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Planet Patrol is a group that started in the 1980s. The members of the group included Arthur Baker, John Robie, Herbert Jackson, Josephy Lites, Rodney Butler, and Melvin Franklin. Read More

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Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud also known as (Caliente Fredrick and Erik Rudnicki) are a duo that worked on hip-hop. They released the single "Do The James" in 1987.

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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…

Digital Underground is an alternative hip hop group from Oakland California. Unlike other groups, the Digital Underground is unique because the members and personnel of the group changed and rotated with the creation of each new album and tour. Thus,…

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The Showboys released their song "Drag Rap" in 1986. The song is popular for creating the Triggerman beat, which has been used by Drake, Chris Brown, Young Thug, T.I., and Lil Wayne.

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DJ Magic Mike started his career in Orlando, Florida. While he started his career in the early 1980s, it was not until 1989, that he released his first album titled,DJ Magic Mike & The Royal Possewhich featured numerous different singers, and…

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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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Rodney-O (Rodney Oliver) started his career in a rap group with his friends DJ Joe Cooley and General Jeff (Jeffery Page). Thye all came from Souther California and started releasing music in the late 1980s. One song that has been named byRolling…

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Deuces Wild is a women's rap group from Michigan. The members of the group are Sameerah Marrel and Noelle Brown.

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Sweet Trio released their single "Fly Guy" in 1985 on an album titled Non-Stop, which was released by producer Tommy Boy.
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