Music review assignment
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1986 Albums
Album Title Artist Members Release Date Record Label / Producer
Notable Singles and Release
Geographic Area General style, if applicable
Platform Available
Back in Black Whodini Jalil Hutchins April 25 Jive Records “Funky Beat” 1986 Brooklyn, NY Hip Hop / Rap R&B mash up / early NJS
Spotify
John Fletcher aka Ecstasy
Larry Smith “One Love” 1986
DJ Drew Carter aka Grandmaster Dee
“Growing Up” 1986
“Fugitive”
“The Good Part”
Big and Beautiful The Fat Boys (formerly Disco 3)
Mark “Prince Markie Dee” Morales
May 6 Sutra “Sex Machine” 1986 Brooklyn, NY primarily known for beatboxing
Spotify
Damon “Kool Rock- Ski” Wimbley
“In the House” 1986
Darren “Buff Love” Robinson (d. 1995)
“Go For It”
“Breakdown”
“Big and Beautiful”
“Rap Symphony”
Raising Hell Run-D.M.C. Joseph “Run” Simmons
May 15 Profile, Arista “My Adidas” 1986 Hollis, Queens, NY MC / DJ, Rock and Rap
Spotify
Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels
Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin
“Walk this Way” 1986
Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell
“You Be Illin” 1986
“It’s Tricky” 1987
“Peter Piper”
“Hit In Run”
Oh My God! Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
Doug E. Fresh July 7 Reality / Fantasy Records
“The Show” 1986 Harlem, Manhattan, NY
beatboxing Youtube - https:// www.youtube.co m/watch? v=AE6DN41Qr3 U
Barry Bee “Nuthin"
Chill Will “Lovin’ Every Minute of It”
MC Ricky D (Slick Rick)
“Play this Only at Night”
Bring the Beat Back
Steady B Warren McGlone July 25 Pop Art “Get Physical” Philadelphia, PA Old School, Hardcore
Spotify
“Stupid Fresh”
“Bring the Beat Back”
“Cheatin’ Girl”
The 2 Live Crew is What We Are
2 Live Crew DJ Mr. Mixx (David Hobbs)
July 25 Luke Records “We Want Some Pussy” CA, Miami Fl Miami Bass Spotify
Fresh Kid Ice (Chris Wong Won)
“Throw the D”
Amazing Vee (Yuri Vielot)
“Cuttin’ It Up”
Luther Campbell (Luke Skyywalker)
Brother Marquis (Mark Ross)
Raw, Uncut, and X-Rated
Too Short Todd Shaw November 5 75 Girls Oakland, CA West Coast, dirty rap
YouTube - https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=nQkmIxBy070
Licensed to Ill Beastie Boys Michael Diamond “Mike D”
November 15 Def Jam / Columbia
“Hold It Now, Hit It” NYC Lots Spotify
Adam Yauch “MCA”
“Paul Revere”
Adam Horovitz “Ad- Rock”
“The New Style”
“Fight For Your Right”
“Brass Monkey”
“No Sleep till Brooklyn”
“Girls”
“Rhymin’ and Stealin’”
Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force
December 1 Tommy Boy Compilation of previous music
South Bronx, NY Old School, Electro Funk
Spotify
“Planet Rock”
“Looking for the Perfect Beat”
“Renegades of Funk”
“Who you Funkin’ With”
Hot, Cool & Vicious
Salt-n-Pepa Cheryl James “Salt” December 8 Pop Art “Push It” NYC Hip Hop Spotify
Sandra Denton “Pepa”
“Tramp”
Deidra Roper “Spinderella”
“The Show Stoppa”
Latoya Hanson “I’ll Take Your Man”
“I Desire”
One Track Mind Egyptian Lover Gregory Broussard NA Egyptian Empire Records
“The Lover” LA, CA electro funk, 808s Spotify
“Freak-a-holic”
“One Track Mind”
“Your so Fine”
“A Lezby Inn”
Back to the Old School
Just-Ice Joseph Williams, Jr. NA Fresh / Sleeping Bag Records
“Cold Gettin’ Dumb” NYC gangsta, hardcore, beatbox
Spotify
beatboxing by Dmx (not that Dmx from 1998)
“Back to the Old School”
“Latoya”
“Gangster of Hip Hop”
Album Title
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Kool Moe Dee Kool Moe Dee Kool Moe Dee NA Jive RCA “Go See the Doctor” Harlem, Manhattan, NY
Old School, NJS Spotify
(of the Treacherous Three)
(DJ Easy Lee) “Rock Steady”
(LA Sunshine) “Dumb Dick (Richard)”
(Special K) “Do You Know What Time It is?”
(Spoonie G) “Little John”
“The Best”
Music Madness Mantronix DJ Kurtis Mantronik NA Sleeping Bag Records
“Who Is It?” NYC electro funk, club / house
Spotify
MC Tee “Big Band B-Boy”
“Electronic Energy of…”
“Scream”
Weightless The Skinny Boys Shockin’ Shawn (Shaun Harrison)
NA Warlock “Jockbox” Bridgeport, CT beatboxing Spotify
Superman Jay (James J. Harrison)
“Unity”
The Human Jock Box (Jacque D. Lloyd)
“Weightless”
“Ill”
On Fire Stetsasonic Prince Paul (Paul Edward Huston)
NA Tommy Boy / Warner Bros.
“4 ever my Beat” NYC live band Spotify
MC Delite (Marvin Shahid Wright)
“Just Say Stet”
Frukwan (Arnold Hamilton)
“Rock de la Stet”
Wise (Leonardo Roman)
“Go Stetsa I”
Daddy-O (Glenn K. Bolton)
DBC (Marvin Nemley)
Bobby Simmons
Saturday Night! - The Album
Schoolly D Jesse Bonds Weaver, Jr.
NA Schoolly D “Saturday Night” Philadelphia, PA Gangsta, hardcore Spotify
“Dedication to All B- Boys”
Make the Music with your Mouth, Biz
Biz Markie Marcel Theo Hall NA Prism / Marley Marl Harlem and Long Island
beatboxing, comedy
Singles on YouTube
Skeezer Pleezer UTFO (Untouchable Force Organization)
Kangol Kid (Shiller Shaun Fequiere)
NA Select Records “Split Personality” Brooklyn, NY Singles on YouTube
Educated Rapper (Jeffery Campbell)
“Just Watch”
Doctor Ice (Fred Reeves)
“Where Did You Go”
Mix Master Ice (Maurice Bailey)
“We Work Hard”
The Source Grandmaster Flash Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler)
Mar 2 Elektra “Larry’s Dance Theme (Part 2)”
South Bronx, NY Old School Spotify
The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Gover jr)
“Lies”
Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams)
“Freelance”
La Von (Kevin Lavon Dukes)
Broadway (Russell Wheeler)
Rapped in Romance
World Class Wreckin Cru
Dr. Dre 1986 Epic “Mission: Possible” Compton, LA, CA electro funk Spotify
DJ Yella “The Fly”
Cli-N-Tel “He’s Bionic”
Lonzo
Mona Lisa
Michel’le
Kings of the West Coast
L.A. Dream Team Chris “Snake Puppy” Wilson
1986 Dream Team Records
“The Dream Team Is In the House”
LA, CA electro funk Spotify
Rudy Pardee “Nursery Rhymes”
The Real Richie Rich
“Hollywood Boulevard”
Lisa Love
Big Burt
Robin Williams (The Robin)
Tanisha Hill (Tish Jones)
Control Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Feb 4 A&M “What Have You Done for me Lately”
Indiana - LA influence on NJS Spotify
“Nasty”
“When I Think of You”
“Control”
“Let’s Wait Awhile”
“The Pleasure Principle”
“Funny How time Flies”
Kingdom Blow Kurtis Blow himself June 15 Mercury “Magilla Gorilla” w/ George Clinton NYC old school Spotify
“Street Rock” w/ Bob Dylan
M. C. Chill MC Chill himself NA Fever, Warlock “Bust this Rhyme” Cleveland https:// imfromcleveland.co m/how-mc-chill- became- clevelands-first- rap-star/
Singles on YouTube https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=E1MAPA5JPtg
“MC Story”
Survival of the Freshest
Boogie Boys William “Boogie Knight” Stroman
1986 Capitol “Run It” Harlem, NYC Spotify
Artist Members Release Date Record Label / Producer
Notable Singles and Release
Geographic Area General style, if applicable
Platform AvailableAlbum Title
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Joe “Romeo J.D.” Malloy
Rudy “Lil Rahiem” Sheriff
Whistle Whistle Jazzy Jazz 1986 Select Records “Nothing Serious (Just Buggin)”
R&B / Rap Mash Up
Spotify
Kool Doobie “Rest In Peace”
Silver Spinner “Damn Thing”
Kraze
Terk
Roaches: The Beginning
Bobby Jimmy and the Critters
Bobby Jimmy (Russ Parr)
1986 Rapsur Records “Roaches” https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=yygrgcOtezM
LA, CA comedy, West Coast, electro
Singles on YouTube
General Jeff “New York Rapper”
The Arabian Prince “Gotta Potty”
Bo
Jammin Gemini
Lady Rap
House Rocker Lovebug Starski himself 1986 Epic / CBS “Amityville (The House on the Hill)”
Bronx, NYC Old School, singles era, “Hip Hop”
Album on YouTube https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=Cujs0kpJ7l8
Rappers Convention
Rappers Convention
…Good Luck finding this one
Artist Members Release Date Record Label / Producer
Notable Singles and Release
Geographic Area General style, if applicable
Platform AvailableAlbum Title
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1987 Albums
Album Title Artist Members Release Date Record Label / Producer
Notable Singles and Release
Geographic Area General style, if applicable
Platform Available
Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Public Enemy Chuck D Bomb Squad February 10 Def Jam / Columbia
“Public Enemy No. 1” Long Island, NY Political, Black Nationalism
Spotify
Professor Griff “You’re Gonna Get Yours”
Flavor Flav “Miuzi Weighs a Ton”
Khari Wynn “Megablast”
DJ Lord
Terminator X
Criminal Minded Boogie Down Productions
KRS-One Mar 3 B-Boy “South Bronx” South Bronx, NY MC / DJ, Bridge Wars,
Spotify
D-Nice “The Bridge is Over”
DJ Scott La Rock “Super-Hoe”
“Poetry”
“Remix for P is Free”
Rock the House DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Will Smith - Fresh Prince
Apr 7 Jive RCA “The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff”
Philadelphia, PA MC / DJ, radio friendly
Spotify
Jeff Townes - DJ Jazzy Jeff
“A Touch of Jazz”
“Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble”
“Just One of Those Days”
“Rock the House”
Oh My God! Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew
Doug E. Fresh July 7 Reality / Fantasy Records
“The Show” Harlem, Manhattan, NY
beatboxing Youtube - https:// www.youtube.co m/watch? v=AE6DN41Qr3 U
Barry Bee
Chill Will
MC Ricky D (Slick Rick)
Bring the Beat Back
Steady B Warren McGlone July 25 Pop Art “Get Physical” Philadelphia, PA Old School, Hardcore
Spotify
“Stupid Fresh”
“Bring the Beat Back”
Dana Dane with Fame
Dana Dane Part of Kangol Crew
July 25 Profile “Nightmares” Brooklyn, NY MC Spotify
“Cinderfella Dana Dane”
“Delancey Street”
“This the Def Beat”
“Love at First Sight”
Bigger and Deffer LL Cool J James Todd Smith May 29 Def Jam / Columbia
“I’m Bad” Hollis, Queens, NYC
808s, radio, Spotify
“I Need Love”
“Go Cut Creator Go”
“The Bristol Hotel”
“Get Down”
Paid in Full Eric B. and Rakim Eric B (Eric Barrier) July 7 4’th and B’way, Island
“Eric B. is President” NYC MC / DJ duo Spotify
Rakim (William Michael Griffin, Jr. )
“I Ain’t no Joke”
“I Know You Got Soul”
“Move the Crowd”
“Paid in Full”
Born to Mack Too Short Todd Shaw July 20 Dangerous Oakland, CA West Coast, Pimp Game, Hustle
Spotify
Rhyme Pays Ice T Tracy Lauren Marrow
July 28 Sire “6 N the Morning” New Jersey, South LA, Crenshaw HS
Gangsta Rap, West Coast
Spotify
“Make It Funky”
“Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy)”
“Rhyme Pays”
“409”
“Squeeze the Trigger”
Down by Law MC Shan The Juice Crew Marley Marl Aug 8 Cold Chillin’ / Warner
“The Bridge” Queensbridge, Queens, NYC
Crews Spotify
MC Shan “Down by Law”
Tragedy Khadafi/ Intelligent Hoodlum
“Left Me…Lonely”
Kool G Rap “MC Space”
Masta Ace
Roxanne Shante
Biz Markie
Craig G
Big Daddy Kane
Crushin’ The Fat Boys (formerly Disco 3)
Mark “Prince Markie Dee” Morales
August 14 Tin Pan Apple / Polygram
“Crushin’” Brooklyn, NY beatboxing Spotify
Damon “Kool Rock- Ski” Wimbley
“Making Noise”
Darren “Buff Love” Robinson (d. 1995)
“Boys Will Be Boys”
“Wipeout”
Open Sesame Whodini Jalil Hutchins August 27 Jive Records “Be Yourself” Brooklyn, NY Hip Hop / Rap R&B mash up / early NJS
Spotify
John Fletcher aka Ecstasy
“Early Mother’s Day Card”
DJ Drew Carter aka Grandmaster Dee
“Life is Like A Dance”
What’s My Name Steady B (C.E.B) Warren McGlone August 21 Pop Art “Believe Me Das Is Bad” Philadelphia, PA Gangsta Rap, Hardcore
Spotify
Album Title
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Countin’ Endless Bank
DJ Ultimate Eaze “What’s My Name”
Cool C “Funky Drummer”
“The Hill Top”
Skinny & Proud The Skinny Boys Shockin’ Shawn (Shaun Harrison)
October 17 Jive RCA “Cries of the City” Bridgeport, CT beatboxing Spotify
Superman Jay (James J. Harrison)
“Something From the Past”
The Human Jock Box (Jacque D. Lloyd)
“I Won’t Stop”
“Poison This Place”
Living Large Heavy D & The Boyz
Heavy D (Dwight Myers)
October 27 Uptown “The Overweight Lover’s in the House”
Mount Vernon, NY NJS, East Coast, Pop,
Spotify
DJ Eddie F (Eddie Ferrel)
“Chunky but Funky”
G-Whiz (Glen Parrish)
Teddy Riley “Here We Go”
Trouble T-Roy (Troy Dickson)
“Moneyearnin Mount Vernon”
N.W.A and the Posse
N.W.A. and the Posse
The Fila Fresh Crew The D.O.C. November 6 Macola / Ruthless “Boyz n the Hood” LA Gangsta Rap, West coast, Hardcore
Spotify
Dr. Rock “Dope Man”
Fresh K “Tuffest Man Alive”
“3 the Hard Way”
Ron-De-Vu
N.W.A Yella (WCWC)
Dr. Dre (WCWC)
Ice Cube (Stereo Crew, CIA)
Arabian Prince (Bobby Jimmy & the Critters)
Eazy-E
MC Ren
How Ya Like Me Now
Kool Moe Dee Kool Moe Dee December 8 Jive RCA “How Ya Like Me Now” Harlem, Manhattan, NY
Old School, NJS Spotify
(of the Treacherous Three)
(DJ Easy Lee) “Way Way Back”
(LA Sunshine) “Don’t Dance”
(Special K) “I’m a Player”
(Spoonie G)
Court’s in Session Kaos King Grand 1987-8 Todd Terry “You’ve Got the Time” https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=PnSCmDW_ZxU
Queens, NYC Singles on YouTube
DJ Boo “Kaos Era”
“Let the People Dance”
“What Have you Done Lately”
“Court’s in Session” https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=a1q5BfWrcEA
The Godfather of Rap
Spoonie Gee Gabriel Jackson 1987 Tuff City Records “The Godfather” Harlem, Manhattan, NY
Old School, funk Spotify
“Take It Off”
“Spoonie Gee”
“She’s My Girl”
Got to be Tough MC Shy-D Peter Jones 1987 NA “Gotta Be Tough” Atlanta, GA Southern?, East Coast / Miami Bass
Spotify
“Yes Yes Y’all”
“We Don’t Play”
“I Will Go Off”
Ice Cold Gigolo Tony Gigolo Tony & Lacey Lace
1987 NA “I Am Crack Cocaine” https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=84ATH5oAj4s
Savannah, GA Miami Bass Singles on YouTube
Gigolo Tony & the Ghetto Soldiers
“Mega Mix”
“It’s the Gigolo” https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=v4ovQfzwauA
“Cut Master Crash” https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=Gm9RBp13oeo
Just Sumthin to Do
MC A.D.E. and Posse
Adrian Hines 1987 NA “I Don’t Care” Miami, FL Miami Bass Spotify
“Rockin’ All Over”
“Shake A Lot (The Whip)”
Kool & Deadly Just-Ice 1987 Fresh / Sleeping Bag
“Going Way Back” Bronx, NYC Gangsta, Hardcore, East Coas
Spotify
“Freedom of Speech”
Just-Ice “On the Strength”
KRS-One “Lyric Licking”
Lyrical King (From the Boogie Down Bronx)
T La Rock solo 1987 Def Beat “Lyrical King” NYC Spotify
“Back to Burn”
“Tudy Fruity Judy”
“This Beat Kicks”
Phanjam Tuff Crew / Krown Rulers
Tuff Crew DJ Too Tuff Traffic Entertainment, Soo Def Records, DangerZone Music Group
“Techno Tuff” Philadelphia, PA Spotify
Ice Dog “Tuff Is In the House”
LA Kidd Producer Ced Gee from Ultramagnetic
“Def Joun”
Tone Love “Kick the Ball”
Krown Rulers DJ Royal Rocker (Roger Perry)
Artist Members Release Date Record Label / Producer
Notable Singles and Release
Geographic Area General style, if applicable
Platform AvailableAlbum Title
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Grand Poobah (Terrell Ivey)
Bad to the Bone L.A. Dream Team Chris “Snake Puppy” Wilson
1987 “Rudy and Snake” LA, CA West Coast, Electro Spotify
Rudy Pardee
The Real Richie Rich
Lisa Love
Big Burt
Robin Williams (The Robin)
Tanisha Hill (Tish Jones)
Ba-Dop-Boom- Bang
Grandmaster Flash Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler)
1987 Grandmaster Flash “I Am Somebody” Bronx, NYC Old School Spotify
The Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Gover jr)
Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams)
La Von (Kevin Lavon Dukes)
Broadway (Russell Wheeler)
Back and Proud Bobby Jimmy and the Critters
Bobby Jimmy (Russ Parr)
1987 Russ Parr “Mickey’s Rapp” LA, CA Comedy, West Coast, Electro
Singles on YouTube
General Jeff “Big Butt” https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=UBB4Y6VWt-g
The Arabian Prince
Bo
Jammin Gemini
Lady Rap
Heroes Faze One
Surf or Die Surf MCs
Davy’s Ride Davy D featuring Hurricane
Lethal UTFO
So Def, So Fresh, So Stupid
Gucci Crew II
Reap and Destroy The Connoisseurs of Groove
Schoolly D Schoolly D ??
We’re Coming Correct
Velore & Double-O
Throwdown Gregory D Gregory D 1987 Mannie Fresh “Monster Boogie” NOLA Singles on YouTube
DJ Mannie Fresh DJ Mannie Fresh “Rock Rap”
“Bust Down” https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=mg_7nX0Fj5I
“Throwdown" https:// www.youtube.com/ watch? v=fJjO2ZgAW4k
Artist Members Release Date Record Label / Producer
Notable Singles and Release
Geographic Area General style, if applicable
Platform AvailableAlbum Title
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