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Whodini was one of the first rap groups to add an R&B twist to their music, laying the groundwork for the new jack swing movement that rose up in the late '80's early '90's. For the most part, Whodini's subject matter never strayed too far from reasonably gentlemanly references (especially towards women). In other words, they would have sucked at being gangster rappers.

The group made a name for themselves when they hit the scene with party raps. Their single "Magic's Wand" was the first rap single to be printed on Jive. It was also the first single in hip hop history to have a promotional video filmed. They had pretty much established their name and popularity after "The Haunted House of Rock" dropped, which paved the way for tunes like their single "Friends". "Friends" crossed over to the soul audience and brought Whodini a whole other host of fans to the table. Other popular tunes included "Freaks Come Out at Night", "One Love", and the classic "Five Minutes of Funk".

Whodini's DJ, Grandmaster Dee, was well known for being able to scratch records with nearly every part of his body. Prominent in hip hop circles since the earliest days rap, he had formerly worked the decks behind a group called The Devastating Two Emcees (a female duo) and the Jazzy Four.

More recently, Grandmaster Dee became a convert to Minister Louis Farakhan's Nation Of Islam movement. But back in the day, he was known for his unbelievable ability to rock a house party and for turning out block parties with his sratching skills.

They were widely notorious for their ground-breaking stage acts, and were the first rap group to perform with their own dancers, to feature official dancers: U.T.F.O.'s Dr. Ice and Kangol Kid.

Whodini went on two world tours in 1983 and 1984, to be later joined by Run DMC , Kurtis Blow , The Fat Boys and Newcleus on a thirty city venue called "The New York City Fresh Fest" tour. The tour was so successful it was repeated in 1985. (And that was the year I went! Yo, it was OFF DA HOOK!!! And you don't know!?)

Following their first release in 1987, Open Sesame, Whodini went on hiatus due to family issues (marriages and having children) as well as having record company and managerial problems. They attempted a comeback in 1991 with Bag-A-Trix, but that record wasn't very successful at all.

Things were looking pretty grim for these rap innovators despite the fact that people had mad respect for them in the past. A whole five years later, Whodini returned with their sixth album, entitled Six. This album also did poorly which quickly lead Whodini on the fast track to being on the ever-growing list of groups that are described as "a blast from the past."