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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, electro-hop |
| Years active | 1984–1988 |
| Labels | Freak Beat, Dunk Yer Funk |
Uncle Jamm's Army is a former American hip hop crew based in Los Angeles, California in the 1980s. Their singles "What's Your Sign", "Dial-a-Freak", and "Yes, Yes, Yes" were influential to the electro, old school hip hop, and early-West Coast hip hop genres.
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Originally known as the Unique Dream Entertainment, the group was formed in 1978 by original members Roger Clayton and Gid Martin. Clayton and martin were friends that met in high school, and became a set of DJs on the West Coast. They, along with Alonzo Williams, were among the earliest hip hop DJs on the West Coast and helped to bring the electro scene there.
During mid-1980, Uncle Jamm's Army had grown to be the #1 dance and party promoters in Los Angeles, selling "standing room only" attendances (4th of July Groove, Shake Your Pants, and Labor Day Groove) at the Alpine Village dancehall in Torrance, California.
By 1983, the DJ group expanded further and Clayton and Martin recruited underground DJs and MCs who were creating a cult following. The most well-known being Ice-T, who was later a gangsta rap pioneer, and others such as DJ Battlecat, Egyptian Lover and DJ Pooh. The group name also would change to the Uncle Jamm's Army. The electronic sound of the group was influential on West Coast hip hop, as G-Funk pioneered by Dr. Dre continued the tradition of an electronic sound in hip hop music.
AJ, Leslie Andrew, Big Coco, Big Dad, Big Daddy, Cold Crush Crisis, Joe Cooley, Keith Cooley, Chestnut, Roger Clayton, Curtis, Digi Dave, Delphine, Derrick, Dirty Red, DJ B'LUV, DJ Battlecat, DJ Bobcat, DJ Pooh, DJ Pookie The Butcher, DJ Reg, Duke, Eddie, Edwin, Egyptian Lover, Rodney Gardner, GI Joe, Ice-T, Ichy, Jammin Gemini, J.R, Lester, Lil Doug, Lil Egypt, Harley Mack, Jerry Magee, Gid Martin, Monster Pookie, Mr. No Good, Muffla, Music People, Owie, Peabody, Qwanda, Razor, Romeo, Secret Weapon, Sir Jam, Smokie, Snowman, Madison Stanley, David Storms (Dr. Funkenstein), Chris "The Glove" Taylor, The Twins, Troy, Vanity, Rene Williams (Bleeps)
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