Flashback to this date in 1985 as the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to KRUSH GROOVE was released. It featured Chaka on the single, "Can't Stop The Street" which peaked at #18 on the Billboard R&B Chart and at #30 on the Billboard Dance Chart. Break out those parachute pants! #chakakhan #chaka50 #fatboys #krushgroove | Chaka Khan

Krush Groove (1985). This is a classic hip-hop film. Highly recommended! Starring Blair Underwood, Sheila E., Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Jam Master Jay, Mark Morales, Damon Wimbley, Darren Robinson, Kurtis Blow, Rick Rubin, Charles Stettler Russell Walker (Blair Underwood) has started a new hip-hop and rap label called Krush Groove, which features a stellar list of acts that includes Kurtis Blow and Run-D.M.C. However, Walker doesn't have sufficient money to keep up the label, especially

"Krush Groove" was released on October 25, 1985, chronicling the early days of Def Jam Recordings, one of rap music's foundational labels. The movie uniquely fuses the genres of drama and musical. Blair Underwood stars as Russell Walker, a character based on Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons. He nurtures his brother's (Run-DMC) aspiring hip-hop group while struggling to make his own label a success. The film features an impressive ensemble cast including Sheila E, Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, Fat Boys