1983 in hip-hop
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1983.
Film releases
[edit]In 1983, Style Wars by New Day Films, focusing on the graffiti movement within hip hop culture, was broadcast on PBS.[1]
Released albums
[edit]| Release Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| April 26 | Jonzun Crew | Lost in Space |
| May 27 | Malcolm McLaren | Duck Rock |
| October 13 | Whodini | Whodini |
| October 24 | Too Short | Don't Stop Rappin' |
| December 10 | The World's Famous Supreme Team with Malcolm McLaren | D'ya Like Scratchin' (EP) |
| Unknown | Kurtis Blow | Party Time? |
| Unknown | The Sugarhill Gang | Rappin' Down Town |
| Unknown | Warp 9 | It's a Beat Wave |
| Unknown | The Sequence | The Sequence Party |
| Unknown | Wild Style | Wild Style Original Soundtrack |
| Unknown | Afrika Bambaataa | Death Mix |
| Unknown | Beastie Boys | Cooky Puss |
| Unknown | Cybotron | Enter |
| Unknown | Various Artists | Street Sounds Electro 1 |
| Unknown | Various Artists | Street Sounds Electro 2 |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Price, Emmett George (2006). Hip-hop culture. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 15. ISBN 9781851098675.