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Can you believe that it’s been 42 years since Prince released his hit movie ‘Purple Rain’!
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WAKE UP JAM: #Aaliyah ‘It’s Whatever’ [vid]
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25 years ago today, Aaliyah released her final studio album, ‘Aaliyah’. This was a deep cut that should’ve been a single…. ‘It’s Whatever’…..
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WAKE UP JAM: #MariahCarey ‘Someday’ [vid]
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Can you believe it’s been 36 years since Mariah Carey’s debut album!?
‘Someday’ was one of the hits from the debut!
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VIBES from the Vault: #MariahCarey ‘Vision of Love’ [vid]
36 years ago today, Mariah Carey released her debut single, ‘Vision of Love’…. and the rest is HERstory!!!
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WAKE UP JAM: #SirMixALot ‘Baby Got Back’ [vid]
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On this day in 1992, Sir-Mix-A-Lot dropped what would become an ICONIC hip hop anthem, ‘Baby Got Back’!
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WAKE UP JAM: 30 years of #Maxwell’s ‘Urban Hang Suite’ [vids]
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On this day, 30 years ago, Maxwell released his debut, ‘Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite’!
Maxwell largely wrote and produced the album himself, recording in sessions at Electric Lady Studios, RPM, Sorcerer, and Chung King Studios in New York City, and CRC recording studios in Chicago. The resulting music features a mellow, groove-based sound with elements of funk, jazz, smooth soul, and quiet storm. A concept album, Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite was composed as a song cycle that focuses on an adult romance, based in part on Maxwell’s personal experiences.
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WAKE UP JAM: #JanetJackson dropped #Control40 40 years ago TODAY! [vids]
On this day 40 years ago, Janet Jackson took ‘CONTROL’ of her career and stepped out of the shadows of the JACKSON brand and became her OWN super star!
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WAKE UP JAM: #DMX ‘We Right Here’ [vid]
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On this day in 2001, DMX released ‘The Great Depression’! It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 440,000 copies in the first week. One of the TOP singles from the project was ‘We Right Here’!
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WAKE UP JAM: #702 ‘Steelo’ feat. #MissyElliott [UNRELEASED vid]
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It has been 29 years since 702 RELEASED their DEBUT album ‘No Doubt!
‘Steelo’ was the lead single and is still a BOP til tis DAY!
Take a LOOK at the UNRELEASED first version of the video:
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WAKE UP JAM: #Drake ‘Hold On We’re Going Home/Started From The Bottom’ medley [2013 #VMA’s]
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Drake RELEASED his 3rd studio album ‘Nothing Was The Same’ 12 years ago on September 24th!
Back in 2013 he took the VMA’s stage by storm to perform, ‘Hold On We’re Going Home’ and ‘Started From The Bottom’ LIVE!
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