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THE STORY OF "THE SYMPHONY" - THE TEMPLATE FOR THE MODERN DAY POSSE CUT
Early 1980's songs like "Showdown" featuring The Furious 5 and The Sugar Hill Gang, "The New Rap Language" featuring The Treacherous 3 and Spoonie Gee and "Rappers Reprise" featuring The Sequence and The Sugar Hill Gang were all extremely well received, partly because fans could hear their favorite groups interacting on the same songs. Those songs were feel-good party songs and very early confirmation that rap collaborations could bear fruit.
In 1984, Profile records assembled their in-house producer Pumpkin, Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (featuring a young Andre Harrell), The Disco 4, The Fresh 3 MCs, Scratch On Galaxy, and singer Fly Ty-Rone as Pumpkin And The Profile All-Stars. The result of that union, "Here Comes That Beat," modernized the posse cut, taking the subject matter from partying and having a good time to more aggressive braggadocio, and simultaneously serving as a dedication to the late super producer and musician Pumpkin.
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