Divine Sounds

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Real Name:Michael Dowling, Ritchie Dowling
Profile:Old school rap group from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. Under the names DJ Mike Music, Disco Ritchie and Shelton D, they hit the scenes in 1984 with "What People Do For Money".
Before Divine Sounds made it into the recording studio, DJ Mike Music was frequently seen playing music in Bedford Stuyvesant Lafayette park where he brought funk into hip-hop. DJ Mike Music is also claimed to be the first DJ ever to rap on a record.
Members:Michael Dowling, Richard Dowling (2), Shelton-D
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Releases:
Changes (We Go Through) (12") ChanneL Records 1984
Changes / Do Or Die Bed Sty (12") Specific Records 1984
Changes / Do Or Die Bed Sty (12", Promo) Specific Records 1984
Request Line (Studio 57 Mix) / Do Or Die Bed Sty / Changes (12", MP) Channel Records, Channel Records 1984
What People Do For Money (12") Specific Records 1984
What People Do For Money (12") JDC Records INC. 1984
What People Do For Money (12", Single) ChanneL Records 1984
What People Do For Money (12") Streetwave 1984
What People Do For Money (12") Specific Records 1984
What People Do For Money (7", Promo) Specific Records 1984
How Fast Money Goes (12") Specific Records 1985
How Fast Money Goes (12", Promo) Specific Records 1985
Me & My Posse (12") Reality 1986
Me & My Posse (12", Promo) Reality 1986
My Mother (12") Reality 1986
My Mother (12", Promo) Reality 1986
Tracks Appear On:
B-Boy Anthems Volume One (LP) Do Or Die Bedsty Second To None  
Best Of The Old Skool (CD) Do Or Die Bedsty Strictly Bizness  
Past Masters 1 (2xLP) Do Or Die Bedsty Strictly Bizness  
Street Sounds Electro 3 (LP, Mixed, Comp, RP) Dollar Bill Street Sounds  
Essential Electro - The Business (9xLP, Mixed, Comp, Ltd + Box) Dollar Bill Street Sounds 1984
Street Sounds Electro 3 (LP, Mixed, Comp) Dollar Bill Street Sounds 1984
Street Sounds Electro 3 (Cass, Mixed, Comp) Dollar Bill Street Sounds 1984
Studio 57 Vol. 3 (LP) What People Do For Money BMC Records 1984
Kings Of Rap (Cass) How Fast Money Goes PRI Records 1985
Kings Of Rap (LP) How Fast Money Goes PRI Records 1985
Street Rap (LP) What People Do For Money Dominion Music Corporation 1985
Studio 57 Vol. 5 (LP) What People Do For Mon... ARS Productions 1985
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 14 (LP, Mixed, Comp) Me And My Posse Street Sounds 1986
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 14 (Cass, Mixed, Comp) Me And My Posse Street Sounds 1986
Rapmasters 3: The Best Of The Cut (CD) What People Do For Money Priority Records 1989
Rapmasters 3: The Best Of The Cut (Cass, Comp) What People Do For Money Priority Records 1989
Street Jams: Hip-Hop From The Top Part 1 (CD) What People Do For Money Rhino Entertainment Company 1992
Street Jams: Hip-Hop From The Top Parts 1-4 (4xCD) What People Do For Money Rhino Entertainment Company 1994
Electro Funk Volume Two (CD, Comp, P/Mixed) What People Do For Money Priority Records 1996
Class Of '86 (CD) Do Or Die Bed Sty On The Corner 2006
Unofficial Releases:
Dance Classics (12") What People Do For Money Gelt Records  
Money's Too Tight (To Mention) / What People Do For Money (12") What People Do For Money Gelt Records  
Disco Breaks Part 6 (12") What People Do For Money Galaxy Kingdom Records 1984

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