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The California duo of Dave Portillo and Eddie Sierra began rapping in 1985 beneath the name of Deity, later on changing it to 12th Tribe. Affected by spirit and rock, they loved the rap of Kool Moe Dee, Whodini, as well as the Extra fat Boys. They got their name …

A modern vehicle for country-rock pioneer Chris Hillman (ex-Byrds and Traveling Burrito Brothers), the Desert Rose Music group shaped in 1985 with principal songwriter Hillman in lead vocals, guitar, and mandolin. Various other members, culled generally from southern California program players, included banjoist/guitarist Supplement Pedersen, guitarist John Jorgenson, metal guitarist …

Zero rap group (conserve, probably, N.W.A) provides stirred more controversy or provoked more heated issue compared to the 2 Live Staff. The furor on the visual sexual content of the X-rated party rhymes — particularly their 1989 record As Nasty because they Wanna End up being — was a significant …