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UK Fresh '86: Fresher's Ball

Frank Owen, Melody Maker, 19 July 1986

Out of the subway and into the charts, hip hop is stronger than it's ever been, with dazzling new talents like LL Cool J and Mantronix. While Run DMC are tearing up the stadium circuit in the States, we are about to be treated to the biggest array of hip hop talent ever assembled in the UK. Frank Owen previews UK FRESH 86'

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