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"Set It Out" was released in 1984. The record was a part of several different genres including electronic, funk, and soul.

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Apollonia 6 is a female singing group that was created in 1983 by Prince. The group consisted of the members Patricia Kotero (Apollonia), Brenda Bennette, and Susan Moonsie. Their song "Sex Shooter" was released as a single in 1984 after appearing on…

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MC Shy D (Peter Jones) was a rapper and producer from the Bronx, New York. He started his career in 1986 and released this single in two years. Read More

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Arabian Prince (Kim Renard Nazel) was a rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ who started his career in 1984. In the year 1989, the Arabian Prince released the singles "She's Got A Big Posse," "I Got A Big Posse," and "Now You Have To…

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Michael Jackson released his song "Smooth Criminal" in 1987 on the albumBadwhich was the seventh studio album by Jackson. This album was the final collaboration between Jackson and producer, Quincy Jones. Read More

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Powerule is an artist from New York who started his career in 1990. The single "Smooth" was released in 1989.

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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…

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Self Destruction is the only single that was produced by the Stop the Violence Movement which was a collective of artists and songwriters that was formed by KRS-One in 1988 to respond to the increasing and alarming amounts of violence within the hip…

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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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Dimples D (Crystal Smith) is a rapper and one-hit-wonder who started her career in 1990. She worked with Marley Marl as a vocalist for the single, "Sucker DJ's."Read More
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