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Whodini Songs

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Whodini is a hip hop group that was formed in 1981. The Brooklyn, New York-based trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, a.k.a. Ecstasy (who wore a Zorro-style hat as his trademark); and turntable artist DJ Drew Carter, a.k.a. Grandmaster Dee. Whodini was among the first hip hop groups to cultivate a high-profile national following for hip hop music and made significant inroads on urban radio. They were contemporaries of other hip hop groups such as the Fat Boys, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Afrika Bambaataa and Warp 9.

Below is a list of Whodini songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Jive 9276
chart position: RandB #4, US #87, US Dance #25
written by: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Escape
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Friends -- Five Minutes of Funk
1985 Jive
2 record label: Solar 71166
chart position: RandB #3
written by: Bill Simmons
album: Midnight Star
Midnight Star featuring Ecstacy of Whodini Don't Rock the Boat
1988 Solar
3 record label: Jive 9507
chart position: RandB #10, US Dance #34
written by: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Back in Black
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini One Love
1986 Jive
4 record label: Jive 2004
chart position: RandB #45, US Dance #11
written by: Dolby, Hutchins, Rivas
album: Whodini
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Magic's Wand
1982 Jive
5 record label: Jive 9461
chart position: RandB #19
written by: John Fletcher, Jalil Hutchins, Carter and Larry Smith
album: Back in Black
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Funky Beat
1986 Jive
6 record label: Jive 9629
chart position: RandB #20
written by: Kirth Anthony Atkins and Jalil Hutchins
album: Open Sesame
Whodini featuring Millie Jackson Be Yourself
1987 Jive
7 record label: Jive 1298
chart position: RandB #22
written by: Loris Holland, Jolyon Skinner and Ruby Turner
album: Paradise
Ruby Turner featuring Exstacy of Whodini Paradise
1990 Jive
8 record label: Jive 9302
chart position: RandB #43, US Dance #104, US Dance #25
written by: alil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Escape
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Freaks Come Out at Night
1985 Jive
9 record label: Jive 9031
chart position: RandB #55, US Dance #27
written by: Jalil Hutchins, Nigel Green and Pete Harris
album: Whodini
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini The Haunted House of Rock
1983 Jive
10 record label: Jive 9331
chart position: RandB #64, US Dance #30
written by: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Escape
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Big Mouth
1985 Jive
11 record label: Jive 9371
chart position: US Dance #31
album: Escape
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Escape (I Need a Break)
1985 Jive
12 record label: Jive 9537
chart position: RandB #58
written by: Jalil Hutchins and Larry Smith
album: Back in Black
Whodini Growing Up
1986 Jive
13 record label: MCA 1462
chart position: RandB #65
written by: John Fletcher and King Ice
album: Bag a Trix
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Judy
1991 MCA
14 record label: So So Def 7825
chart position: RandB #69
album: Six
Whodini Keep Running Back
1996 So So Def
15 record label: MCA 54019
chart position: RandB #73
written by: John Fletcher, Jalil Hutchins and King Ice
album: Bag a Trix
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Freaks
1991 MCA




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