The World Class Wreckin' Cru

World Class Wreckin' Cru recorded some solid West Coast electro with Dr. Dre in the production chair and hit the Billboard Hot 100 with the smooth love jam "Turn Off the Lights" during 1988 -- the same year Dre's N.W.A delivered the gangsta rap landmark Straight Outta Compton. The group was formed by Lonzo (Alonzo Williams), owner of the Compton club Eve After Dark, who recruited a pair of popular local DJs, Dr. Dre and DJ Yella, along with Dre's high school friend Cli-N-Tel. Early singles like "Surgery" and "Juice" -- many of them recorded at a four-track studio that was part...