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Prince Charles and the City Beat Band

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"Prince Charles and the City Beat Band" recorded 3 albums [Gang War (1981)/ Stone Killers (1982)/ Combat Zone (1984)]. Charles fronted the group as the lead singer and multi instrumentalist.

The futuristic wind synthesizer called the "Lyricon" was the instrument that made his brand of next generation p-funk unique, and the group's sound incorporated many of the devices that would propel rap music to the forefront of the American music scene.

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With the emergence of rap as the dominant reflection of street culture and the absence of success, Prince Charles disbanded his group and began focusing on audio engineering .

"Prince Charles Alexander" has become mixing engineer for a large client base [Mary J. Blige, Destiny's Child, Faith Evans, Boyz II Men, Joe, Puff Daddy, Notorious B.I.G., etc.].

Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.