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The vinyl releases that helped build a culture (1979-1986)

  • 1979
    • E
      • Eddie Cheba – Lookin’ Good (Shake Your Body)
    • F
      • Family – Family Rap
      • Fatback – King Tim III (Personality Jock)
      • Funky Constellation – Street Talk (Madam Rapper)
      • Funky Four Plus One More – Rappin And Rocking The House
    • G
      • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Superappin’
    • J
      • Jazzy 4 MC’s – MC Rock
      • Jocko
        • The Rocketship
        • Rhythm Talk
      • Joe Bataan – Rap-O Clap-O
    • K
      • Kurtis Blow
        • Christmas Rappin’
        • Rappin’ Blow
    • L
      • Lady B – To The Beat Y’all
      • Little Starsky – Gangster Rock
    • P
      • Paulette & Tanya Winley – Rhymin’ And Rappin’
    • R
      • Ron Hunt / Ronnie G. & The S.M. Crew – Spiderap
    • S
      • Solid C, Bobby D & Kool Drop – Wack Rap
      • Spoonie Gee – Spoonin Rap
      • Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight
    • T
      • T.J. Swan – And You Know That
    • Y
      • The Younger Generation – We Rap More Mellow
  • 1980
    • A
      • Afrika Bambaataa, Zulu Nation, Cosmic Force – Zulu Nation Throw Down #1
    • B
      • Bambaataa, Zulu Nation, Soul Sonic Force – Zulu Nation Throw Down #2
      • Bobby & Deemo
        • Do It Right (Rap)
        • More Ounce (Rap)
      • Brother D with Collective Effort – Dib-Be-Dib-Be-Dize / How We Gonna Make The Black Nation Rise?
    • F
      • Family Four – Rap Attack
      • Funky 4+1 – That’s The Joint
    • G
      • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
        • Super Rappin’ No.2
        • Freedom
    • H
      • Harlem World Crew – Rappers Convention
    • I
      • Ikim & Bacardi – Funk Rap
    • J
      • Jazzy Three – The Rappin Spree
      • Jimmy Spicer – Adventures Of Super Rhyme (Rap)
    • K
      • Kool DJ A.J. – Ah, That’s The Joint
      • Kurtis Blow
        • Hard Times (Promo)
        • The Breaks
        • Throughout Your Years
    • M
      • Margo’s Kool Out Crew – Death Rap
      • Marvelous Three & The Younger Generation – Rappin All Over
      • The Mexicano – Dallas
      • Mr. Magic (Tony Pearson)
        • Rappin’ With Mr. Magic
        • Potential 1980
    • N
      • Nice & Nasty 3 – The Ultimate Rap
      • Nuri – Let’s Vote
    • O
      • Outlaw Four – Million Dollar Legs
    • R
      • Radiance – This Is A Party b/w The Micstro
      • Rappermatical 5 – Party People
      • Ronnie Gee – Raptivity
    • S
      • Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous Three – The New Rap Language b/w Love Rap
      • Spoonie Gee meets The Sequence – Monster Jam
      • Sugarhill Gang
        • Hot Hot Summer Day
        • Rapper’s Reprise (Jam-Jam)
      • Super-Wolf – Super-Wolf Can Do It
    • T
      • T.J. Swann & Peewee Mel and Swann Controllers – Maximus Party
      • Tanya “Sweet Tee” Winley – Vicious Rap
      • Trickeration – Rap, Bounce, Rockskate
  • 1981
    • A
      • Afrika Bambaataa & The Cosmic Force – Cosmic Punk Jam
      • Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5 / Kryptic Krew – Jazzy Sensation
    • B
      • Bobby Deemo – Party Rap
      • Bon Rock & The Rythem Rebellion – Searching Rap
      • Boogie Boys – Rappin’ Aint No Thing
      • Busy Bee – School Days
    • C
      • Cybotron – Alleys Of Your Mind
    • D
      • Disco Daddy & Capt. Rapp – The Gigolo Rapp
      • Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde – Jeckyll And Hyde Dance
    • G
      • Golden Voice, C.J. & Kid Bee Rock – Mix Master
      • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Birthday Party
    • K
      • Kurtis Blow
        • Gettin’ Hot b/w Do The Do
        • Starlife
    • L
      • Little Starsky – Dancin’ Party People
      • Love Bug Star-Ski & The Harlem World Crew – Positive Life
    • P
      • Pee Wee Mel & Barry B – Life On The Planet Earth
    • R
      • Ron Hunt – Spider
    • S
      • Solo Sound – Get The Party Jumpin
      • Spoonie Gee – Spoonie Is Back
    • T
      • T.J. Swann, Peewee Mel & Barry B – Are You Ready
      • T-Ski Valley – Catch The Beat
    • W
      • Wayne & Charlie (The Rapping Dummy) – Check It Out
  • 1982
    • A
      • Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force – Planet Rock
    • B
      • Bon Rock & Cotton Candy – Junior Wants To Play
    • C
      • Captain Rock – Cosmic Glide
      • Carver Area High School Seniors – Get Live ’83
      • Cold Crush Brothers – Weekend
      • Cybotron – Cosmic Cars
    • D
      • Dizzy Heights – Christmas Rapping
      • DJ Magic Ray & The Undefeated Three – Unity Rap
      • Drum Machine – Drum Machine
    • E
      • Erik Nuri – Let’s Vote
      • Extra T’s – E.T. Boogie
    • F
      • Fearless Four
        • It’s Magic
        • Rockin’ It
      • Fever II – Funky Pledge
      • Funky Four – Do You Want To Rock (Before I let Go)
    • G
      • Grand Wizard Theodore & The Fantastic Romantic Five – Can I Get A Soul Clapp
      • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message
    • J
      • Jalil – Smirfathon U.S.A.
    • K
      • Kurtis Blow – Tough
    • L
      • Les Love & The Love Kids – Let’s Get It On
    • M
      • Man Parrish
        • Heatstroke
        • Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don’t Stop)
        • Man Made
    • N
      • Nairobi and the Awesome Foursome – Funky Soul Makossa
    • P
      • Portable Patrol – Cop Bop
    • S
      • Spoonie Gee – Re-mix Of Spoonie Rap
    • T
      • T-Ski Valley – Big Stuff
      • Tyrone Brunson – The Smurf
    • W
      • Warp 9 – Nunk
      • Whodini – Magic’s Wand
  • 1983
    • #
      • 10-Speed – Tour De France
    • A
      • Ace 3-D – Prime Time Ghetto
      • Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force
        • Looking For The Perfect Beat
        • Renegades Of Funk
    • B
      • B Boys
        • Two, Three, Break
        • Rock The House
      • The Beat Boys – Be Bop Rock
      • Boo-Dah Bliss Crew – Pass The Boo-Dah
    • C
      • C.O.D. – In The Bottle
      • Captain Rapp – Bad Times (I Can’t Stand It)
      • Captain Rock – The Return Of Capt. Rock
      • CD III – Get Tough
      • Cold Crush Brothers – Punk Rock Rap
      • Cosmic Touch – Nothing Ever Changes
      • Cybotron – Clear
    • D
      • Dimples D – Sucker DJ’s (I Will Survive)
      • Disco 3 – Reality
      • Disco Daddy – Zodiac Rhymes
      • DJ Afrika Bambaataa – Death Mix – Live!!
      • DST – Crazy Cuts
      • Dynamite Two – Can’t Stop (Till I Reach The Top)
    • F
      • Fantasy Three
        • It’s Your Rock
        • Biters In The City
      • Fresh 3 MC’s – Fresh
      • Funky Four – Feel It
    • G
      • G-Force – Feel The Force
      • G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid – Play That Beat
    • H
      • Hashim – Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
    • I
      • Ice T
        • Congo Rap
        • Cold Wind Madness b/w The Coldest Rap
    • J
      • Jocko – Everybody’s Uptight (Tryin’ To Get Their Money Right)
    • K
      • K-9 Corp – Dog Talk
      • Kurtis Blow
        • Nervous
        • Party Time
    • L
      • Lovebug Starski – You’ve Gotta Believe
    • M
      • Malcolm X – No Sell Out
      • MC Connection – Burnin’ For Another Shot
    • N
      • Newcleus – Jam On Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)
      • Newtrament – London Bridge Is Falling Down
    • P
      • Pumpkin – King Of The Beat
    • R
      • The Radio Crew – Breaking And Entering
      • Rammellzee vs K. Rob – Beat Bop
      • Rickey G & The Everloving Five – To The Max
      • Run DMC
        • It’s Like That b/w Sucker MC’s
        • Hard Times
      • The Russell Brothers – Party Scene
    • S
      • Shango
        • Zulu Groove
        • Shango Message
      • Sine – Rotation
      • Spoonie Gee – The Big Beat
      • Star Studded Strutters – Neckwork
      • Sugar Hill All-Stars – Malcolm X No Sell Out
    • T
      • Tim Green & The Philly Four MC’s – Let’s Get Exotic
      • Twilight 22
        • Electric Kingdom
        • In The Spirit
      • Two Sisters
        • High Noon
        • B-Boys Beware
        • Destiny
        • Right There
    • W
      • Warp 9
        • Light Years Away
        • Beat Wave
      • West Street Mob – Break Dance-Electric Boogie
      • Whodini
        • The Haunted House Of Rock
        • Yours For A Night
        • Nasty Lady
    • X
      • Xena – On The Upside
  • 1984
    • #
      • 2 Live Crew – The Revelation
      • 4 Killer MC’s – Killer Rap
    • A
      • Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown – Unity
      • Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force – Frantic Situation
      • Arthur Baker – Breaker’s Revenge
      • Automation – Dancing In Outer Space
      • Awesome Foursome – Funky Breakdown
    • B
      • Barone – Shake It Up (‘Til Ya Drop)
      • Bobby Broom – Beat Freak
      • Broken Glass – Style Of The Street
      • The Buggers – The Bugger Groove
      • Butch Cassidy’s Funk Bunch – On A DJ’s Birthday
    • C
      • C-Jam & Kid Frost – Commando Rock
      • C.O.D. – Uphill (Peace Of Mind)
      • Captain Rock – Capt. Rock To The Future Shock
      • CD III
        • Success
        • Summer Jam b/w And You Know That
      • Chris “The Glove” Taylor – Itchiban Scratch
      • Cold Crush Brothers – Fresh, Wild, Fly And Bold
    • D
      • Daniel Sofer – One Hundred Speakers
      • Davy DMX – One For The Treble (Fresh)
      • Der Mer – Fall Out
      • Disco 3 – Fat Boys
      • Divine – Divine Madness
      • Double Dee & Steinski – Lessons
      • Doug E. Fresh – Just Having Fun
      • Dynamic Breakers – Dynamic (Total Control)
    • E
      • E. 42nd St. Crew – Roxanne’s Revenge
    • F
      • Fantasy Three – Summer b/w The Buck Stops here
      • Forevereaction – B.E.D. ’34
      • Fresh 3 MC’s – Have Your Heart
      • The Future – Nuclear Holocaust
    • G
      • Gifted 4 – Sounds Of The Mic / Temper
      • Grandmaster Richie Rich – Check It Out
      • Great Peso & Mr. Nasty – It’s Time To Rock
    • H
      • Hashim – We’re Rocking The Planet
      • High Fidelity Three – B Boys Breakdance
    • I
      • Information Society – Running
    • K
      • Key-Matic
        • Breakin’ In Space
        • Jazz Up & Hip Hop
      • Kid Frost T.M.S. – Rough Cut
      • Knights Of The Turntables
        • Techno Scratch
        • Fresh Mess
      • Kurtis Blow
        • 8 Million Stories
        • Basketball
        • Ego Trip (Promo)
        • Under Fire
    • M
      • Magnificent Three & Fearless Master – Crush
      • Man Parrish
        • Boogie Down (Bronx)
        • Six Simple Synthesizers
      • Mike Gee – Rappers Revenge
      • Miraj – In The Pocket
    • P
      • Pumpkin & The Profile All-Stars – Here Comes That Beat!
    • R
      • Rodney Stepp – Break-Out
      • Roxanne with U.T.F.O. – The Real Roxanne
      • Roxanne Shante – Roxanne’s Revenge
      • Run DMC
        • Rock Box
        • 30 days
        • Hollis Crew (Promo)
    • S
      • Schoolly D – Gangster Boogie b/w Maniac
      • The Source – The Ghetto
      • Spectrum City – Lies
      • Steps Ahead – Radio-active
      • Syncbeat – Music
    • T
      • T La Rock & Jazzy Jay – It’s Yours
      • Triple Threat Three – Scratch Motion
      • Twilight 22 – Siberian Nights
    • U
      • UTFO
        • Beats And Rhymes
        • Hanging Out / Roxanne, Roxanne
      • Ultimate 3 MC’s – What Are We Gonna Do?
      • Unknown DJ
        • Beatronic
        • 808 Beats
    • W
      • West Street Mob
        • I Can’t Stop
        • Mosquito
      • Willesden Dodgers
        • Breakin’ Out
        • Gunsmoke Breakout
      • World’s Famous Supreme Team
        • Radio Man
        • Hey DJ
  • 1985
    • #
      • 2 Live Crew – What I Like
      • 3-D – Tommy Boy Megamix
      • 19th Fleet – Star Raid
    • A
      • Afrika Bambaataa & Family
        • Funk You!
        • Who Do You Think You’re Funking With? (Test Pressing)
      • Autumn – Kold Krush
    • B
      • Beat Street Crew – Reality
    • C
      • The Case – Rough Cut
      • Cazal Boys – Snatchin’ Cazals
      • Choice MC – Brooklyn Style
      • Choice MC’s / Fresh Gordon – Beat Of The Street b/w Gordy’s Groove
    • D
      • D.E.F. featuring DJ Three D – D.E.F. Momentum
      • Davy DMX – The DMX Will Rock
      • Death City Boyz – Bopsey Twins
      • Death Comet Crew – At The Marble Bar
      • DJ Cut Fast & The Devastating MC’s – Lone Rapper
      • Double Dee & Steinski – Lessons
      • Dynamic Breakers – Kim
      • Dynamic Duo – Knights Of The Turntables
    • F
      • Facade – The Groove
    • G
      • Grandmaster Richie Rich – Don’t Be Flash
    • H
      • Hardrock Soul Movement – Do It Any Way You Wanna
      • Heartbeat Bro’s – Growing Up
      • High Fidelity Three – Satisfaction
      • The Honeyrappers – Honeybear Rap
    • I
      • Ice T – Killers b/w Body Rock
    • K
      • Kid Frost – Terminator
      • Kosmic Light Force – Mysterious Waves
    • L
      • L.A. Dream Team
        • Calling On The Dream Team
        • Rock Berry Jam
        • The Dream Team Is In The House!
    • M
      • Main Attraction – (Don’t Be) Lost For Words
      • Man Parrish – Hey There, Homeboys
      • Mantronix – Fresh Is The Word
      • MC Craig G
        • Shout
        • Transformer
    • R
      • Rock Squad – Facts Of Life
    • S
      • Schoolly D – C.I.A…. (Crime In Action)
      • Sha-Quan – Don’t Fess
      • Sly & Robbie – Bass & Trouble
      • Sparky D – Sparky’s Turn (Roxanne You’re Through)
      • Spin Masters – Brothers
      • Street Kings – Gettin’ Fresher
    • T
      • Tanganyika – I’m Little Roxanne
      • Tim Greene – The Facts Of Life
      • Toddy Tee – Batterram
      • Triple Threat Three – M.P.G. Rap
    • U
      • Unknown DJ – Let’s Jam
    • W
      • Word Of Mouth featuring DJ Cheese – King Kut
    • Z
      • Z-3 MC’s – Triple Threat
  • 1986
    • A
      • Afrika & The Zulu Kings
        • The Beach
        • Cars
      • Afrika Bambaataa & Family
        • Bambaataa’s Theme (Assault On Precinct 13)
        • Kick Out The Jams (Promo)
      • Alfonso – Time Bomb
    • D
      • Der Mer – Fall Out (Fresh 86)
    • F
      • Family Quest – Sleepwalking
      • Fresh Gordon – Fresh Commandments
    • H
      • Hardrock Soul Movement
        • Double Def Fresh
        • The Beat Is Mine
    • I
      • Information Society – Running
    • L
      • L.A. Dream Team – The Dream Team Is In The House!
      • Lady Crush & DJ Jazz – MC Perpetrators
    • W
      • Wanda Dee – Blue Eyes
      • Willesden Dodgers – Not This President
  • New Oldies
    • Fabulous 3 MC’s – Rub A Dub Dub
    • Mr. Magic & Pookie Blow – Earth Break
    • Rockin’ Rob & The Fabulous 4 MC Connection – The Original Mean Machine
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T.J. Swan – And You Know That

February 16, 2016 slick 12", 1979, express records, t j swann, US

Express Records (US) [CS 5045-1] 1979   This is the debut track from T.J. Swan (T.J. Swann), one third of Maximus 3 and is not to be confused with the T.J. Swan who sang on the early Biz Markie releases. The only label variation that I know of is that one has ‘Made in the USA’ and the other has […]

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