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Run-D.M.C. is a hip hop group from New York that was founded in 1983. The Group included Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell. The group released the singles "Hard Times" and "Jam-Master Jay" prior to…

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Pumpkin (Errol Bedward) started his career in the late 1970s, working with artists such as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Funky Four, and Dr. Jeckyll & Mr.Hyde to name a few. In 1983, Pumpkin collaborated with Profile All-Stars for his…

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Roy Ayers is a funk, soul, and jass composer who began his career in 1962. He has been dubbed the "Godfather of Neo-Soul" because of his work in pioneering the sound of jazz-funk. Read More

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MC Lyte (Lana Michele Moorer) started her rap career in 1985. She was one of the first solo women artists to release an album. Read More

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Big Daddy Kane began his rap career in 1986. While he began his career in the group Juice Crew, he started his solo career just a year later.

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"I Wanna Be Your Lover" was released by Patrice Rushen and Prince. While the song was originally released on August of 1979, this album with Patrice Rushen was officially released several years later as a single in 1985. It was later discovered that…

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The Pointer sister released "I'm So Excited" originally in 1982 which topped within the 30s on Billboards Hot 100. Two years later after some remixes, the album was re-released. Read More

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Ice-T (Tracy Lauren Marrow) is a rapper, songwriter, actor, and producer. He started his career as a rapper in the early 1980s. The songs on this record, are from his second album, Power,which was released in 1988.Read More

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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…

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Ofra Haza was an Israeli singer who started her career in 1969. She was known in the western world as the Israel Madonna. She released the singles, "Im Nin'Alu" and "Galbi" in 1988, the same year as her studio album Shaday. Read More
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