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Escape
Performing artist
Whodini
Record company
Jive Records
Date1984
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (31.148 × 31.75 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2001.337.50.A,.B
Text EntriesEscape is a studio album released in 1984 by Whodini. Released under Jive Records this album was produced by Larry Smith. It was also commercially successful, being the first Hip-Hop album to chart within the U.S. Top 40 and was also one of the first to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Whodini is a Hip-Hop trio from Brooklyn, New York. Managed by Russell Simmon in their early period, the trio included Jalil Hutchins (b. 1964), Ecstasy (John Fletcher, 1964-2020) who wore a Zorro-style hat as his trademark, and Grandmaster Dee (Drew Carter, b.1962. Whodini was one of the first Rap groups to use dancers in their stage shows and add R&B to their music, thus laying the foundation for a new genre, New Jack Swing.
Front cover: A image of two men looking through bars outside. Whodini is alongside the top in red ink. Escape is printed along the bottom in light blue font. Back cover: Two headshots of men. Track list and credits are printed in red font.
CopyrightThis work is issued under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License. For more information, go to https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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