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"Invasion From The Planet Detroit" was a vinyl record released in 1985, the single merged the genres of electronic and hip hop.

C.O.D. was the alias of musician, Raul Rodriguez. C.O.D. started his music and DJ career in the 1970s-1980s specifically working in New York nightclubs and the disco scene. His first hit was released in 1983 with the single titled "In the Bottle"…

Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer who started her career in 1969. She was known in the western world as the Israel Madonna. She released the singles, "Im Nin'Alu" and "Galbi" in 1988, the same year as her studio album Shaday. Read More

Vanilla Ice (Robert Matthew Van Winkle) was a rapper, actor, and television host from South Florida by way of Texas. His debut album was released in 1989 and he continued to release music up until 2011. In including numerous other accolades, he was…

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

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

"I Wanna Be Your Lover" was released by Patrice Rushen and Prince. While the song was originally released on August of 1979, this album with Patrice Rushen was officially released several years later as a single in 1985. It was later discovered that…

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.

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

Roy Ayers is a funk, soul, and jass composer who began his career in 1962. He has been dubbed the "Godfather of Neo-Soul" because of his work in pioneering the sound of jazz-funk. Read More