West Street Mob

West Street Mob

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American boogie and electro band West Street Mob, consists of Joey Robinson Jr., Warren Moore, and singer Sabrina Gillison. The group recorded their self-titled debut album in 1981, which reached number 57 on the Billboard Black Albums chart. The single "Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)" from this album peaked at number 18 on the Black Singles chart and number 22 on the Dance chart. In 1983, West Street Mob released their second album, Break Dance – Electric Boogie, featuring the title track that sampled "Apache" by The Incredible Bongo Band. This song became a notable cultural milestone when it was featured in Judson Laipply's Evolution of Dance video. The band also released two standalone singles, "Ooh Baby" and "Sing a Simple Song". West Street Mob disbanded in 1984, but their music continued to gain recognition. In 2004, the track "Breakdance Electric Boogie / I Can't Stop" was re-released, highlighting the enduring impact of their work. Joey Robinson Jr., son of Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson, passed away on July 11, 2015, at the age of 53.

Top tracks

17
Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)
West Street Mob
The Sugar Hill Records Story
06:49
Writer: Brewster - Carter - Davis - Henderson - Hepburn - Johnson - McClain - Peters - Phillips - Smith - Sherman - Springer / Composers: Brewster - Carter - Davis - Henderson - Hepburn - Johnson - McClain - Peters - Phillips - Smith - Sherman - Springer
39
Break Dance-Electric Boogie
West Street Mob
The Sugar Hill Records Story
05:09
Writer: Jerry Lordan
28
Ooh Baby (Short Version)
West Street Mob
The Sugar Hill Records Story
04:40
Writer: Cheryl Cook - Joey Robinson, Jr.
22
Sing a Simple Song
West Street Mob
The Sugar Hill Records Story
05:23
Writer: Sylvester Stewart

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The Sugar Hill Records Story
℗ 1997 Sugar Hill Records, a label of Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
14-07-2009
The Sugar Hill Records Story
01
Rapper's Delight (Long Version)
The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugar Hill Records Story
14:35
Writer: Bernard Edwards - Edwards - Gregory Rodgers - Nile Rodgers - Rodgers / Composers: Bernard Edwards - Edwards - Nile Rodgers - Redgers - Rodgers
02
Funk You Up (Long Version)
The Sequence
The Sugar Hill Records Story
10:53
Writer: Angela Laverne Stone - Cheryl Cook - Gwendolyn Chisholm - Sylvia Robinson
03
Rapper's Reprise (Jam-Jam)
The Sugarhill Gang
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07:49
Writer: Sylvia Robinson
04
Super-Wolf Can Do It (Short Version)
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06:20
Writer: Denise LaSalle - James Wolf - William Brown
05
Hot Hot Summer Day
The Sugarhill Gang
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07:08
Writer: Alexander - Bernard Alexander - Douglas Wimbish - Dwain Mitchell - Guy O'Brien - Henry Jackson - Michael Wright - Mitchell - Robinson - Sylvia Robinson - Wimbish / Composers: The Sugarhill Gang
06
And You Know That (Short Version)
The Sequence
The Sugar Hill Records Story
04:15
Writer: Angela Brown - Cheryl Cook - Gwendolyn Chisholm - Jiggs Chase - Sylvia Robinson / Composers: Angela Brown - Cheryl Cook - Clifton Chase - Gwendolyn Chisolm - Sylvia Robinson - The Sequence
07
Freedom
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Sugar Hill Records Story
08:16
Writer: Armstrong - Robinson - Smith - The Furious Five
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Hip-Hop at Fifty: The Birth
2023 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
17-03-2023
Hip-Hop at Fifty: The Birth
01
8th Wonder
The Sugarhill Gang
Hip-Hop at Fifty: The Birth
07:23
Writer: Cheryl Cook - Clifton Chase - Guy O'Brien - Michael Wright - Ronald LaPread - Sylvia Robinson / Composers: Cheryl Cook - Clifton Chase - Guy O'Brien - Michael Wright - Ronald LaPread - Sylvia Robinson
02
Vapors
Biz Markie
Hip-Hop at Fifty: The Birth
06:02
Writer: Big Daddy Kane - Biz Markie - Marley Marl / Composers: Big Daddy Kane - Biz Markie - Marley Marl
03
Supersonic
J.J. Fad
Hip-Hop at Fifty: The Birth
03:53
Writer: D. Birks - F. Shaweed - J. Burns - J.Lee / Composers: D. Birks - F. Shaweed - J. Burns - J.Lee
04
New York New York
Duke Bootee
Hip-Hop at Fifty: The Birth
07:16
Writer: FLETCHER - Glover - Griffin - Robinson / Composers: FLETCHER - Glover - Griffin - Robinson
05
Ego Trippin' (12" Version)
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Hip-Hop at Fifty: The Birth
05:26
Writer: Cedric Miller - Keith Thornton / Composers: Cedric Miller - Keith Thornton
06
All Night Long (Waterbed)
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Hip-Hop at Fifty: The Birth
06:09
Writer: Rick James / Composers: Rick James
07
Apache
The Sugarhill Gang
Hip-Hop at Fifty: The Birth
06:13
Writer: Alexander - Cheryl Cook - Flamingo - Jiggs Chase - Lordan - Michael Wright - Sylvia Robinson / Composers: Alexander - Cheryl Cook - Flamingo - Jiggs Chase - Lordan - Michael Wright - Sylvia Robinson
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Rap Music from the 80s
2025 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
18-11-2025
Rap Music from the 80s
01
Breaker's Revenge
Arthur Baker
Rap Music from the 80s
04:52
Writer: Arthur Baker / Composers: Arthur Baker
02
Top Billin'
Audio Two
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02:55
Writer: Daddy-O - Kirk Robinson - Nat Van Robinson Jr. / Composers: Daddy-O - Kirk Robinson - Nat Van Robinson Jr.
03
Smooth Operator
Big Daddy Kane
Rap Music from the 80s
04:44
Writer: Antonio Hardy / Composers: Antonio Hardy
04
Biz Is Goin' Off
Biz Markie
Rap Music from the 80s
04:41
Writer: Big Daddy Kane - Biz Markie - Marley Marl / Composers: Big Daddy Kane - Biz Markie - Marley Marl
05
Takin No Shorts (The Gambler)
Cool C
Rap Music from the 80s
04:27
Writer: Terence Thomas / Composers: Terence Thomas
06
Colors
Ice-T
Rap Music from the 80s
04:26
Writer: Afrika Islam - Ice-T / Composers: Afrika Islam - Ice-T
07
Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing (Bladerunners Dub Mix)
MC Shan
Rap Music from the 80s
04:01
Writer: Harold 'Ivory' Williams - Moltke / Composers: Harold 'Ivory' Williams - Moltke
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