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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.

Nice & Smooth is a hip-hop duo from New York City. The group was started in 1986 with the members, Greg Nice, Smooth B, and D.J. Teddy Tedd. Read More

Tuff Crew was a hip-hop group from Philadelphia. The group consisted of Ice Dog, Tone Love, DJ Too Tuff, and LA Kidd. Read More

Powerule is an artist from New York who started his career in 1990. The single "Smooth" was released in 1989.

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.

(Who's Afraid Of?) The Art Of Noise!is the debut album of an avant-garde synthpop group called the Art of Noise. This album was released in June of 1984. Read More

DJ Magic Mike started his career in Orlando, Florida. While he started his career in the early 1980s, it was not until 1989, that he released his first album titled,DJ Magic Mike & The Royal Possewhich featured numerous different singers, and…

Digital Underground is an alternative hip hop group from Oakland California. Unlike other groups, the Digital Underground is unique because the members and personnel of the group changed and rotated with the creation of each new album and tour. Thus,…

"Saturday Love" was a single that was performed by R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal. The song was released in October of 1985 and swiftly gained a spot as #2 on the US R&B chart. Read More

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814was the fourth album released by Janet Jackson in 1989. The album received critical acclaim and received numerous awards. Read More