However, a year earlier this new school style was popularised on the multi-million selling albums by LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys. Whodini’s subsequent release, 1987’s “Open Sesame” marked a move away from the playful beat and rhythms towards more instrument driven accompaniment. In support of the release Whodini toured alongside Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J and the Fat Boys, played a host of national coliseums, and shows in UK and Europe.
Again distinguished by its radio-friendly, introspective storytelling, the record features Pendulum drummer Paul Kodish. The studio album “Back in Black” followed in 1986 supported by the singles “Funky Beat”, “I’m a Ho”, “Fugitive”, and “Last Night (I Had a Long Talk With…)”. A re-release of the album arrived in May 2011, its first time since 2002, featuring nine bonus tracks. The record was later certified platinum and served as a revolutionary piece of hip hop culture for its unique urban narrative.
The full-length “Escape” followed in 1984 featuring the singles “Five Minutes of Funk”, “The Freaks Come Out at Night”, and “Friends”. Magic, the group’s subsequent single “Magic’s Wand” received regular airplay and has been one of the group’s most sampled tracks. Initially intended as an advertisement for radio DJ Mr. In 1983 Whodini released their eponymously-titled debut album “‘Whodini” led by the single “Haunted House of Rock”. Comprised of lead-lyricist Jalil Hutchins, vocalist John Fletcher, and DJ Drew Carter, the group was managed by Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons and largely produced by Larry Smith.
Arriving just after the likes of the Fat Boys and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, the group signed with Jive Records in 1982. Formed in 1981, Whodini became one of the first hip-hop groups to earn mainstream success and national radio air play.
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