We can't forget about Lance Romance, now can we?? The squeaky clean golden boy of DFW hip-hop relocated from NYC to Dallas in the 80's and contributed some really nice records to our scene. This is his 1988 debut single released on small, private label Lance Romance Records. What I personally find cool about this is that the address listed on this record is located in my hometown of Denton, Texas! My guess is that Mr. Romance goes going to school at University of North Texas at the time this record was released. Otherwise, while Denton is only 30 miles north of DFW, it is kind of a peculiar location to establish your hip-hop empire. Also, I need to give props where props are due. Back in the day (pre-Google Street View) many artists would put a mailing address or fan mail and booking info. A lot of the times you would find a "Suite #" in these addresses. Well, big surprise, a lot of these low-budget artists did not actually have enough funds to rent office space, but rather these "suites" were actually their apartment they were operating out of. I know exactly where this apartment complex is and I've passed it a thousand times without realizing the history that was made there! So, props to Lance Romance for keeping it real and just putting it out there that he was expanding his empire from the doorstep of his apartment! I know that's a random thing to dwell on, but it's just another little detail that makes these obscure records even more interesting to me! With all that being said, this is a great record! Much respect to Lance Romance for his contributions to the scene!
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