Representative Albums: "Anthology: A Decade of Hits 1988-1998," "And Now, the Legacy Begins," "Subliminal Simulation"
Representative Songs: "My Definition of a Boombastic," "Wash Your Face in My Sink," "I've Lost My Ignorance"
Biography
A pair of deft, intelligent rappers based in Toronto, King Lou and Capital Q formed Dream Warriors and released one of the finest alternative rap records of the era, 1991's And Now, the Legacy Begins. The pair began working together in 1989, organizing their own Beat Factory Productions with Rupert Gayle and signing to 4th & Broadway. The single "Wash Your Face in My Sink" prefaced the release of And Now, the Legacy Begins, and another track, "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style," became an early touchstone in the jazz-rap movement. Both singles hit the Top 20 in Britain, while in their own country the LP went gold and collected a Juno award. Unfortunately, the LP title proved ironic; four long years after their debut, the duo finally returned with Subliminal Simulation. It was barely received at all, especially in America, and the band's final album, The Master Plan, wasn't even released in America. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
The Dream Warriors were a Canadianalternative hip hopduo from Toronto, Ontario, comprising King Lou and Capital Q. They were emcees of Caribbean heritage. In 1993, the duo expanded to include a third emcee named Spek, and the official membership of its longtime DJ, DJ Luv (formerly L.A. Luv).
The album spawned the hitsingles "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", "Wash Your Face in My Sink", and "Ludi". The song "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style" featured a sample of "Soul Bossa Nova" by Quincy Jones, which originally appeared on his 1962 LPBig Band Bossa Nova, and was also the theme music to the Canadian game showDefinition. "Soul Bossa Nova" also went on to become the Austin Powersmovie series theme and is now widely associated with those movies. In 1992, they recorded "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" for the Buffy The Vampire Slayersoundtrack. Both singles hit the Top 20 in the UK, while in their own country the LP went gold and collected a Juno Award.[2]
The 1994 follow-up, Subliminal Simulation, received mixed reviews. It featured guest vocals by Ishmael Butler AKA Butterfly of Digable Planets (on the track "Tricycles and Kittens"), and Gang Starr (Guru and DJ Premier) contributed to two different versions of the song "I've Lost My Ignorance (and Don't Know Where to Find It)", originally released in 1991. The first single, "Day In Day Out" was well received by the hip hop community and largely showcased new member Spek.
The group released The Master Plan in 1996 but it was not released in America. Spek officially left the group in 1997, before relocating to the UK, and DJ Luv also left the group the same year. In 1998, a greatest hitscompilation was released, and featured two new tracks from the remaining duo.
In 2002, they featured The Herbaliser on the track "Road of Many Signs", on the final album The Legacy Continues.[2]
