MCs Cool Rock and Chaszey Chess were a pair of Miami Bass rappers who proved very popular in 1987. Initially, Bobby Ford Jr. aka MC Cool Rock was a solo act whose musical aspirations were funded by his father, Bobby Ford Sr. Bobby Sr. setup Rock Force Records (not connected to the group/production team Rock Force), and released Cool Rock's 1986 single "Taking Control". The single credited production to Cedric Woodside and was a midtempo, raw 808 drum machine driven rambling track. This release went virtually unnoticed.

The act quickly revamped, bringing Chaszey Chess onboard as the second rapper, and Beatmaster Clay D as producer, who in turn recruited DJ Magic Mike as scratch DJ and co-producer. Their next release, "Creep Dog", became a major hit in the Southern US club market in 1987, pioneering several productions techniques that became staples of the Miami Bass genre for years to come.

What could've easily been a one-hit wonder for the act was instead showing no signs of slowing down. Syncronizing their SP1200 drum sampler to the Jive Rhythm Trax song simply known as "122 BPM", the act recorded the song "Clay D Get Funky" that same year, and maximized the effort by performing two seperate vocal takes. The first included a full rap paying tribute to Clay D by Cool Rock and Chaszey Chess, but the second was a "posse cut" of adlibbed vocals from Cool Rock, Chess, Clay D, Magic Mike, and an uncredited newcomer known as Prince Rahiem. This was released as a seperate single entitled "Boot the Booty", which in essence, was the first record to introduce the idea of "booty music".

While the act was on a roll, Bobby Ford Sr. was unfortunately murdered, and Rock Force Records' catalog was acquired by Vision Records. As a result, the three singles were compiled and remixed to forge an album, broadening exposure of the group outside the club scene, and catapulting Clay D and Magic Mike into their respective careers.

Since then, nothing further is known to have surfaced from Chaszey Chess, who is speculated to be Cedric Woodside. The fate of Cool Rock on the other hand has been documented. Sadly, much like his father, he too has passed away. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.