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Biz Markie (Marcel Theo Hall) started his rap career in the late 1980s. His single "Just a Friend" became a top 40 hit in several countries and was the lead single from his album titledThe Biz Never Sleeps. The song samples and interpolates the 1968…

Ice-T (Tracy Lauren Marrow) is a rapper, songwriter, actor, and producer. He started his career as a rapper in the early 1980s. The songs on this record, are from his second album, Power,which was released in 1988.Read More

UTFO ( Untouchable Force Organization) was created in 1983. The members of the group were Doctor Ice, Educated Rapper, Kangol Kid, and Mix Master Ice. Their best know song is "Roxanne, Roxanne." Their single "Bite It" was released in 1985, the same…

EPMD is a hip-hop duo from Brentwood, New York that was formed in 1987. The name of the group was a concatenation of the names of the members, E was for Erick Sermon and PMD was for Parrish Smith (also known as Parrish Mic Doc). The single "SO Wat…

1999 was the fifth album released by Prince and the Revolution in 1982. The album was well-received by the public and was in the top 10 on the Billboard 100 list. Read More

MC Lyte (Lana Michele Moorer) started her rap career in 1985. She was one of the first solo women artists to release an album. Read More

"Mentirosa" was a single from Mellow Man Ace that was released by the debut album, Escape from Havana.

Big Daddy Kane began his rap career in 1986. While he began his career in the group Juice Crew, he started his solo career just a year later.

Nice & Smooth is a hip-hop duo from New York City. The group was started in 1986 with the members, Greg Nice, Smooth B, and D.J. Teddy Tedd. Read More

Tuff Crew was a hip-hop group from Philadelphia. The group consisted of Ice Dog, Tone Love, DJ Too Tuff, and LA Kidd. Read More