THIS DAY IN HIP-HOP...MAD COBRA - FLEX

On this day in Hip-Hop history, Mad Cobra released the single "Flex."

On this day in 1992, Jamaican dancehall DJ, Mad Cobra, released his single "Flex" on Columbia.  It was the lead single off the DJ's major label debut album Hard to Wet, Easy to Dry.

"Flex" reached the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten on the R&B chart.  The crossover hit would make Mad Cobra the first reggae artist to reach #1 on the Rap Singles chart.

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