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via Bedazzled... In NYC 1982 there was a radio show on WHBI 105.9 by "The World's Famous Supreme Team". It was this great little home made show where these two guys, "See Divine The Mastermind" and "Just Allah the Superstar" (members of the The Nation of Gods and Earths, commonly known as the Five-Percent Nation or the Five-Percent Nation of Islam), would sing their own songs ("Allah and Justice", "The Jamaican Song") over the instrumental sides of records, mix break beats, do dedications, play around with a drum machine, and do little skits to teach the kids not to eat pork (and much more.). I liked it so much that for a while I had to set my alarm so I could wake up in time to tape it at 4 AM. I was pretty surprised one night when they announced they had a special guest who had discovered them and brought them to England: Malcolm McLaren. They collaborated with McLaren on some songs of his "Duck Rock" hip-hop project (that's them rapping on "Buffalo Gals") and then they released this record, which I think may have been their first and last. It was a hit in the UK I think, and a very big club record in NYC, although I don't think it was even released in the States. Interesting side note; when seeing the link for the Nation Of Gods and Earths you'll find an external link to an Official MySpace page of the Allah School in Mecca. This page was deleted. Hmmm, My Space? Owned by Rupert Murdoch the owner of Fox news? Wonder where the page went? Anyway, some interesting group of intelligent musician/ educators. A friend of mine that lived in NYC used to tape the shows and would bring them to LA on visits. I was blown away. I really loved this song and remember it being a groundbreaker.