Various, Sugarhill Gang, De La Soul, Vanilla Ice, Snap!, Joey B. Ellis, Tynetta Hare, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Kurtis Blow, Neneh Cherry, Technotronic, Ya Kid K, Monie Love, MC Hammer, C + C Music Factory, Freedom Williams, Milli Vanilli

Chicago House

A drum machine, a cheap sampler and a church-raised voice — the blueprint every dance record still borrows.