Kangol

Shaun ‘Kangol’ Fequiere is one of rap/hip-hop’s true pioneers. The mid 1980's groups he formed, UTFO and Whistle, launched a unique style and lyric approach while managing to be among the first of the genre’s artists to manage a complete crossover to Pop. UTFO’s first hit, story song “Roxanne Roxanne,” stormed both R&B and Pop charts and spawned no less than 20 ‘answer’ records. Follow-ups “Fairytale Lover,” “Split Personality” and “Pick Up The Pace” remain hip-hop standards. Whistle broke ground as well, as its “Nothin’ Serious Just Buggin” topped rap radio playlists and became another style trendsetter. A Kangol-penned Whistle track, “Right Next To Me,” was covered on the platinum debut of Columbia artists Blaque. One of Kangol’s newest songs, “This Year,” appeared a few years back on a Christmas release by 3LW.