DJ Miko, born Monier Quartrarro, is an Italian DJ. He had a hit with a cover of Four Non Blondes's "Whats Up" in 1994, one year after the original. His version, featuring British vocalist Louise Gard, hit #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 in the United Kingdom. Here is 7inch "Whats up" with radio edit and 4 blondes mix.
Lauryn Hill is a Grammy Award-winning American singer, rapper, musician, songwriter, producer, and film actress. Early in her career, she established her reputation in the hip-hop world as the lone female member of The Fugees. In 1998, she released The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, a commercially successful album that was also one of the most critically acclaimed releases ever. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill sold over 423,000 copies in its first week and topped the Billboard R&B Album chart for 6 weeks. Here is third single "Ex-Factor" with three excellent mixes.
Inner City topped dance charts in America and Britain 11 times, hit the UK Top 40 eight times and sold around 6 million records. The group is best known for their early dancefloor / pop music crossover tracks "Big Fun" (UK #8, US Dance #1) and "Good Life" (UK #4, US Dance #1). Debut album "Paradise" was a great success in the UK and in U.S. clubs and was one of the first house music albums to cross over to the mainstream charts, particularly in Europe. The album was retitled Big Fun for its U.S. release, and the ballad "Power of Passion" was replaced with "Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" when that song became popular in the U.S. Here is rare 7 inch "Whatcha gonna do with my lovin'" with Duane Bradley Mix of "Set your body free" on B side.
Mark Morrison first recorded professionally in 1995 whilst held in Leicester Prison, following a three month stint during which he decided to become a vocalist. His first release was "Crazy", in spring 1995; the single reached the Top 20 in the UK, with the minor hit "Let's Get Down" following in the autumn. "Return of the Mack" followed in spring 1996, and was the first single by a solo British black male artist to reach the number 1 spot in the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s. A reissue of "Crazy" hit the Top 10 in summer 1996, with further single releases "Trippin'", "Horny" and "Moan and Groan" also making the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. Morrison's first album, also titled Return of the Mack, was released in 1996 by Warner Bros/Atlantic Records, and reached number 4 in the UK Album Chart. Here is maxi cd "Trippin" including C & J mixes.
Kimberly Denise Jones, better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American multi-platinum rapper and singer. Her 2005 album, The Naked Truth, was awarded the 5 mics award from The Source magazine. She is the only female rapper so far to have achieved this distinction. In 2002, she won a Grammy Award for her role in "Lady Marmalade". Here is promo maxi cd "In the air tonite" featuring Phil Collins with boogieman radio version.
Snap! is an electronic music project formed in 1989 by German producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, but was most successful fronted by charismatic rapper Turbo B, who performed on the UK number 1 singles "The Power" and "Rhythm Is a Dancer". Their first album World Power is one of the most successful dance albums of all time, with worldwide sales estimated at 7 million. Here is the second single 12inch "Ooops Up", a re-working of "Oops Upside Your Head", a 1980 hit by The Gap Band, with which Penny Ford was a former backing singer. With drum samples from "Paid in Full" by Eric B & Rakim, it was another number 2 hit in Germany and charted at number 5 in the UK. 7'' and instrumental version and excellent double trouble mix.
The Source originally started out as an alias of unknown origin for Source Records's 1986 single release "You Got the Love" which featured Candi Staton. In 1989, DJ Eren, put Candi Staton's vocals over a track by Frankie Knuckles called "Your Love" which became a club hit. This was also released on a bootleg EP known as "Love/Rock". John Truelove then adopted the moniker himself and continued releasing records using the name. The mash-up - each time credited to The Source featuring Candi Staton - originally charted in 1991, reaching number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. However it was remixed and re-released again by Truelove using his Now Voyager moniker in 1997, reaching one spot higher at number 3. In 2006 it was remixed and re-released yet again, reaching number 7. Here is maxi cd remixes "You got the love".
Jason Nevins is an American producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions. In the early 90s he began releasing house singles under various monikers through Strictly Rhythm records, but achieved global recognition in 1996 with his production of Run-DMC's "It's Like That", which was released under the title Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins, reaching the #1 spot in over 30 countries, including the German Top 100 and the UK Top 40 charts. It went on to sell a staggering five million copies. This single also prevented the Spice Girls from reaching the #1 spot in the UK at the time. Here is maxi cd "I'm the main main" presents The Funk Rocker featuring Marc Bolan with three mixes and video.
Roger Sanchez , also known as Roger S. and The S Man, in is a popular Dominican-American house DJ who has scored many hits in the European and World Charts. In 2004, Sanchez won his first Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording for his remix of No Doubt's "Hella Good." Here is maxi cd "I want your love" presents Twilight and includes mixes by Roger Sanchez nad Rhythm Masters.
James Todd Smith III better known as LL Cool J, is an American hip hop rapper and actor. LL Cool J stands for "Ladies Love Cool James." He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop like "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "Boomin' System", "Mama Said Knock You Out", and "4, 3, 2, 1". LL has also appeared in several films. LL Cool J is one of a few hip-hop stars of his era to sustain a successful recording career for more than two decades. He has released 13 albums. After the double platinum success of "Mr. Smith", LL began work on his next album. In 1997, he released the album Phenomenon. The first single, "Phenomenon" as well as the autobiographical "Father" were minor hits. The official second single from Phenomenon was "4, 3, 2, 1," which featured Method Man, Redman and introducing DMX and Canibus. Here is maxi cd "Father" with radio and lp version and "4321" with lp and e dub remix.
In 1979, Ziggy and his siblings, Cedella, Stephen, and Sharon, made their recording debut with their father, "Children Playing in the Streets". The Melody Makers, as the group came to be known, played occasionally for several years, including at their father's funeral in 1981. Their debut LP was "Play the Game Right", which was a very pop-oriented album, earning Ziggy some derision from critics. The band's label, EMI, wanted to market Ziggy as a solo act, and so the Melody Makers moved to Virgin Records. Here is maxi cd "Kozmik" taken from album "Jahmekya" produced by Melody Makers and Glenn Rosenstein.
Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass or as Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass or just TJB for short. He is also famous for being a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Recors (a recording label he and business partner Jerry Moss founded and eventually sold). Alpert's musical accomplishments include five number one hits, twenty-eight albums on the Billboard charts, eight Grammy Awards, fourteen Platinum albums and fifteen Gold albums. As of 1996, Alpert had sold 72 million albums worldwide. Alpert branched out successfully to the R&B world with hit album "Keep Your Eye On Me", teaming up with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on "Diamonds" and "Making Love In the Rain" featuring vocals by Janet Jackson and Lisa Keith. Here is 12inch "Diamonds" with cool summer and dance mix.
Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971), is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. With record sales of 7.6 million domestically she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one double platinum. "Supa Dupa Fly" is the 1997 debut Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott album. It is entirely produced by her associate Timbaland and features the hit singles, "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Sock It 2 Me", "Hit Em Wit Da Hee", and "Beep Me 911". Here is maxi cd "Beep me 911" featuring 702 & Magoo with four excellent mixes including Jason Nevins remixes.
Run D.M.C. was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell. The group had an impact on the development of hip hop through the 1980s and is credited with breaking hip hop into mainstream music. "Back From Hell" is the fifth Run D.M.C album, released in 1990. This album features Jam Master Jay singing. Tracks like "Faces" and "Pause" introduce a new musical style: New Jack Swing. Here is 12inch "Faces" with four Chad Jackson's remixes.
Dario G is the name of a dance music trio from Cheshire, England. The act was named after the manager of Crewe Alexandra, Dario Gradi. Its founder members are Paul Spencer, Scott Rosser and Stephen Spencer. In 1997 they hit #2 on the UK Singles Chart with "Sunchyme", a song built around a sample of "Life In A Northern Town", a #15 hit for The Dream Academy in 1985, and hit #5 with the follow-up Carnaval de Paris, relating to the 1998 football World Cup in France. Sunchyme also hit #1 on the American Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in that year. In 1998, they released their first album "Sunmachine". Here is Maxi cd "Sunchyme".
Freak Power were a band founded by Norman Cook, Ashley Slate (the trombonist with the anarchic British jazz big band Loose Tubes), and Jesse Graham aka the Bass Cadet. Their music was a mix of acid jazz with funk and soul, as well as trip-hop. "No way" is their last single released in May 1998 and reached #29 in the UK. Here is 12inch "No way" with three excellent mixes.
