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Mantronix (Jamaica-born white beatbox and turntable expert Curtis "Mantronik" Jaleel and rapper Toure' "MC Tee" Embden) ruled the "electro" world with
Fresh Is the Word (1985) and
Needle To The Groove (1985) from
Mantronix: The Album (1985).
The albums Music Madness (1986) and In Full Effect (1988) veered
towards electronic dance music instead of purist hip-hop.
Bassline, off The Album, was released as a single by DJ Mantronik featuring rapper T La Rock, and is the song credited with pioneering the "trap" sound (the Roland TR-808 hi-hat triplet snares).
Another DJ Mantronik single, King Of The Beats (1988), would become one
of the most sampled songs of all time and popularized
the "Amen break" (first used by Salt-N-Pepa in the 1986 single I Desire).
Having split from Mc Tee,
Mantronik turned to house on This Should Move Ya (1990), with the
radio-friendly Got to Have Your Love, and
The Incredible Sound Machine (1991) is a confused attempt at redefining
his sound away from hip-hop.
He staged two come backs, with
I Sing the Body Electro (1998) and
Journey to Utopia (2014).
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