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is a hip hop group from Long Island, NY that formed in 1982. Rap artists such as Public Enemy channeled the frustration of African American youth into their strong social commentary on their 1988 album “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.”

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BET (aka Black Entertainment Television)

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BET (aka Black Entertainment Television)

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launched in January 1980 by Robert L. Johnson. The channel had a variety of programming from news to entertainment and its initial line-up of shows included Video Soul, Comic View, BET News, and one of my favorite shows, 106 & Park.

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is a record label that was founded in 1983 by Rick Rubin (left) in his NYU dormitory. Russel Simmons (right) joined him later. The first single from the label was from a punk-rock group. Def Jam now focuses mostly on hip hop and urban music.

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is a rock and roll drama from 1984 that starred the late artist; Prince. It also had a Grammy Award winning soundtrack by.

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MTV was launched on August 1, 1981. They first started off airing music videos hosted by people known as "video jockeys" (VJ's). Sometimes the videos were hosted by guest celebrity VJ's. MTV originally did not air videos from black people people like Michael Jackson or Rick James despite having a black VJ named J.J. Jackson, so they put up what was called a "color barrier" stating that their music did not fit with the station. Eventually after some backlash the first African-american video ; Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" aired in early 1983 on MTV.

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Break-dancing was most popular in the 1980's but continues to be common today.

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were upper-middle class girls from the Los Angeles towns of San Fernando during the 80's.

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The video showed an interracial relationship, burning crosses and sexual innuendos and other religious things that caused a big controversy. Pope John Paul II told her fans not to go to her concerts in Italy, and Pepsi didn't endorse her anymore

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Madonna - Like A Prayer (Official Video)

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Rappers were often seen wearing these. Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane and Run DMC for popularized this look. The thick rope chains made huge a statement of wealth and power, and they're still a thing today in hip-hop

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helped establish the modern day superhero film genre

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Batman (1989) Official Trailer #1 - Tim Burton Superhero Movie

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it premiered on MTV December 2, 1983. It won some of the first MTV Video Music Video Awards. It also helped MTV become very popular

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During the 80s, power-dressing was used by the number of working women to give them an authoritative look in an environment that is mostly men. The style was mainly achieved by the use of shoulder pads which were used in suits, dresses and jackets to give a broader look to the shoulders.

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On May 22, 1980, the video game was released in Japan and by October in the same year it was released in the US. It quickly became an iconic symbol of the 1980s. To this day, Pac-Man remains one of the most popular video games in history.