American hip hop band formed in New York in 1981 as a hardcore punk combo. After the success of their first hip hop track, "Cooky Puss" in 1983, they turned into a rap group that sometimes include punk rock tracks in their albums. From 1992 to 2001, they ran the Adam Yauch in 2012.

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Kate Schellenbach: drums (1981-1984)

+ touring :
Andre A. Brown) – disc jockey (1986)
DJ Mike Schwartz) – disc jockey, turntablist and backing vocals (1998–2014)