The group that Angie Stone came from,,,man, I was BLASTING that greatest hits CD to the fullest. Who could 4get their "Funky Sound (Tear the Roof Off)", "Funk U Up", "I Don't Need No Love" and "Simon Says".

They paved the way to Salt N' Pepa, TLC, SWV and all the female-hip hop groups 2day.

Weird thang is I neva heard Angie Stone talking about this, perhaps she wants to CLOSE that chapter off her life 4 good, who knows?

Of course I remember these groups! As you say, they paved the way!

nope.

I don't REMEMBER them, as I was born in 1980, but I did research the recordings of Sugar Hill and found that I really enjoyed Sequence.

When Erykah Badu did a remix of "Love of My Life" based on The Sequence's "Funk You Up", one of her guests was Angie Stone, so I doubt 'Angie B' has shunned this era, but she's obviously on some other ish now.

Rapper's Reprise was tha hot Shit, Sequence and Tha Gang?... sheeeit sequence was the 2nd act to be signed and sent to record at the legendary sweet Mountain studios at 96 west street in Englewood NJ.

i said get up, get up, get up, get up, get up, get up, get up, get up--sit back down!

the sequence was stale as hell, sorry.

smokeverbs said:

Yeah but they were fun 4 that time since hip-hop wasn't that solid in the early days.

Finess said:

And lets not 4get Sha-Rock of the Funky Four and The Mercedes Ladies. Man, these girls held it down for the Boogie Down Bronx

Yep! Don't remember the music so much, but if someone were to say that Salt & Pepa got it started for the ladies, I'd be quick to say Sequence did it first.

Of course I remember them! "Rappers Reprise" was the JAM! I had that on vinyl many years ago.

'We're gonna funk you right on up, we're gonna funk you right on up'.

"hey you..sittin over there..you betta get up outta your chair..and work your body down..no time to funk around"