BLACK RASCALS / CASSIO WARE / BLAZE - [V1] THE SOUND OF SLIP 'N' SLIDE, VOL. 1

Cassio James Vincent Ware II was born in Newark (Brick City) New Jersey. It all started in his grammar school days. The cass master was scolded for rapping, writing poetry and short stories instead of doing his homework. Cassio's uncle had a collection of old classics and light tracks that dated back to the early forties. This is where his education in music would begin. He studied classical piano for two years, but his ears were hearing other grooves. His father,a Bishop, told him to play the piano in the early morning service. This must have been the day God gave Cassio his gift of playing by ear, because that's exactly what he did with the help of Kevin Hedge & Josh Milan of BLAZE,and his Back ROOM Music Production partners Derick Jenkins ,Dwayne(SPEN) Richardson & the diva treo JOMANDA. This artist/producer/DJ/Remixer has many talents, such as singing, song writing, music production, drawing and dancing. As a dynamic fusion artist, mental massage therapist and personal trainer, he has put together some fantastic fashion shows and has modeled as well. Cassio has now taken that knowledge of showmanship and put it to use in his own performances. It's a sight to see unlike any other. The group behind him at his shows have been known to set fire to a stage. They're called Pa-book-ka's groove, named after his Grandfather, Booker T. Tensley, who inspired him early in life. In this new era of sound, he classifies his as "Groove Music". This incorporates all forms of music including Jazz, Funk, Gospel, African, R&B, Urban Ghetto Soul and Alternative sounds which he and his partners DJ Crime, Dough Boy, The Legendary Chip-E from Chicago and the rest of the O.G. have created. Cassio WARE has also worked with LITTLE LOUIE VEGA and KENNY DOPE of MASTER'S AT WORK. Cassio Ware has also toured all over the world and is well known in the underground dance community. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

There are multiple artists called Blaze: 1. Blaze (New Jersey, USA), a house production team from 1984 onwards. It was formed by Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge, and Chris Herbert, when Herbert introduced Milan, a member of his church choir, to Hedge, his childhood friend. Ironically, Herbert was the one who left the group in 1991, leaving Milan and Hedge to keep working together. The group's output consists mainly of house-music tracks with heavy gospel, soul and afrobeat influences (sometimes referred to as gospel house). When the group started, Herbert was the singer, with Milan playing the piano, and Hedge on production. After Herbert left, both Hedge and Milan started to share production duties, vocals, and playing most of the instruments of the group's tracks and albums. The group achieved notoriety with its remix of Lisa Stansfield's "People Hold On" in 1989, after signing with the Motown/MCA Records. Blaze released its debut album, 25 Years Later, in 1990, after which Herbert decided to move to a more R&B-oriented career, while the two remaining members invested in the emerging club culture, opening a nightclub called Shelter. In 1994, the group scored its first big international production success with De'Lacy's "Hideaway," which was later remixed by Deep Dish. Since then, Blaze released three more albums, alongside a few scattered compilations of earlier productions and works and countless singles. The group also began working with other well-known names such as "Little" Louie Vega, Barbara Tucker, Jody Watley, and Full Intention. It is best known to modern audiences by its singles featuring Palmer Brown on vocals, the oft-remixed "My Beat," and the tribute anthem "I Remember House." Blaze's most recent album, released in 2005, is a mix compilation title called Found Love. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. BLAZE is an active visual kei band from Japan. They are part of the loud kei and menhera kei subgenres. They have been active since 2025. Members: ** Vocals: Mio (澪) (unknown band → NAZARE → retired → NAZARE , → BLAZE Mio (澪) , Mio to Kyuunansha Tachi (澪と救難者達)) ** Guitar: NERO (DAYDALA → KAKUMAY → → BLAZE, FORBIDDEN (FORBIDDEN) (support) , Mio to Kyuunansha Tachi (澪と救難者達)) ** Guitar: Kururu ( → S.O.L.I.D as Nagi (凪) → → Hueye as Kururu → → BLAZE , ** Support Bass: Yutara (ゆたら) (SHIRING@Club (シリング@倶楽部) → → THE OVER6 LP. , → Zillapark → → MonstlloW (モンストロ) → MonstlloW (モンストロ) , Fukuro (梟)) ** Support Bass: Mika (みか) (Engage on bass → DE/CLIO on guitar → Tokyo INFERNO (東京インフェルノ) on bass as Senka (戦火) , → Tokyo INFERNO (東京インフェルノ) on bass as Mika (魅火) , VERTICAL , → VERTICAL , Co´COON , → Co´COON) ** Support Bass: Ryuji (龍史) (Trigger → → → S.Q.F → → REIGN → Kyokuto ROMANCE (極東ロマンス) → KYOKUTO ROMANCE → TeaR → TeaR , Tsukishigure ni Hanataba wo (月時雨に花束を) , BLAZE support, ZxIxGxZxAxG (ZxIxGxZxAxG) (support), S.Q.F (S.Q.F) (support), Kajiiikuma (かじっぃくま) (support), ** Support Bass: Lanju (Falaq as Shii (しぃ) → -DIEVA- as shii (紫唯~shii~) → LIP SERVICE as Kuyuru (くゆる) → RELOAD (リロード) → GRIEVA (グリーヴァ) as Hisame (緋雨-Hisame-) , → Karasuna Mei to Fuyukaina Nakamatachi (烏名 鳴と不愉快な仲間達) → gulu gulu as Lanju), GRIEVA (GRIEVA), KiD (support) , BLAZE (support)) ** Drums: Hotaruchan (螢ちゃん) (Illweeds from machida , → Kousuke with Various Artist → support musician , → BALALAIKA (バラライカ) → DARIAN MARIAN support , Karasuna Mei to Fuyukaina Nakamatachi (烏名 鳴と不愉快な仲間達) → gulu gulu → session drummer , → BLAZE) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. For the heavy metal band started by the former Iron Maiden singer, see Blaze Bayley. Blaze (sometimes written as B L A Z E for disambiguation) was the former name of Bayley's solo project until 2007. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Blaze, a Japanese hard rock band that first premiered in 1975. The band consists of Ike (vocals), Shige (guitar), Nobu (keyboard), Sam (drums), & Jack (bass). The band is currently known by Yu-Gi-Oh! fans for their song "Fire" which was used as the closing theme for the Japanese release of the Yu-Gi-Oh! film Pyramid of Light. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Blaze a Japanese heavy metal band from Osaka formed in 1998, and still active to this day. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Stage name of FaZe Blaze Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.