by Steve HueyOne of the first rap groups to use a live band, Brooklyns Stetsasonic formed in 1981 and were also among the first to promote a positive black consciousness that found its ultimate expression in the so-called daisy-age sounds of De La Soul and the Jungle Brothers. The group consisted of DJs Prince Paul Huston and Leonard Wise Roman, keyboardist/drummer/DJ Marvin DBC Nemley, and rappers Glenn Daddy O Bolton, Martin Delite Wright, and Bobby Frukwan Simmons. Daddy O and Delite founded the group as the Stetson Brothers, after the hat company, and began performing in New York hip-hop clubs, picking up other members along the way. Their debut, On Fire, was released in 1986, but it was the follow-up, In Full Gear, that brought them critical acclaim and an R&B hit, Sally. 1991s Blood, Sweat & No Tears was considered by many to be their best and most diverse album, but Daddy O decided that they had run out of ideas and broke up the band. ...