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He signed as a solo artist in the '80s but worked also with DJs and other rappers as Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew.

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The '80s were marked by dizzying highs and catastrophic ... McCartney re-recorded Beatles songs; no, that wasn't a good idea), "Not Such a Bad Boy" arrived like a bolt of lightning out of the ...