Break Machine - Break Dance Party

"Break Dance Party" is a song by American hip hop/rap act Break Machine fronted by Keith Rodgers, the track was released as their second single in 1984, taken from their album Street Dance Party (released as Break Machine in the UK).

 

Artist: Break Machine

A-Side: Break Dance Party (Vocal)

B-Side: Break Dance Party (Dub Mix)

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul

Style: Breaks, Electro, Funk, Boogie

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Black Scorpio

Label/Catalog #: SCM 1244

 

Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two

"It Takes Two" is a song released in 1988 by New York City hip hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock. It peaked on the UK charts at No24 and was taken from the debut studio album It Takes Two (1988).

 

 Artist: Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock

A-Side: It Takes Two

B-Side: It Takes Two (Instrumental) 

Year Released: 1988

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop

Style: Hip Hop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: City Beat

Label/Catalog #: CBE 724

Fat Boys & The Beach Boys - Wipeout

"Wipeout!" is a track released in mid-1987, by the American hip-hop trio Fat Boys who collaborated with the Beach Boys on a version of "Wipe Out", retitled "Wipeout!", It made it to number 12 in the United States and number two in the United Kingdom, and features on the fourth studio album Crushin' (1987). 

 

Artist: Fat Boys and The Beach Boys

A-Side: Wipeout 

B-Side: Crushin'

Year Released: 1987

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop

Style: Pop Rap

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Urban / Polydor 

Label/Catalog #: URB 5

Derek B - Good Groove

"Good Groove" is a track written and produced by the British rapper Derek B (Derek Boland), using the hook from ABC by the Jackson 5 and featuring vocal samples from James Brown, Beastie Boys, The Cold Crush Brothers, Richard Pryor and many others, it was released in 1988 from the album Bullet From a Gun and reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

 

Artist: Derek B

A-Side: Good Groove (Radiomix)

B-Side: Good Groove (Instrumental Mix)

Year Released: 1988

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop

Style: 

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Music Of Life

Label/Catalog #: 7 NOTE 12

Morris Minor and The Majors - Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)

"Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime)" is a song by Morris Minor and the Majors, led by Songwriter/Comedian and Writer Tony Hawks. The song is a stylistic parody of the Beastie Boys, and the subtitle plays on their 1987 single "No Sleep till Brooklyn". The record sold 220,000 copies reaching No4 in the UK Charts. 

 

 Artist: Morris Minor and The Majors

A-Side: Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime)

B-Side: Another Boring 'B' Side

Year Released: 1987

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop, Pop

Style: Novelty, Parody, Pop Rap

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: 10 Records

Label/Catalog #: TEN 203

Redhead Kingpin And The F.B.I. - Do The Right Thing

"Do the Right Thing" is a song by American hip hop and new jack swing group Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. from their debut album, A Shade of Red (1989). 

 

Artist: Redhead Kingpin And The F.B.I.

A-Side: Do The Right Thing (Happiness 7" Remix)

B-Side: Shade Of Red 

Year Released: 1989

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop

Style: New Jack Swing, Pop Rap

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: 10 Records

Label/Catalog #: 112 639 

Sure Beats 2

You got three for one with this one, still a 7 inch but this EP released by the Record Mirror (which was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors.) in October 1988 is strictly 33⅓rpm, On the A-side with have an acid house track called "Acid Drops" released by the English electronic music duo Coldcut feat Sweet-Toothed Sonny, whilst on the B-Side representing New York is a track titled "The Bronx" by the Rap Group The Cold Crush Brothers, thirdly there is a House mix by DJ Mixmaster Tee called "(Fourth Floor) Goin' Up" featuring The Fourth Floor All-Stars.

 

Artist: Various - Sure Beats Two

A-Side (Coldcut feat. Sweet-Toothed Sonny): Acid Drops (Bomb The Mix)

B-Side: 1) The Cold Crush Brothers - The Bronx

(Fourth Floor) Goin' Up
DJ Mix [Megamix] – DJ Mixmaster Tee
Performer [Credited To] – The Fourth Floor All-Stars

    2.1) Four Play – Make 'Em Rock
    2.2) The Break Boys – And The Break Goes On
    2.3) Masters At Work – Dum Dum Cry
    2.4) Masters At Work – Alright Alright
    2.5) On It – We're Out Of Control
    2.6) The Break Boys – The Slammer

Year Released: 1988

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop

Style: Freestyle, Acid House, Hip Hop, House

Format: 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Promo

Record Label: Record Mirror

Label/Catalog #: SURE 2

A-Side: Coldcut feat. Sweet-Toothed Sonny - Acid Drops (Bomb The Mix)

B-Side: Cold Crush Brothers - The Bronx

B-Side: (Fourth Floor) Goin' Up – DJ Mixmaster Tee

Kurtis Blow - Party Time (The Go-Go Edit)

"Party Time" is a track released as part of EP in 1983 by American rapper, songwriter, and record producer Kurtis Blow, considered the first commercially successful rapper and the first to sign with a major record label. The track was re-released in 1985 by Club, a UK record label, mostly active in 1980's which features The Breaks on the B-Side from 1980 which was the first certified gold rap song also by Blow.

 

Artist: Kurtis Blow

A-Side: Party Time (The Go-Go Edit)

B-Side: The Breaks

Year Released: 1985

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul

Style: Go-Go

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Club

Label/Catalog #: JAB 12 

 

A-Side: Party Time (The Go-Go Edit) 

 

B-Side: The Breaks 

 

Fat Boys - The Twist

"The Twist" is an American pop song written and originally released in 1958 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side to "Teardrops on Your Letter". Chubby Checker's 1960 cover version of the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960, In 1988, American hip-hop trio Fat Boys originally composed of Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales, Damon "Kool Rock-Ski" Wimbley, and Darren "Buff Love" Robinson. covered "The Twist" with featured lyrics from Checker and additional rap lyrics. 

 

Artist: Fat Boys and The Beach Boys

A-Side: The Twist (Yo, Twist!)

B-Side: The Twist (Buffapella)

Year Released: 1988

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop, Pop

Style: Pop Rap, Twist

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Polydor 

Label/Catalog #: 887 571-7

The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew

"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" is a song by American hip-hop group the Rock Steady Crew from their debut studio album, Ready for Battle (1984). It was released in 1983 through Charisma/Virgin Records as the album's lead single and as the group's debut single.

 

 Artist: The Rock Steady Crew

A-Side: (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew

B-Side: (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew (Instrumental Version) 

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop

Style: Electro, Hip Hop, Breakbeat

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Charisma / Virgin

Label/Catalog #: 90092

 

Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five - Step Off

"Step Off" is a song released in 1984 by the Amercian Hip-Hop Group Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five which sampled The O'Jays's "For the Love of Money" and Chaka Khan's "I Feel for You" which also featured Melle Mel, taken from the album Stepping Off (1985). 

 

Artist: Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five

A-Side: Step Off (Part I)

B-Side: Step Off (Part II)

Year Released: 1984

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop

Style: Electro

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Sugar Hill Records

Label/Catalog #: SH 139 

The KLF - 3 A.M. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.)

"3 A.M. Eternal" is a song by British acid house group the KLF, taken from their fourth and final studio album, The White Room (1991). Numerous versions of the song were released as singles between 1989 and 1992 by their label KLF Communications.

 

Artist: The KLF 

A-Side: 3 A.M. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.)

B-Side: 3 A.M. Eternal (Guns Of Mu Mu)

Year Released: 1991

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop

Style: Euro House, Hip Hop, Pop Rap, House

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: KLF Communications

Label/Catalog #: KLF 005 

MC Miker G & Deejay Sven - Celebration Rap

"Celebration Rap" is a song by Dutch musical duo MC Miker G & Deejay Sven, it was released in most European countries in 1986.

 

Artist: MC Miker G & Deejay Sven

A-Side: Celebration Rap

B-Side: Play It Loud

Year Released: 1986

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop

Style: Pop Rap, Euro House

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Carrere

Label/Catalog #: 14.140 

Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood

"Wordy Rappinghood" is the debut single by American new wave band Tom Tom Club, from their 1981 self-titled debut album.

 

Artist: Tom Tom Club 

A-Side: Wordy Rappinghood

B-Side: (You Don't Ever Stop) Wordy Rappinghood

Year Released: 1981

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Pop

Style: Disco, Synth-pop, Pop Rap

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Island Records 

Label/Catalog #: 6010 377 

 

Salt-N-Pepa - Push It

"Push It" is a song by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa. It was first released as the B-side of the "Tramp" single in 1987. Then released by Next Plateau and London Records, It is featured on the album Hot, Cool & Vicious (1987).

 

 

Artist: Salt-N-Pepa        

A-Side: Push It (U.S. Remix)   

B-Side: Tramp

Year Released: 1988

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Hip Hop

Style: Pop Rap, Electro

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: FFRR

Label/Catalog #: 886 250-7