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Fastest Rush to the Mainstream Rap music began as something def from the ghetto, got sanitized by b-boys like M.C. Hammer and Vanilla Ice, and quickly became a we're-so-hip cliche even on TV commercials. As they say, it's not comin' correct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Most of Show Business | 12/31/1990 | See Source »

...look is as seminal as the sound, the moves more decisive than meaning. The Millis appear in their videos snazzily dressed, or half-dressed ("Our clothes style is to go for fashion"), whirling like cotton candy around a spool, executing dance maneuvers that fall a bit short of def. They are musical mannequins, modeling, selling and finally buying their own line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Two Scoops of Vanilli | 3/5/1990 | See Source »

...squad, told the Washington Times that Jews were responsible for "the majority of wickedness going on across the globe." Ridenhour promptly condemned the statement and said that Griffin, known as Professor Griff, would leave the group. A few days later executives at Public Enemy's record label, Def Jam, announced that the group would disband. In the end, however, the group stayed together and Griffin stayed on, albeit in a demoted position. Griffin, a devoted follower of Black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan, now says he went too far in blaming all Jews...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Yo! Rap Gets on the Map | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

...Def Jam Recordings...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Soft Tunes From a Hard Bragger | 6/30/1989 | See Source »

...July 30, Def Lepard, Europe...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHAT IS TO BE DONE | 7/29/1988 | See Source »

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