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  2. Ain't No Half-Steppin' - Wikipedia

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    "Ain't No Half-Steppin'" is a 1988 hip-hop song written and performed by American rapper Big Daddy Kane. Released as a single from Kane's debut album Long Live the Kane, it peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The song samples "Ain't No Half Steppin'" by Heatwave, "UFO" by ESG, and "Blind Alley" by The Emotions. [1]

  3. Too Hot to Handle (Heatwave album) - Wikipedia

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    Too Hot to Handle is the debut album by funk-disco band Heatwave, released on 15 June 1976 on the GTO label in the UK and on 30 May 1977 on the Epic label in the US. It was produced by Barry Blue . The song "Turn Out the Lamplight" appeared on George Benson 's album Give Me the Night , a song written by Temperton, which was produced by Quincy ...

  4. Heatwave (band) - Wikipedia

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    Heatwave is a funk [2] band formed in London, England in 1975.Its most popular line-up featured Americans Johnnie Wilder Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio; Englishmen Rod Temperton (keyboards) and Roy Carter (guitar); Swiss Mario Mantese (bass); Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger (drums); and Jamaican Eric Johns (guitar).

  5. Doug E. Fresh - Wikipedia

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    Doug E. Fresh's "Keep Risin' to the Top" also samples the main chorus of Heatwave's 1976 classic "Ain't No Half Steppin'," which Big Daddy Kane also sampled that same year for his song of the same name.

  6. Johnnie Wilder Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Johnnie Wilder Jr. was born in Dayton, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era, serving briefly in Vietnam as an infantryman before being reassigned to West Germany, where he first began performing solo in Taverns and Night clubs, following his discharge, he opted to stay in Germany before relocating to the United Kingdom where he met future Heathwave songwriter/keyboardist ...

  7. Central Heating (Heatwave album) - Wikipedia

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    The album was also the final performance of Rod Temperton as an official member of Heatwave, although he would continue to write songs for the band after his departure until 1982. The song "Star of a Story" appeared on George Benson 's album Give Me the Night , a song written by Temperton, which was produced by Quincy Jones .

  8. Hot Property (album) - Wikipedia

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    Hot Property is the third album by the British band Heatwave.Arranged, and primarily written by Rod Temperton, it was released on 27 April 1979 on the GTO record label in the United Kingdom, and the Epic label (number 35970) in the United States of America.

  9. Smooth Operator (Big Daddy Kane song) - Wikipedia

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    Arguably one of Big Daddy Kane's most popular songs, the song topped the newly formed Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and was a hit on the R&B and dance charts, peaking at number 11 and 17 on the charts respectively. Actor and comedian Chris Rock appears in the music video getting his hair cut. He appears 2 minutes, and 23 seconds into the video.