![]() ![]() With Islam playing break beats & the beat box Donald-D would take the audience on a journey with his story telling rhymes about Bruce Lee, Liza Minnelli, his friends, and a day in the life of Donald-D. What they did was unique by bringing what they did at the parties to live radio. That led to Afrika Islam starting his radio show the Zulu Beats on W.H.B.I (New York) in 1983, and when he needed a MC to rock them fresh rhymes he called on D, also DJ Red Alert was on board. ![]() When Hip Hop made it's way into the downtown scene at the Roxy’s club, and Afrika Islam became the resident DJ he also had Donald along for the ride. Islam & Jazzy Jay would be the first DJ’s to do mixing & scratching routines together on the turntables. They would go on to become one of the best hip hop crews around in that time period mainly known for their routines & Donald-D story telling rhymes. After the As Salaam Brothers broke up Donald-D became a member of the Universal Zulu Nation when he join forces with DJ Afrika Islam, DJ Jazzy Jay, DJ Superman, and 3 The Hard Way MC’s Kid Vicious & El Jay as the group The Funk Machine. Donald asked Herc could they play with him, and he invited them to rock with him at a club called the Sparkle, but before the party could take place the club burnt down. They would play house parties & a few out door jams before they decided they wanted to go big time, and while walking down the street one day they met DJ Kool Herc. While growing up, and playing basketball at the local Boys & Girls club he met a DJ named Rashid, and along with rhyme partner Easy AD who would later become a member of the Cold Crush Brothers started their own crew the As Salaam Brothers. Donald-D came into hip hop as a b-boy breaking on the streets of the Bronx. ![]()
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