Round 1]]> Round 1 is an album by rappers, Roxanne Shante and Sparky Dee. The album was released in 1985 by the duo.]]>

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Genius]]> 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'."]]> Who Sampled
Genius]]> Run-DMC a year later, they released remixes to their song "Jam-Master Jammin." Read More]]> WhoSampled
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Genius]]> 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 their debut album in 1984. Read More]]> WhoSampled - "Hard Times"
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Genius - "Jam-Master Jay"]]> Diamond Life]]> Diamond Life is the debut album of the English band Sade which consist of the artist: Sade Adu, Paul Anthony, Paul Denman, and Stuart Matthewman (who had all been previous members of the band "Pride").]]>
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]]> Promise is the second album that was released by Sade in 1985. The album's title is said to come from a letter that lead singer, Sade Adu's, father sent regarding the "promise of hope" to recover from his battle with cancer. Read More]]> WhoSampled
Genius]]> Stronger Than Pride. The single reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 list and is considered one of the signature songs by the band. Read More]]> WhoSampled
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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 influenced by the group, The Fat Boys' and was also used as the theme song for the sitcom Workaholics. Read More

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