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Magic's Message (There Has To Be A Better Way) (Vocal Version) / Magic's Message (There Has To Be Another Way) (Dub Version) + Bonus Beat Mix by DMX and DJ Marly Marl
Magic's Message (There Has To Be A Better Way) (Vocal Version) / Magic's Message (There Has To Be Another Way) (Dub Version) + Bonus Beat Mix by DMX and DJ Marly Marl

Magic's Message (There Has To Be A Better Way) (Vocal Version) / Magic's Message (There Has To Be Another Way) (Dub Version) + Bonus Beat Mix by DMX and DJ Marly Marl

Performing artist Mr. Magic
Date1984
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.274 × 31.274 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2000.19.27.A,.B
Text Entries

Magic's Message (There Has To Be A Better Way) is a single released in 1984 by Mr. Magic. Signed under Posse Records this song was produced by Spyder-D, Mr. Magic, and Patrick Adams.

"Mr. Magic  (John Rivas, 1956 –2009) was a prominent Hip Hop radio DJ from The Bronx, New York. Mr. Magic debuted in 1979 on WHBI in New York City with “Disco Showcase” where he started the very first Rap radio show. His most popular show--Rap Attack—featured Marley Marl as the DJ and Tyrone "Fly Ty" Williams as the show's co-producer.

Front/Back cover: Posse is printed in white and outlined in pink on a black background.
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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