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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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.
The song, "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" was originally released as a single in 1981 before being placed on being later released in October 1982 on the album The Message. Read More
Sweet Tea (Toi Jackson) and Jazzy Joyce (Joyce Spencer) collaborated and released the song "It's My Beat" in 1986. The single allowed both artists to gain numerous accolades.
"It's Life" (You Gotta Think Twice)" was released by Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three in 1983. The single was originally on the album, Still on Fire.The members of the group were Mark Scott, Gregory Wigfall, Charles Pettiford, and Richard…