Real Deal / Throw Down
Larry Harris
- Artist
- Larry Harris
- Label
- Small Axe Records
- Catalog number
- 263
- Format
- 12" · 33 ⅓ RPM
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1983
- Genre
- Funk / Soul
What’s on it
Real Deal / Throw Down has 2 tracks, about 15:56 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
AReal Deal
- Written-By
- Larry Harris
AAThrow Down
- Written-By
- I. Downing, Larry Harris, T. Aikens
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Where it came from
Real Deal / Throw Down by Larry Harris was released in 1983 on the independent label Small Axe Records. Emerging during a period of rapid evolution for early hip-hop and electro-funk, the track represents the DIY spirit of independent urban music production in the early eighties. Small Axe Records functioned as a platform for artists to distribute dance-oriented, rhythmic compositions that bridged the gap between disco's decline and the burgeoning rap movement.
The composition is characteristic of the production styles found in the mid-Atlantic independent scene, prioritizing percussion-heavy arrangements and rhythmic vocal deliveries designed for club play. While Larry Harris is a lesser-known figure within the broader canon of the genre, the record remains a noted artifact among collectors of rare 1980s funk and hip-hop, representing the foundational, experimental soundscapes that preceded the commercial explosion of the genre later in the decade.
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