▁to ▁hip ▁hop ' s ▁first ▁rap ▁be ef . ▁" R ox anne , ▁Ro x anne " ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁the ▁less er - known ▁single ▁" H ang in ' ▁Out ." ▁Due ▁to ▁personal ▁issues , ▁Edu c ated ▁R apper ▁was ▁absent ▁for ▁its ▁second ▁effort , ▁S kee zer ▁P lee zer ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁which ▁produced ▁one ▁notable ▁track ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" Split ▁Person ality ." ▁E MD ▁was , ▁however , ▁on ▁one ▁album ▁track , ▁" P ick ▁Up ▁The ▁P ace ", ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁Kr ush ▁Gro ove . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁“ R ox anne , ▁Ro x anne ” ▁was ▁ranked ▁number ▁ 8 4 ▁on ▁V H 1 ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Songs ▁of ▁H ip ▁Hop . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁K angol ▁Kid ▁and ▁Doctor ▁Ice ▁were ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Ke yst one ▁Dan cers ▁and ▁were ▁a ▁dance ▁du et , ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁d anc ers ▁for ▁Wh od ini . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁they ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁form ▁U T FO ▁ ▁in ▁their ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁group ▁signed ▁with ▁Fred ▁M una o ' s ▁Select ▁Records , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁it ▁released ▁its ▁hit ▁single ▁" R