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Vernon, and beyond that served as ground zero for the hip-hop explosion.
Girl-meets-boy, boy-meets-girl records.
Uptowns front line included Mt.
Vernon-based singer Al B. Heres a look at the impact of Andre Harrell through ten memorable Uptown records.
Smooth classic They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.).
Al B.
Sure!, was released as a joint venture between Uptown and Warner in 1988.
After admiring the success of Al B.
Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated is notable as the first appearance on record from Jodeci.
G-Whiz brought out Hev, who brought Andre Harrell, who signed the group the same night.
Dont Curse corrals Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, C.L.
Mary J. Blige,Whats the 411?
411treated hip-hop, soul, and jazz like primary colors to be mixed and matched.
Real Love rightly utilized the drums from Audio Twos Top Billin as the base for a killer new-jack-swing track.
Love No Limit delivered jazz vocals as sturdily as Bliges idol Anita.
Sure!, was built like a professional athlete with a voice every bit as brawny.
Deep cuts like When a Fool Becomes a Man chronicled Williamss journey to adulthood one mistake at a time.
It was a master stroke.
Father MC and Heavy D and the Boyz gave the crowd a rap workout.
Christopher Williams slowed the tempo and shot the horny levels up.
Its the covers that made the day.
Chriss eight-minute rendition of the sultry Pendergrass standard Come Go With Me is a career highlight.
K-Ci and JoJos powerful duet on Stevie Wonders Lately became Jodecis biggest hit.
The group serves exquisite harmonies and killer talk-box hooks on the singles Cry for You and Feenin.
), Bun B (Youre Everything), and many more.
When he left, Puff took Biggie, whod released 1993s Party and Bullshit on Uptown.
In songs like Be Happy and the title track,My Lifepours that pain into music.
