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

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This album was released in 1988 and produced by Rick Rubin and members of Run-D.M.C ( Jason Mizell, Darryl McDaniels, and Joseph Simmons ). The titled song, "Mary, Mary" was originally written by Michael Nesmith for the group, "the Monkees'."

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"Make It Better (Forget About Me)" was released in June of 1985 by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. This was the third single from their albumSouthern Accents which was released in the same year. Read More

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"Erotic City" was released as the B-side to "Let's Go Crazy" a song released by Prince and the Revolution in the album Purple Rain. The song "Erotic City" was originally released in 1984.

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Biz Markie (Marcel Theo Hall) started his rap career in the late 1980s. His single "Just a Friend" became a top 40 hit in several countries and was the lead single from his album titledThe Biz Never Sleeps. The song samples and interpolates the 1968…

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The Pointer sister released "Jump (For My Love)" as their third single which was released in April of 1984. The single was released on vinyl with "I'm So Excited" on the other side of the album.Read More

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Skinny Boys is a group from Bridgeport, Connecticut in the early 1980s. The group consisted of the members; Superman Jay (James J. Harrison), Shockin' Shaun (Shaun Harrison), and The Human Jock Box (Jacque D. Lloyd). Their single, "Jockbox" was…

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Run-D.M.C. is a hip-hop group from Queens, New York. The group was founded in 1983 by members: Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. In 1984, they released their debut album titledRun-DMC a year later, they released remixes to their…

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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…

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This single was released by Jack "Soldier Boy" Spades in 1988. Some of the songs on this album were released as theme songs for a blaxploitation parody film.
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