Rok da House
Beatmasters featuring Cookie Crew
1988
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Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Rok da House developed after the Beatmasters invited Cookie Crew to write rhymes for a studio track. The collaboration joined the production trio Paul Carter, Amanda Glanfield and Richard Walmsley with rappers MC Remedee and Susie Q. Rhythm King released the early hip-house recording after Mark Moore helped bring it to the label. Retained list context: Rok da House by Beatmasters featuring Cookie Crew is included for 1988 on the basis of the cited chart-associated source. This establishes the annual connection, not the circumstances in which the song was written. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
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Sources for this information
AllMusic - Cookie Crew biography
Paul Simpson biography read for the collaborators, studio origin, Mark Moore and Rhythm King. Original and subsequent remix are described separately; no exact annual edit is inferred. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
UK top-ten singles in 1988 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
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Earlier note and its recorded status
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Rok da House by Beatmasters featuring Cookie Crew is included for 1988 on the basis of the cited chart-associated source. This establishes the annual connection, not the circumstances in which the song was written. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
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UK top-ten singles in 1988 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed: title, artist and presence in the UK top ten during this year. Supplemental annual selection, not an original release date or a U.S. year-end rank.
AllMusic - Cookie Crew biography
Paul Simpson biography read for the collaborators, studio origin, Mark Moore and Rhythm King. Original and subsequent remix are described separately; no exact annual edit is inferred.
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