J. J. Fad

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J. J. Fad is an American female rap group best known for their influential 1988 hit "Supersonic," which helped bring early West Coast hip hop into the mainstream.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop group
rap group
activeYearsStart 1980s
alsoKnownAs J.J. Fad
linked to: J. J. Fad
associatedWith Arabian Prince
Dr. Dre
Eazy-E
N.W.A
basedIn California
bestKnownFor their 1988 single "Supersonic"
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalImpact opened doors for later female hip hop artists
debutAlbum Supersonic (album)
linked to: Supersonic
debutSingle Supersonic
formedIn mid-1980s
genre West Coast hip hop
hip hop
rap
hasCharacteristic all-female lineup
hasInfluenceOn electro hip hop
pop-rap
hasMember Danielle Burns
Juana Burns
Michelle Franklin
helpedPopularize West Coast hip hop in the mainstream
influenced early West Coast hip hop
languageOfWork English
memberOf Ruthless Records
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance
notableSong Is It Love
Supersonic
Way Out
You Got Me Up
notableWork Supersonic
Supersonic (album)
linked to: Supersonic
originatedInScene Southern California hip hop scene
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Ruthless Records
significantFor being among the first female rap groups to achieve mainstream success
style electro-rap
party rap
supersonicReleaseYear 1988
vocalType female rap vocals

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Fergalicious sampleSourceArtist J. J. Fad
Ruthless Records associatedAct JJ Fad
linked to: J. J. Fad
Stop the Violence Movement movementParticipant J.J. Fad
linked to: J. J. Fad
DJ Yella associatedAct J.J. Fad
linked to: J. J. Fad
J. J. Fad alsoKnownAs J.J. Fad
linked to: J. J. Fad