Whodini, the Glossary
Whodini is an American hip hop group that was formed in 1982.[1]
Table of Contents
99 relations: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Afrika Bambaataa, Arista Records, Back in Black (Whodini album), Bag-a-Trix, Beastie Boys, Beck, Billboard (magazine), Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Breakdancing, Brooklyn, Cheryl Lynn, Colin Larkin, Columbia Records, Comet, Come to Me, Complex Networks, Conny Plank, Contemporary R&B, Count Dracula, Def Jam Recordings, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Electro (music), Escape (Whodini album), Friends (Whodini song), Funk, Got to Be Real, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Griffin (The Invisible Man), Hip Hop Honors, Hip hop music, Ice Cube, If I Ruled the World (Imagine That), In the Mix (TV series), Jermaine Dupri, Jive Records, Larry Smith (producer), Lil' Flip, LL Cool J, Mary I of England, Master P, MCA Records, Meshell Ndegeocello, MF Doom, Mm..Food, Mr. Magic, MTV News, Music recording certification, Music video, Nas, ... Expand index (49 more) »
- 1981 establishments in New York City
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (stylized on-screen as A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child) is a 1989 American slasher film directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Leslie Bohem.
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Afrika Bambaataa
Lance Taylor (born on April 17, 1957), also known as Afrika Bambaataa, is an American DJ, rapper, and producer from the South Bronx, New York.
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Arista Records
Arista Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.
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Back in Black (Whodini album)
Back in Black is the third album by American hip hop group Whodini.
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Bag-a-Trix
Bag-a-Trix is the fifth studio album by the American hip hop group Whodini, their only album for MCA Records.
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys were an American hip hop/rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1981. Whodini and Beastie Boys are 1981 establishments in New York City and musical groups established in 1981.
Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.
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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (formerly known as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e and also known as Bone Thugs) is an American hip hop group composed of rappers Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Flesh-n-Bone.
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Breakdancing
Breakdancing, also called b-boying, b-girling or breaking, is a style of street dance originated by African Americans in the Bronx, New York City, United States.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith; March 11, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter.
Colin Larkin
Colin Larkin (born 1949) is a British music writer.
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony.
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Comet, Come to Me
Comet, Come to Me is the 11th studio album by U.S. singer Meshell Ndegeocello, released 2 June 2014, on Naïve Records.
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Complex Networks
Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City.
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Conny Plank
Konrad "Conny" Plank (3 May 1940 – 5 December 1987) was a German record producer and musician.
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music.
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Count Dracula
Count Dracula is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel Dracula.
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group.
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Dr. Dre
Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr.
Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. Whodini and Eazy-E are MCA Records artists.
Electro (music)
Electro (or electro-funk).
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Escape (Whodini album)
Escape is the second studio album by American hip hop group Whodini, released on October 17, 1984, by Jive Records.
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Friends (Whodini song)
"Friends" is a song by the American hip-hop group Whodini.
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Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mid-20th century.
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Got to Be Real
"Got to Be Real" is a song by American singer Cheryl Lynn from her 1978 self-titled debut studio album.
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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were an American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978.
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Griffin (The Invisible Man)
Jack Griffin, also known as the Invisible Man, is a fictional character who serves both as the main protagonist and the main antagonist of H. G. Wells' 1897 science fiction novel The Invisible Man.
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Hip Hop Honors
The Hip Hop Honors is an annual event that airs on VH1.
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Hip hop music
Hip hop or hip-hop, also known as rap and formerly as disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the early 1970s from the African American community.
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer.
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" is a song by American rapper Nas featuring American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill.
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In the Mix (TV series)
In the Mix is an American television series for young adults that covers a wide variety of critical issues and provides useful life skill information.
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Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive.
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Jive Records
Jive Records (later stylized as JIVE Records) was a British-American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary of the Zomba Group.
Larry Smith (producer)
Lawrence Smith (June 11, 1952 – December 19, 2014) was a pioneering American musician and hip hop record producer.
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Lil' Flip
Wesley Eric Weston Jr. (born March 3, 1981), better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is an American rapper.
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor.
Mary I of England
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain and the Habsburg dominions as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558.
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Master P
Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1970), better known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, actor and entrepreneur.
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc. established in 1972, though MCA had released recordings under that name in the UK from the 1960s.
Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello (born Michelle Lynn Johnson on August 29, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and bassist.
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MF Doom
Daniel Dumile (born Dumile Daniel Thompson;; July 13, 1971October 31, 2020), also known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both stylized in all caps), was a British-American rapper and record producer.
Mm..Food
Mm..Food (stylized in all caps) is the fifth studio album by British-American rapper and producer MF Doom, released by Rhymesayers in November 2004.
Mr. Magic
John "Mr.
MTV News
MTV News was the news production division of MTV.
Music recording certification
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units.
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Music video
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes.
Nas
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (born September 14, 1973), known professionally as Nas, is an American rapper and entrepreneur.
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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.
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New jack swing
New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B.
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New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
New-school hip hop
The new school of hip hop was a movement in hip hop music, beginning in 1983–84 with the early records of Run–D.M.C., Whodini, and LL Cool J. Predominantly from Queens and Brooklyn, it was characterized by Drum Machine-led minimalism, often tinged with elements of Rock; rapped taunts, boasts, and socio-political commentary; and aggressive, self-assertive delivery.
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Next Friday
Next Friday is a 2000 American stoner comedy film and the sequel to the 1995 film Friday.
Old-school hip hop
Old-school hip hop (also spelled old skool) (also known as disco-rap) is the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music and the original style of the genre.
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Open Sesame (Whodini album)
Open Sesame is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Whodini.
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Pastor Troy
Micah LeVar "Pastor" Troy (born November 18, 1977) is an American rapper and producer.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.
Pop music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Prodigy (rapper)
Albert Johnson (November 2, 1974 – June 20, 2017), better known by his stage name Prodigy, was an American rapper and record producer.
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Public Enemy
Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav on Long Island, New York, in 1985. Whodini and Public Enemy are American hip hop groups.
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States.
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Rock music
Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Run-DMC
Run-DMC (also formatted Run-D.M.C., RUN DMC, or some combination thereof) was an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens New York City, formed in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell. Whodini and Run-DMC are 1981 establishments in New York City and musical groups established in 1981.
Russell Simmons
Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, writer and record executive.
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Sampling (music)
In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording.
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Showtime at the Apollo
Showtime at the Apollo (formerly It's Showtime at the Apollo and Apollo Live) is an American variety show that first aired in syndication from September 12, 1987 to May 24, 2008.
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Six (Whodini album)
Six is the sixth and final studio album by American hip hop group Whodini.
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So So Def Recordings
So So Def Recordings is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia, founded by producer Jermaine Dupri in 1993.
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Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety television show.
Super Bad (Terminator X album)
Super Bad is the second solo album by DJ Terminator X. The album was released on June 21, 1994, on Def Jam Recordings sub-label RAL and was produced by Terminator X, Kool DJ Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and Russell Simmons.
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Synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument.
Terminator X
Norman Rogers (born August 25, 1966), known professionally as Terminator X, is an American former DJ best known for his work with hip hop group Public Enemy, which he left in 1998.
The Art of War
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the late Spring and Autumn period (roughly 5th century BC).
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin.
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The Fat Boys
The Fat Boys were an American hip hop trio from Brooklyn, New York, who emerged in the early 1980s. Whodini and the Fat Boys are musical groups from Brooklyn.
The Firm (hip hop group)
The Firm was an American hip hop supergroup formed in New York City in 1996 by rapper Nas, his manager Steve Stoute, producer Dr. Dre and production team Trackmasters.
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The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame
The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame was incorporated in July 2005 under the New York State Board of Regents, as a nonprofit organization and holds a provisional charter to operate as a museum in the state of New York.
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The Players Club (soundtrack)
The Players Club: Music From and Inspired by the New Line Cinema Motion Picture is the soundtrack to Ice Cube's 1998 film The Players Club.
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Thomas Dolby
Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher.
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur (born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper, actor, activist, poet, and songwriter.
Turntablism
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer.
TV One (American TV channel)
TV One is an American basic cable television channel targeting African American adults.
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Unsung (TV series)
Unsung is an hour-long music documentary program that airs on TV One which premiered on November 27, 2008.
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Urban contemporary music
Urban contemporary music, also known as urban music, hip hop, urban pop, or just simply urban, is a music radio format.
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UTFO
UTFO (an abbreviation for Untouchable Force Organization) was an American hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York City. Whodini and UTFO are American hip hop groups, Jive Records artists and musical groups from Brooklyn.
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Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.
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VH1
VH1 (originally an initialism for Video Hits One) is an American Basic Cable television network that launched on January 1, 1985, and is currently owned by the BET Media Group subsidiary of Paramount Global's CBS Entertainment Group based in New York City.
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Video Soul
Video Soul is a two–hour long American music video program that originally aired on BET (Black Entertainment Television) from June 26, 1981 to September 1996.
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company.
Warp 9
Warp 9, an American sci-fi themed electro-funk, hip hop group is best known for its ground breaking, influential singles including "Nunk," "Light Years Away," and "Beat Wave," which ranked among the most iconic groups of the electro hip hop era.
Whodini (album)
Whodini is the eponymous debut studio album by American hip hop group Whodini, released on October 13, 1983 by Jive Records.
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Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper and film producer. Whodini and Will Smith are Jive Records artists.
WNYC
WNYC is an audio service brand, under the control of New York Public Radio, a non-profit organization.
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Yo! Bum Rush the Show
Yo! Bum Rush the Show is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released on February 10, 1987.
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Zorro
Zorro (or, Spanish for "fox") is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California.
1988 Soul Train Music Awards
The 1988 Soul Train Music Awards were held on March 30, 1988, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
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See also
1981 establishments in New York City
- A7 (bar)
- Beastie Boys
- Bloomberg L.P.
- Blue Note Jazz Club
- Bronx Times-Reporter
- Buttrick White & Burtis
- Carlisle Collection
- Carolines on Broadway
- Citymeals-on-Wheels
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Cro-Mags
- Dicapo Opera
- Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Eastern Consolidated
- Force MDs
- Fun Gallery
- Green Oasis Community Garden
- Kings Point Handicap
- Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center
- Lamb's Theatre
- Lesbian Sex Mafia
- MTV
- MTV Global
- Marriott World Trade Center
- National Coalition of 100 Black Women
- New York Mets Hall of Fame
- Paper Tiger Television
- Park Avenue Plaza
- Riverside Symphony
- Run-DMC
- Sonic Youth
- South Oxford Tennis Club
- Spys (band)
- St. John's Red Storm men's lacrosse
- Staley-Wise Gallery
- Supreme Team (gang)
- Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
- The American Mercury
- The Princeton Review
- The Reality Club
- Timescape Books
- Tommy Boy Records
- United Orient Bank
- WSIA
- Whodini
- Women in Housing and Finance
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whodini
Also known as Five Mintures of Funk, Five Minutes of Funk, Grandmaster Dee, Jalil Hutchins, John "Ecstasy" Fletcher, John Fletcher (rapper), Whoudini.
, Nashville, Tennessee, New jack swing, New York (state), New York City, New-school hip hop, Next Friday, Old-school hip hop, Open Sesame (Whodini album), Pastor Troy, Philadelphia, Pop music, Prodigy (rapper), Public Enemy, Recording Industry Association of America, Rock music, Run-DMC, Russell Simmons, Sampling (music), Showtime at the Apollo, Six (Whodini album), So So Def Recordings, Soul Train, Super Bad (Terminator X album), Synth-pop, Terminator X, The Art of War, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, The Fat Boys, The Firm (hip hop group), The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, The Players Club (soundtrack), Thomas Dolby, Tupac Shakur, Turntablism, TV One (American TV channel), Unsung (TV series), Urban contemporary music, UTFO, Variety (magazine), VH1, Video Soul, Virgin Books, Warp 9, Whodini (album), Will Smith, WNYC, Yo! Bum Rush the Show, Zorro, 1988 Soul Train Music Awards.