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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
American hip-hop group
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Marley Marl
Marley Marl
American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder
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Ultramagnetic MCs
Ultramagnetic MCs
band that plays hip hop
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UTFO
UTFO
old school hip hop american band
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Kool Moe Dee
Kool Moe Dee
American rapper
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Treacherous Three
Treacherous Three
American hip hop group
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Mantronix
Mantronix
American hip hop band
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DJ Kool
DJ Kool
American DJ
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Lord Finesse
Lord Finesse
American rapper and hip-hop record producer
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Slick Rick
Slick Rick
British-American rapper
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Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa
American DJ, record producer and activist
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The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts
American hip hop group
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Juice Crew
Juice Crew
band
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Run-DMC
Run-DMC
American hip hop group
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DJ Jazzy Jeff
DJ Jazzy Jeff
musician
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DJ Premier
DJ Premier
American record producer and DJ
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EPMD
EPMD
American hip-hop group
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The HBK Gang
The HBK Gang
musical artist
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DJ Hurricane
DJ Hurricane
American rapper and DJ
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Ill Bill
Ill Bill
American rapper
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DJ Mark the 45 King
DJ Mark the 45 King
American DJ and record producer
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Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane
American rapper and actor
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Whodini
Whodini
American hip-hop group
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Paul C
Paul C
American musician
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Digital Underground
Digital Underground
band
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Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder
Italian record producer and composer
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Public Enemy
Public Enemy
American hip hop group
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Color Me Badd
Color Me Badd
American musical group; R&B boy band
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Kool Keith
Kool Keith
American rapper
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D. Train
D. Train
American musical ensemble
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Jungle Brothers
Jungle Brothers
American hip-hop group
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Rakim
Rakim
American rapper and producer
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Freddie Foxxx
Freddie Foxxx
American rapper
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Junior Reid
Junior Reid
Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer
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The World's Famous Supreme Team
The World's Famous Supreme Team
American hip hop radio show crew and recording group
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Force MDs
Force MDs
band
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Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap
American rapper
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Zhané
Zhané
band
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Kangol Kid
Kangol Kid
Haitian-American hip hop producer, songwriter, break dancer, and emcee
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Masta Ace
Masta Ace
American rapper
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Chuck D
Chuck D
American rapper and producer
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Whistle was an American 1980s hip hop and contemporary R&B group that was composed of Jazzy Jazz, Kool Doobie, and DJ Silver Spinner. The group later brought in Kraze and then Terk after Kool Doobie left the group to go solo. Their biggest hit single as a hip hop group was "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" in 1986. The group's first two albums, Whistle, released in 1986, and Transformation, released in 1988, were produced by the Kangol Kid from UTFO and DJ Howie Tee. Kangol and Howie brought in keyboardist/sound wizard Gary Pozner (who had already become a staff producer at Select Records) to handle the sound sampling and help with beat creation. Whistle released a third album, Always and Forever, in 1990, also produced by Kangol Kid, and a fourth album, Get the Love, in 1992.

After the release of their second album, the group gave up rhyming in favor of a contemporary R&B sound ("Barbara's Bedroom" (1987), "Bad Habit" (1990)) and love ballads, including "Chance for Our Love" (1986), "Please Love Me" (1986), "Still My Girl" (1987) and "Right Next to Me" (1988). The group's biggest R&B hit single was a cover version of Heatwave's "Always and Forever" (1990). After this, the group disbanded, as Jazzy Jazz went on to form another group called G.H.P. (Group Home Productions) with Free Daydreamer of the group Entouch and Will Skillz of the group Pure Blend. Terk went on to become involved in local and national politics while continuing work as an entrepreneur in entertainment.

"Right Next to Me" became a popular song in the Philippines, with some Filipino singers covering it, such as Jed Madela, Aaron, Johann Escanan and Kimpoy Feliciano.