By JayQuan l-r Karl Bartos, Florian Schneider, Wolfgang Flür, Ralf Hütter *The Kling Klang Invasion Kraftwerk, the German quartet who forever changed electronic music with their minimalist, but irresistible rhythms grabbed the attention of urban America and Black radio relatively early. Their 1981 hit "Numbers" from their ninth album, Computer World peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot R&B songs chart, and "Trans-Europe Express" from their 1977 album of the same title was a hit

By JayQuan On January 21, 1985 Run-D.M.C. released their sophomore album King of Rock . The nine-song, Larry Smith-produced project explored multiple music genres and was more experimental than their self-titled debut which was released the year before. King of Rock also brought the group closer to the MTV audience they gained with "Rock Box" from their debut album. Run-D.M.C.'s label Profile intentionally crafted the "Rock Box" video to fit the 24-hour music video channel's

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