"Roxanne Shante is still one of our best friends in the industry today," says Frack. The duo remembers there being friendly competition among their fellow female MCs, but they also fostered a sense of solidarity. "Salt-N-Pepa came out in '85 with "The Showstopper" and we came out in '86. "That's another reason, we said if Sandy can make a record we can definitely make one,” says Frack. I started listening to her song, and was like let's put this rap together and let's see how it sounds."Īround this time, Frick and Frack would hang out with Sandra Denton, who would soon become widely known as Pepa from fellow Queens-based rap group Salt-N-Pepa. "Then I heard a girl come out that was my age which was Roxanne Shante and I was like, if she can do it, I'm definitely doing it. "I'd watch him in awe on the mic with his crew," says Frick. Closer to home, the sisters witnessed their brother, who went by the MC name "YG," become a fixture on the nascent local scene as he performed at outdoor spots including Van Wyck Park and Lincoln Park. Then came the impact of the Sugarhill Gang-along with Blondie's “Rapture”-and the growing emergence of Hip-Hop in the pop culture world. The Jackson 5 were an initial inspiration. The sisters started writing R&B songs when they were barely five-years-old. “We were opening the door to the world to see what's coming out of Southside.”īorn and raised in Southside, Frick and Frack grew up in a household that was soundtracked by soul, reggae and gospel. "You had the South Bronx and Queensbridge, but we were Southside,” adds Frack. "We were the first rap group that came out of Southside to be played on the radio," recalls Frick.
FRIC AND FREAC CRACK
Consisting of the sisters Nadine and Adriane Greene-MCs who rapped as "Frick" and "Frack" respectively-the duo's debut, "You Shouldn't Have Done It," was a cautionary crack era tale that recounted the travails of a cast of real life neighborhood characters over crunching drums and dub-inflected bass tones that were hooked up by Juice Crew superproducer Marley Marl. FRIC is organised as one common research project for the research partners RISE, NTNU and SINTEF.In 1986, Frick and Frack staked a claim as Hip-Hop innovators from the Southside, Jamaica area of Queens, New York City.
The Centre management has representatives from RISE, NTNU and SINTEF. The Centre Director, Work Package managers and the FRIC Industry Liaison constitutes the FRIC Centre management team. Research activities are planned and followed up by the FRIC Centre management. The FRIC Director from RISE participates in all board meetings. The Executive Board chair is elected among the user partners in FRIC.
The Executive Board follows up on decisions from the General Assembly and the progress of the FRIC research activities. The FRIC Executive Board has elected members from the user partners representing industry and public enterprises and authorities as well as nominated members from the research partners RISE, NTNU and SINTEF. The General Assembly meets annually to elect the FRIC Executive Board and to decide on budgets and plans for research. ALL FRIC partners have one representative each in the FRIC General Assembly.
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