Man that place brings back some great times there, I started going to the Fever in 1979, and me and my cousin Ressie we were there with our friends DJ Flash, Starski, , there will never be another place like this, Thank you Sal for making my youth fun
Every hip hop fan knows that the Disco Fever was best known for the 1985 film "Krush Groove" And I think about is when Run got pushed by Russell (Blair Underwood) at DF in Krush Groove
I got in the original fever once B4 it closed in 84 or 85,it was all the adult gangster's from all over new York having a good time.no beefing or other bozo nonsense.... At 14yrs old all I could do was return to being a rooftop patron.
IT’S AN AWFUL SHAME THAT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, SAL THE OWNER, OR NO ONE HAS TRULY GIVEN FULL HOMAGE TO THE ONE AND ONLY “DISCO-FEVER”! THIS WAS THE PLACE TO BE AT, HOME AND PLATFORM FOR MANY OF UP AND COMING RAP & R&B ARTISTS TO COME AND MAKE THEIR NAME IN HISTORY! FROM (1977-1985) LOCATED AT 1218 EAST 167TH ST. & JEROME AVE, IN THE BRONX. THIS BUILDING SHOULD BE A LAND-MARK. "DISCO-FEVER" NIGHT CLUB WAS ONE OF THE BEST UNDERGROUND NIGHT CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY AT THE TIME, AND THERE WERE OTHER CLUBS IN NEW YORK LIKE 371, ROOF-TOP, S&S AND THE ZODIAC AND SALT & PEPPER. BUT THE FEVER STOOD OUT FROM ALL THE REST, BECAUSE WHEN IT FIRST OPEN UP, ALL OF THE PEOPLE HOW CAME TO THE CLUB AT FIRST, WAS ALL OF THE PEOPLE WITH PLENTY OF MONEY. YES, ALL OF THE BIG BALLERS, DRUG-DEALERS AND GROWN & SEXY WAS HANGING OUT IN THAT CLUB AT FIRST WHEN IT WAS FUN AND JOYFUL TIMES THEN. NOW FOR THE MOST PART, "DISCO- FEVER" HAD ONE HELL OF A MEAN ASS SECURITY TEAM, RAN BY MANDIGO AND BILLY-BANG. AND IT HAD THREE BARS STATIONS INSIDE AND WAS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK TOO. THERE HAD ALL SORT OF ACTS THERE AS WELL, LIKE THE GANG SHOW, THE NEWLYWED GAME, FREAKY FRIDAYS AND TALENT SHOWS. THERE ALSO SHOT SERVES MOVIES THEIR AS WELL, LIKE KRUSH GROOVE AND A FEW OTHERS. THEY ALSO HAD A LOT OF ARTISTS THERE HANGOUT IN THE CLUB TOO, LIKE FLASH, MELLY MEL, STARI SKI, KURTIS BLOW, RUSSELL SIMMONS, NEW EDITION, D.J. A.J. , KID CAPRI, STARCHILD, RUN D.M.C, SWEET G, AND MANY OF OTHERS. "DISCO-FEVER" ALSO SOLD ALL SORTS OF HATS, T-SHIRTS AND JACKETS FOR SALE AS WELL. THE ATMOSPHERE AND ENTERTAINMENT WAS PERFECT AT THE TIME, BECAUSE THE CLUB HAD A LOT OF CHARACTER, STYLE, AND CHARISMA; WHICH WAS AWESOME. THEY ALSO HAD SEVERAL SPECIAL ELITE V.I.P. ROOMS & PRIVATE AREAS AS WELL. NOW WHEN A PROBLEM DID OCCUR IT WAS DEAL WITH ON SPOT OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB. AND YOU HAD YOUR MOMENTS WHEN THINGS DID OCCUR INSIDE THE CLUB AS WELL, BUT IT WASN’T FOR DAMN LONG, BECAUSE MANDIGO AND CREW WAS COMING FOR YOUR ASS FAST TOO. NOW, WHAT HAPPEN TO "DISCO-FEVER", WAS WHEN IT OPEN UP AT FIRST, ALL OF THE FORKS THERE HAD PLENTY OF MONEY TO HANG OUT WITH, AND I MEAN CASH ON HANDS AT ALL DAMN TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. PEOPLE WAS PULLING UP TO THE SPOT IN ALL KINDS OF BRAND NEW CARS, LIMOUSINES, O'J'S CAR SERVICE AND WEARING FUR COATS, MINK COATS, SHEEPSKINS, AND LEATHER COATS, BIG DIAMONDS RINGS, GOLD EARRINGS, AND BIG GOLD JEWELRY. MONEY, MONEY WAS COMING FROM EVERYWHERE UP IN THAT CLUB AND THE DAMN DRUGS WAS TOO. PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM EVERYWHERE AND WE WOULD PARTY ALL DAMN NIGHT ALL. PEOPLE WOULD COME OUT OF THE CLUB AND THE SUN WOULD BE BRIGHT AND SHINY AS HELL OUTSIDE IN YOUR DAMN EYES, AND YOU WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE SOMEONE HOME OR TO THE HOTEL THAT NIGHT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, A FEW YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THE DUST-HEAD AND STICK-UP KIDS STARTED COMING UP IN THE CLUB BETWEEN (1984-85), CAMOUFLAGE WITH LOTS OF FAKE ASS FUCKIN JEWELRY ON LIKE IF THEY HAD MONEY TO SPEND IN THE CLUB TOO, BUT IT WAS JUST A FRONT, JUST TO SEE WHO HAD MONEY UP IN THE CLUB, SO THEY COULD ROB YOU OR THEM OUTSIDE THE CLUB. THEN ONCE THE DUST-HEADS STARTED COMING THE STICK-UP KIDS STARTED COMING BEHIND THEM. AND THAT’S WHAT ENDED "DISCO-FEVER" NIGHT CLUB. BUT WE HAD MORE FUN AND GOOD TIMES THEN BAD ONES UP IN THE CLUB AND EVEN IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY YOU WAS STILL ALLOWED UP IN “DISCO-FEVER” AS WELL. NONETHELESS, SOMEONE STILL SHOULD MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT “DISCO-FEVER” TOO, BECAUSE IT HOLDS A LOT OF VALUE TO RAP MUSIC HISTORY. “HOWEVER, “DISCO-FEVER” WAS HOME FOR BEING ONE OF THE FIRST LAND-MARK BUILDING OF RAP MUSIC IN THE 80’S”. # AND I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE TO BE TRUE, ONLY IF YOUR ARE A “FEVER-BELIEVER”! nolanngrant@gmail.com
My girlfriend was the coat check girl there end it truly was the place to be. Best club ever And I even dated June bug the DJ there. Those truly were the days late 70s
I lived on grand concourse I never knew new edition played there. Even when crush groove came out. And I saw it in movies. That theater straight out the D train 🚂 that's crazy! Amazing 😁
OK so my family and I moved from Harlem to Sedgwick Ave; right next to 1520. We were regulars at D.J. Kool HERC'S parties. Disco Fever was in walking distance. I remember coming out of Disco Fever and a flasher in a raincoat "FLASHED" us! By the time we finished laughing and talking about him, he ran away. But those were some of the best times. The Get Down, really shows life in DA BOOGIE DOWN back in 1975 - 77.
dont forget Broadway International...Black Door...T-Connection..but the fever was my favorite spot too..I use to work at University Chevrolet right across the street...and party all night...
The small door was the main door to get in the Fever not the big door my brother. We use to be up in there every night, after there we would go up the block to Morning Side a after hour spot up on university ave.
Yeah I remember, way back in the day. I was there on the regular. Wow you just mentioned the T-Connection on Gunhill Road my boy Bobby from the Funk Factory, Funky 3 on Featherbird lane ran the T-Connection. I was usually the lightest guy in the clubs but we were rockin, you said it, a lot of memories...
5:03 = "Krush Groove" (1985 film) was made here, you saw a clip of it with New Edition earlier. Sal, as in music producer Sal Abbatiello, from Fever Records. feverrecords.com/about-fever-enterprises/ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Busy Bee (Starski) was featured in "Wild Style" (1983) = rappers, back in the day
damn OJ still in operation?!? I remember when they first opened. fly late model cars that we took downtown to catch a concert or go to the movies or a night of clubbin'. then god father cab opened and tried to give them some competition. fond memories fo' sure.
I LIVED ON 167ST COLLEGE AVE WE USED TO TAKE THE 35 BUS OR JUST WALK THERE AT THE FEVER WE MAKE YOU NEVER WANNA LEAVA WHERES THAT PLACE WE WORK IT OUT...
Puerto Rican cat who used to DJ at the Fever. He actually was going to be Mr. Magic's DJ for the rap attack on wbls, but he was murdered just prior to. 1980 to 1981'ish. Not sure exactly what year.
I was a believer at the Fever in 84 💃🏾
Man that place brings back some great times there, I started going to the Fever in 1979, and me and my cousin Ressie we were there with our friends DJ Flash, Starski, , there will never be another place like this, Thank you Sal for making my youth fun
Some of the greatest times in my life. You definitely felt the beginning of something huge.
Every hip hop fan knows that the Disco Fever was best known for the 1985 film "Krush Groove"
And I think about is when Run got pushed by Russell (Blair Underwood) at DF in Krush Groove
I got in the original fever once B4 it closed in 84 or 85,it was all the adult gangster's from all over new York having a good time.no beefing or other bozo nonsense.... At 14yrs old all I could do was return to being a rooftop patron.
Born and raised om 167 and Walton, 1192, right up the block. Love the Bronx history
R I P to Love bug Starski he mentioned the fever in his songs
IT’S AN AWFUL SHAME THAT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, SAL THE OWNER, OR NO ONE HAS TRULY GIVEN FULL HOMAGE TO THE ONE AND ONLY “DISCO-FEVER”! THIS WAS THE PLACE TO BE AT, HOME AND PLATFORM FOR MANY OF UP AND COMING RAP & R&B ARTISTS TO COME AND MAKE THEIR NAME IN HISTORY! FROM (1977-1985) LOCATED AT 1218 EAST 167TH ST. & JEROME AVE, IN THE BRONX. THIS BUILDING SHOULD BE A LAND-MARK. "DISCO-FEVER" NIGHT CLUB WAS ONE OF THE BEST UNDERGROUND NIGHT CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY AT THE TIME, AND THERE WERE OTHER CLUBS IN NEW YORK LIKE 371, ROOF-TOP, S&S AND THE ZODIAC AND SALT & PEPPER. BUT THE FEVER STOOD OUT FROM ALL THE REST, BECAUSE WHEN IT FIRST OPEN UP, ALL OF THE PEOPLE HOW CAME TO THE CLUB AT FIRST, WAS ALL OF THE PEOPLE WITH PLENTY OF MONEY. YES, ALL OF THE BIG BALLERS, DRUG-DEALERS AND GROWN & SEXY WAS HANGING OUT IN THAT CLUB AT FIRST WHEN IT WAS FUN AND JOYFUL TIMES THEN. NOW FOR THE MOST PART, "DISCO- FEVER" HAD ONE HELL OF A MEAN ASS SECURITY TEAM, RAN BY MANDIGO AND BILLY-BANG. AND IT HAD THREE BARS STATIONS INSIDE AND WAS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK TOO. THERE HAD ALL SORT OF ACTS THERE AS WELL, LIKE THE GANG SHOW, THE NEWLYWED GAME, FREAKY FRIDAYS AND TALENT SHOWS. THERE ALSO SHOT SERVES MOVIES THEIR AS WELL, LIKE KRUSH GROOVE AND A FEW OTHERS. THEY ALSO HAD A LOT OF ARTISTS THERE HANGOUT IN THE CLUB TOO, LIKE FLASH, MELLY MEL, STARI SKI, KURTIS BLOW, RUSSELL SIMMONS, NEW EDITION, D.J. A.J. , KID CAPRI, STARCHILD, RUN D.M.C, SWEET G, AND MANY OF OTHERS. "DISCO-FEVER" ALSO SOLD ALL SORTS OF HATS, T-SHIRTS AND JACKETS FOR SALE AS WELL. THE ATMOSPHERE AND ENTERTAINMENT WAS PERFECT AT THE TIME, BECAUSE THE CLUB HAD A LOT OF CHARACTER, STYLE, AND CHARISMA; WHICH WAS AWESOME. THEY ALSO HAD SEVERAL SPECIAL ELITE V.I.P. ROOMS & PRIVATE AREAS AS WELL. NOW WHEN A PROBLEM DID OCCUR IT WAS DEAL WITH ON SPOT OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB. AND YOU HAD YOUR MOMENTS WHEN THINGS DID OCCUR INSIDE THE CLUB AS WELL, BUT IT WASN’T FOR DAMN LONG, BECAUSE MANDIGO AND CREW WAS COMING FOR YOUR ASS FAST TOO.
NOW, WHAT HAPPEN TO "DISCO-FEVER", WAS WHEN IT OPEN UP AT FIRST, ALL OF THE FORKS THERE HAD PLENTY OF MONEY TO HANG OUT WITH, AND I MEAN CASH ON HANDS AT ALL DAMN TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. PEOPLE WAS PULLING UP TO THE SPOT IN ALL KINDS OF BRAND NEW CARS, LIMOUSINES, O'J'S CAR SERVICE AND WEARING FUR COATS, MINK COATS, SHEEPSKINS, AND LEATHER COATS, BIG DIAMONDS RINGS, GOLD EARRINGS, AND BIG GOLD JEWELRY. MONEY, MONEY WAS COMING FROM EVERYWHERE UP IN THAT CLUB AND THE DAMN DRUGS WAS TOO. PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM EVERYWHERE AND WE WOULD PARTY ALL DAMN NIGHT ALL. PEOPLE WOULD COME OUT OF THE CLUB AND THE SUN WOULD BE BRIGHT AND SHINY AS HELL OUTSIDE IN YOUR DAMN EYES, AND YOU WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE SOMEONE HOME OR TO THE HOTEL THAT NIGHT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, A FEW YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THE DUST-HEAD AND STICK-UP KIDS STARTED COMING UP IN THE CLUB BETWEEN (1984-85), CAMOUFLAGE WITH LOTS OF FAKE ASS FUCKIN JEWELRY ON LIKE IF THEY HAD MONEY TO SPEND IN THE CLUB TOO, BUT IT WAS JUST A FRONT, JUST TO SEE WHO HAD MONEY UP IN THE CLUB, SO THEY COULD ROB YOU OR THEM OUTSIDE THE CLUB. THEN ONCE THE DUST-HEADS STARTED COMING THE STICK-UP KIDS STARTED COMING BEHIND THEM. AND THAT’S WHAT ENDED "DISCO-FEVER" NIGHT CLUB. BUT WE HAD MORE FUN AND GOOD TIMES THEN BAD ONES UP IN THE CLUB AND EVEN IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY YOU WAS STILL ALLOWED UP IN “DISCO-FEVER” AS WELL. NONETHELESS, SOMEONE STILL SHOULD MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT “DISCO-FEVER” TOO, BECAUSE IT HOLDS A LOT OF VALUE TO RAP MUSIC HISTORY. “HOWEVER, “DISCO-FEVER” WAS HOME FOR BEING ONE OF THE FIRST LAND-MARK BUILDING OF RAP MUSIC IN THE 80’S”. # AND I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE TO BE TRUE, ONLY IF YOUR ARE A “FEVER-BELIEVER”! nolanngrant@gmail.com
Wow, great narrative!
Ok ok!! You broke it down and dropped alot of jewels right thurr Blood!!
My girlfriend was the coat check girl there end it truly was the place to be. Best club ever And I even dated June bug the DJ there. Those truly were the days late 70s
@@veronicaancrum4871 That was the place to be at! Lol,,,
@@gullybop1695 Because, I was there! Lol,,, 👊✌️
My Fever days. My uncle Smokey was a bouncer and I got in free all the time.
Good ol days when rap,R and B was fun in late 1980s,1990s
I lived on grand concourse I never knew new edition played there. Even when crush groove came out. And I saw it in movies. That theater straight out the D train 🚂 that's crazy! Amazing 😁
Anybody here remember DJ Tony "Bad Ass" Rome?
I will alway remember "Disco Fever" in the ( Bronx,NY, 167 street USA 🇺🇲
big ups for the bx history lesson
You brought me back with this one! Many weekends up in da Fever.
The fever was the first club I've been to and a great time I had
"THE FEVER MAN THE FEVER ALL YOU TALK ABOUT IS THE FEVER!!!"-Kool Rock Ski (Krush Groove Flick)
It has the same vibe as Roxi in beatstreet... Wonderful years80...Being a DJ at that time must have been the mecca of all blackout DJs... 😎
And Skate Fever. Was Rockin With The Star's
HISTORY ❗️✊🏾🎧Dj Vegas/Compton 🌴
OK so my family and I moved from Harlem to Sedgwick Ave; right next to 1520. We were regulars at D.J. Kool HERC'S parties. Disco Fever was in walking distance. I remember coming out of Disco Fever and a flasher in a raincoat "FLASHED" us! By the time we finished laughing and talking about him, he ran away. But those were some of the best times. The Get Down, really shows life in DA BOOGIE DOWN back in 1975 - 77.
FRANQUE MAHEE youre so blessed you got to experience that.
Queen do you remember the Executive Playhouse or the He va low
gregorgreed yes indeed.. the Original Tunnel, The Hevalo The Hilltop House, chez sensual, the devil's nest. The concourse plaza hotel was the tunnel.
dont forget Broadway International...Black Door...T-Connection..but the fever was my favorite spot too..I use to work at University Chevrolet right across the street...and party all night...
We was neighbors yo. I used to live about 2 blocks down Sedgwick Ave, on Hennessy Place. I went to daycare across from you in River Park Towers 😊
The Fever legendary
WE LIVED IN THE FEVER THAN WENT TO Breakfast on 161 st than went to School… Good times
The small door was the main door to get in the Fever not the big door my brother. We use to be up in there every night, after there we would go up the block to Morning Side a after hour spot up on university ave.
Who remembers Freaky Friday's at the Fever and Club 2000 tho...LOL
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Been to club 2000 yes sir,Act 3 club in upper Bronx should be mentioned a mean reggae club opping on weekends
Yeah I remember, way back in the day. I was there on the regular. Wow you just mentioned the T-Connection on Gunhill Road my boy Bobby from the Funk Factory, Funky 3 on Featherbird lane ran the T-Connection. I was usually the lightest guy in the clubs but we were rockin, you said it, a lot of memories...
man my most memorable times big ups to the dj phase yo Bobi Rum saids whats up
I could catch an OJ but too young to get up in the Fever.
371 Club was the spot back in the day....that was the end of the night spot after leaving the Fever
What rappers was all up in their wasanybody battling or fighting each other
club 371 with dj Hollywood on a Saturday night was on the one!
And before The Fever was The Executive Playhouse Herc use to rock there
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yo back in those days u cant be rocking the jewelry in 167 lol
5:03 = "Krush Groove" (1985 film) was made here, you saw a clip of it with New Edition earlier. Sal, as in music producer Sal Abbatiello, from Fever Records. feverrecords.com/about-fever-enterprises/ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Busy Bee (Starski) was featured in "Wild Style" (1983) = rappers, back in the day
I remember the fever record label
It's a church now
They never fix that crack in the window!
It's a long distance from Bronxdale to 167th and River Avenue.
Ojay We Still Around 718-409-9000 Ojay Luxury Car Service.
Serious??
damn OJ still in operation?!? I remember when they first opened. fly late model cars that we took downtown to catch a concert or go to the movies or a night of clubbin'. then god father cab opened and tried to give them some competition. fond memories fo' sure.
Heavy Gratitude
and the fever roller skating rink also
How could he be in the fever in 88 when it closed in 86. Not possible.
They shoulda let me interview him. Lol
dope vid. dope chanel
#epic ,✌🏾
I was there,
Before Disco Fever on 167 there was The Puzzle
talking 70 71 72 anybody know about that
You must be from the 50's- 60's..we staying in the 80's here ^^ LoL
kent carmona yes indeed
I LIVED ON 167ST COLLEGE AVE WE USED TO TAKE THE 35 BUS OR JUST WALK THERE AT THE FEVER WE MAKE YOU NEVER WANNA LEAVA WHERES THAT PLACE WE WORK IT OUT...
AT THE ALPS!!!!
Gil 180 BX 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
June bug ?!
He was the Dj I think..I heard that he passed...OMG..GOOD TIMES
Puerto Rican cat who used to DJ at the Fever. He actually was going to be Mr. Magic's DJ for the rap attack on wbls, but he was murdered just prior to. 1980 to 1981'ish. Not sure exactly what year.
white lines and the fever the death of dj junebug, been trying to get the Doc on this, apparently he was one the best around at this time.
May I ask you was it Disco Fever the same address as Puzzle or it is two separate locations please?
1985
yo im from the that area
nice polo
oh shit...thats the shooting that umm that pimp dude on vlad was talkin...ron newt...thats shooting fucked up the newtrons deal or some shit
Alright alright alright alright....
New Edition was mid to late 80s.
New Edition was from early 80's.
Candy Girl was released in 1982.
@@Wise_Pito Ah, okay. But, they're from Boston.
My Fever days. My uncle Smokey was a bouncer and I got in free all the time.