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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…

"Masochistic Beauty" was released by soul singer Marvin Gaye in 1985. Read More

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.

This single was released in 1986 by the east cost hip hop group, Philly Crew and featured Mac Money.

"Mountains" was released in 1986 by Prince and The Revolution. Originally, the song was from the albumParade which was the soundtrack to the movie Under the Cherry Moonwhich starred Prince. Read More

Pebble-Poo is one of the first female solo Hip-Hop artists. She released the song "A Fly Guy" in 1985 with the label RCA Records.

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

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