Hip Club Groove was a

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hip hop band, active in the 1990s. Originally from

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and later based in Halifax, the band consisted of rappers Derek "MC" Mackenzie and Cory "Cheklove Shakil" Bowles, and DJ Brian "DJ Moves" Higgins."Hip Club Groove: Unreleased & Rare"
'' Exclaim!'', November 2010.

History

Hip Club Groove started in Truro when its members were in high school. As well as Mackenzie and Bowles, the group's original lineup also included

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and Gordski, who both left the band before its full-length debut album but remained occasional collaborators. Another sometime collaborator was "Stinkin' Rich" Terfry, who later became better known as solo hip hop artist

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. The band released the EP ''Cool Beans'' in 1993 on

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, before signing to Sloan's

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for 1994's ''Trailer Park Hip Hop''. They then toured with Sloan in support of the album. Hip Club Groove released their second and final album, ''Land of the Lost'', on Funtrip Records in 1996. The band broke up soon after, and Higgins and Mackenzie went on to join

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as touring musicians; they performed on a few tracks on Len's 1999 album ''

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'', where Higgins retained the name DJ Moves but Mackenzie was known as D-Rock."D-Rock Is Dead. Long Live Mackenzie."

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, December 19, 2001. Bowles took an acting role in the television series ''

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''. After leaving Len, Mackenzie re-emerged in the band Alcona, and Bowles later returned to music with the band Aide-de-Camp. DJ Moves has released material as a solo artist. The band released a compilation album, ''Unreleased & Rare'', in 2010.

Discography

*''Cool Beans'' (1993) *''Trailer Park Hip Hop'' (1994) *''Land of the Lost'' (1996) *''Unreleased & Rare'' (2010)

References

External links

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