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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…

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…

GrandMixer D.X.T. (Derek Showard) was one of the first musicians to use turntables as an instrument. While he also was famous due to his own work, he is also credited for the work and DJing skills such as scratching that he popularized and provided…

"Alphabet St." was released by Prince in the album Lovesexy in 1988. The song Was released as a single and was one of Prince's first songs to be released on CD.Read More

Crash Crew is a hip-hop group that was formed in 1980 and based in Harlem, New York City. The members of the band were: G Man, La Shubee, Barry Bistro, Ek Mike C., and Reggie Reg. After signing on to Sugarhill Records, Crash Crew released their…

The Cold Crush Brothers are a hip-hop group that came out of Bronx, New York. The group was formed in 1978 and consisted of the members: (Present members) Almighty Kay Gee, DJ Tony Tone, Easy A.D., Grandmaster Caz, Jerry Dee Lewis, (Past members)…