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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 1981.
Released singles
[edit]- Grandmaster Flash releases "The Adventures fo Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" with Sugar Hill Records[1]
Released albums
[edit]| Release Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| June 15 | Kurtis Blow | Deuce |
| June 25 | The Sugarhill Gang | 8th Wonder |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Pope, Emmett George (2006). Hip hop culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 27. ISBN 9781851098675.