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Eric B. & Rakim are a hip-hop duo that was formed in Long Island, New York in the late 1980s. The duo released their debut album Paid in Fullin 1987. The album placed number 58 on the Billboard 200 and consisted of heavily sampling by Eric B.…

Eric B. & Rakim are a hip-hop duo that was formed in Long Island, New York in the late 1980s. "Follow The Leader" was released in 1988 originally on the studio album titled,Follow The Leader. Read More

Freestyle is a British group that was started in 1996. The group consists of Mass Cantor, Aston Harvey, and MC SirReal. The band's first single was a dance floor hit titled "Drop the Bomb (AK-48)." Which was the start of their successful career of…

Uncle Jam Wants Youis the 11th album released by the band Funkadelic. The album was released in September of 1979. The album title was in reference to the recruitment posters by the US Army with the tagline "Uncle Sam wants you!" Read More

Ghetto Boys, which was changed to Geto Boys started in the 1990s/ The group members were Bushwick Bill, Scarface, and Willie D. The album,Making Troublestarted in 1988. It was the first album released by the group. Read More

Grandmaster Flash is one of the original innovators of Hip Hop. Through the creation of the style of beat looping by manipulating music through the use of placing his fingers on the vinyl, he became a pioneer for sampling and made the genre what it…

"The Message" was released in July of 1982 as a single by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. The song provided social commentary on the stresses and experiences of inner-city poverty. The song pushed for a space within rap music for artists to…

The song, "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" was originally released as a single in 1981 before being placed on being later released in October 1982 on the album The Message. Read More

"SuperRappin" was released in 1979 as a single 12" by Grandmaster Flash. Before later being re-released on an album of the same name in 1996.