Newcleus

USA

Formed: 1979

Years Active: 80

Genres: Rap, Electronic, R&B

Styles: Electro, Electronica, Old-School Rap, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban

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Although they recorded only two albums, Newcleus contributed one true electro classic in "Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)," which has been immortalized on hundreds of hip-hop mixtapes and often included in even techno DJs' sets. The origins of Newcleus lay in a 1977 Brooklyn DJ collective known as Jam-On Productions, including Ben "Cozmo D" Cenac, his cousin Monique Angevin, and her brother Pete (all teenagers and still in high school). Many members -- MCs as well as DJs -- came and went as the group played block parties all over the boro...

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