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Oh, My God!was the debut album of Doug E. Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew. The album was released in 1986, it reached #21 on the chart for Top R&B Albums. Read More

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Doug E. Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew (which consisted of DJs Chill Will and Barry B) was formed in the early 1980s. The songs on this album "The Show" and "La-Di-Da-Di"are considered classics of early hip hop, with "La-Di-Da-Di" being one of the most…

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Kool G Rap & DJ Polo first started collaborating in the late 1980s. They used the studio of Juice Crew producer, Mr. Magic, and DJ Marley Marl to record their first single which was titled "It's a Demo." Because of how impressed Marly Marl was,…

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Big Daddy Kane began his career as a member of Juice Crew in 1986. His MC skills were widely regarded as influential within Hip Hop. He released the song "Cause I Can Do It Right" and "Dance With The Devil" in 1990. A year later he would win a Grammy…

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Is It Something I Said? is the fourth album that was released by Richard Pryer. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records Read More

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The Pointer sister released "I'm So Excited" originally in 1982 which topped within the 30s on Billboards Hot 100. Two years later after some remixes, the album was re-released. Read More

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Masterdon Committee was a group from Harlem, New York. They released their first single "Funk box Party" in 1983 which gained accolades within New york. Their song "Musicgram" was released in 1984, a year after their first album was released.Read…

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Midnight Star was a group that gained popularity in the 1980s. All of the members (Belinda Lipscomb, Melvin Gentry, Kenneth Grant, Bobby Lovelace, Bo Watson, and Bill Simmons) were students and formed the group at Kentucky State University in 1976.…

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Masterdon Committee was a group from Harlem, New York. They released their first single "Funk box Party" in 1983 which gained accolades within New york. Their single, "Funkbox 2" was released in 1985, the same year that they also released another…

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"Only In America" was released by Mojo in 1984 and bridged the gap between the genre of Hip Hop and the style of Electro.
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