Formed like a jazz ensemble in the mid-’60s, Kool & the Gang became probably one of the most influenced and influential funk units through the ’70s, and probably one of the most well-known R&B sets of the ’80s following their breakout strike “Special event” in 1979. Just like funky as …

Phil Terrell Overflow missed two golden possibilities, but does not have any regrets. Blessed and elevated in Wilmington, NC, the Overflow family transferred to Jersey Town, NJ, where Phil completed senior high school. Robert “Kool” Bell, the kid of featherweight boxer Ronald Bell, was a schoolmate. Bell produced his first …

NJ, USA-based four-piece comprising The Rapper Extraordinaire (b. Marc Sherman), Ewarner ‘E’ Mills, Hakim ‘HB’ Bell and Lincoln ‘Hyperlink’ DeVulgt (b. Virgin Islands) whose audio encompassed reggae and R&B, using the uniting framework of hip-hop rhythms. Their initials stood for PERSPECTIVE. Their line-up presented not just a standard rapper, but …