Skinny Boys is a group from Bridgeport, Connecticut in the early 1980s. The group consisted of the members; Superman Jay (James J. Harrison), Shockin' Shaun (Shaun Harrison), and The Human Jock Box (Jacque D. Lloyd). Their single, "Jockbox" was influenced by the group, The Fat Boys' and was also used as the theme song for the sitcom Workaholics. Read More

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Genius]]> Boot The Booty which was released in 1988. ]]> WhoSampled]]> Are You Ready?  was an album released in 1985 by the Staple Singers, a gospel, soul, and R& B group. The group consisted of the patriarch, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, and his children: Cloetha, Mavis, Pervis, and Yvonne. Read More]]> WhoSampled - The Staple Singers

Genius - The Staple Singers]]> Non-Stop, which was released by producer Tommy Boy.]]> Whodini is a hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York that was formed in the early 1980s. The group consisted of the members,  Jill Hutchins, John "Ecstasy" Fletcher, and Drew "Grandmaster Dee" Carter. This record was released in 1986 and includes songs that were on two albums, Escape and Back in Black, that was released by Whodini. Read More]]> WhoSampled -Escape 
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]]> Whodini is a hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York that was formed in the early 1980s. The group consisted of the members,  Jill Hutchins, John "Ecstasy" Fletcher, and Drew "Grandmaster Dee" Carter.  The song "Big Mouth" was from the group's 1984 album, Escape. Because of the success of the album, "Big Mouth" was re-released as a single the following year, 1985. Read More
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Genius]]> Roxanne Shante' (Lolita Shante Gooden) started her career in Queens, New York in 1984. "Roxanne's Revenge" was the debut album by Roxanne Shante' and was released in 1984 and produced by Marley Marl. Read More]]> WhoSampled
Genius]]> Yellow Magic Orchestra is a Japanese-based electronic band that was formed in 1978. The band consists of Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Not only did they produce different albums, but they also worked as video game music composers. Read More]]> WhoSampled - "Computer Game (Theme From The Circus)"
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Genius - "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)"]]> Michael Jackson released his song "Smooth Criminal" in 1987 on the album Bad which was the seventh studio album by Jackson. This album was the final collaboration between Jackson and producer, Quincy Jones. Read More]]> WhoSampled
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