Rapper Johnathan "Dred" Scott Was Born To Two Actors/dancers Who Met While Touring With Productions His Mother Was The First African-American Female Dancer To Appear On The Ed Sullivan Show. Scott Received Some Training In Jazz As A Child But Was Excited Enough By The Hip-Hop Innovations Of Run-D.M.C. To Pursue That Direction Instead. His Music Blends Jazz Funk And Hip-Hop Along With Social Consciousness And A Sense Of Humor. His Debut Album Breakin' Combs Was Released In 1994. There Is Also A Relatively Unknown Pop-Punk Band From 78 Called Dred Scott.