1985

  • January:
    UTFO – UTFO
    Run-D.M.C. – King Of Rock

    February:
    Boogie Boys – City Life

    April:
    Grandmaster Flash – They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
    Schooly D – Schooly D

    May:
    Mantronix – Mantronix: The Album
    Too Short – Players

    June:
    The Fat Boys – The Fat Boys Are Back

    October:
    Kurtis Blow – America

    November:
    L.L. Cool J – Radio

    Unknown Month:
    Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde – The Champagne of Rap
    World Class Wrecking Cru – World Class
    Jazzy Jeff – On Fire
    Newcleus – Space Is The Place
    Various – Mr. Magic’s Rap Attack
    Krush Groove – OST

  • Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew – “The Show”
    Roxanne Shanté – “Bite This”
    Hollis Crew – “It’s The Beat”
    Toddy Tee – “Batterram”
    Jimmy Spicer – “This Is It”
    Steady B – “Fly Shantee”
    T La Rock – “Breakdown”
    The Chicago Bears – “The Super Bowl Shuffle”

1985 NEWS

Second Reagan term begins

“We Are The World” is recorded, January 28th

War On Drugs”; Colombia extradites drug dealers to the US for the first time

Live Aid, July 1985 (Run-DMC among headliners)

Nintendo hits markets, October 1985

The Color Purple premiers, December 1985

Michael Jordan’s rookie season, culminating in being named NBA Rookie of the Year

MOVE Bombing

Gwendolyn Brooks named first Black Poet Laureate