The Egyptian Lover

The Egyptian Lover
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Genre: Rap
Styles: Electro, Old-School Rap, Club/Dance, Urban, West Coast Rap
Biography: One of the most innovative producers of the old-school/electro era, Egyptian Lover's Greg Broussard recorded a parade of singles during the mid-'80s that proved influential for decades. Influenced himself by Kraftwerk/hip-hop soundclashes like Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" and Man Parrish's "Hip-Hop ...Read full biography
On the Nile
Released: 1984
Label: Egyptian Empire
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Before Ice-T, N.W.A., and the late Eazy-E made Los Angeles famous (or infamous) for gangsta rap in the late '80s, the city's rap community was best known for a high-tech, futuristic approach that owed ...Read full review
Filthy
Released: 1988
Label: Priority
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It's ironic that many East Coast hip-hoppers of the 1980s had such a low opinion of the Egyptian Lover and other Los Angeles residents who specialized in the electro-hop style -- ironic because Egyptian ...Read full review
More The Egyptian Lover albums: Main Albums (7), Compilations (1), Singles & EPs (14)
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