Dinco D is a member of Leaders of the New School . The crew was composed of Uniondale, New York, natives Charlie Brown (born Bryan Higgins on September 19, 1970) and Dinco D (born James Jackson); North Amityville, New York native Cut Monitor Milo (born Sheldon Scott); and Busta Rhymes ;(born Trevor Smith, Jr. on May 20, 1972), who was originally from BrooklynNew York but later moved to Uniondale at the age of twelve. The group's big break was when they became an opening act for hip hop group Public Enemy. Public Enemy's Chuck D gave Busta Rhymes and Charlie Brown their stage names.[1]The group made its first appearance on an Elektra Records compilation titled Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary, with a song called "Mt. Airy Groove". It was the only hip hop group on that album. LONS soon joined up with popular hip hop collective the Native Tongues, along with the Jungle BrothersDe La SoulA Tribe Called Quest, and Black Sheep.[1]In 1991, Busta Rhymes, Dinco D and Charlie Brown made a guest appearance on A Tribe Called Quest's hit single "Scenario", and LONS joined ATCQ on The Arsenio Hall Show to perform the track with that group. Their debut album A Future Without a Past was also released in 1991. It included the hits "Case of the P.T.A.", "Sobb Story", and "The International Zone Coaster". The group was praised for its light-hearted content and old-school call-and-response deliveries.The group's second and final album was T.I.M.E. ;("The Inner Mind's Eye"), released in 1993. The album was less acclaimed than the group's debut,[[i]citation needed] but it spawned the hip hop hits "What's Next" and "Classic Material".[1]