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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…

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,…

"Saturday Love" was a single that was performed by R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal. The song was released in October of 1985 and swiftly gained a spot as #2 on the US R&B chart. Read More

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814was the fourth album released by Janet Jackson in 1989. The album received critical acclaim and received numerous awards. 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…

Walking With A Pantherwas the third album released by LL Cool J in June of 1989. The album was extremely successful and peaked at number six on Billboard as well as became certified platinum by the Recording Industry Associate of America (RIAA). Read…

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"…

Pretty Tony (Tony Butler) is a music engineer and producer who has been credited for placing Miami on the map in regards to music in the early 1980s. His early music style was the electro genre which also shows his influence on the genre of techno…

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…

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…