Twilight 22 - Twilight 22 (1984) [Remastered 2015]

Twilight 22 was the creative moniker of Gordon Bahary. "Electric Kingdom" was Bahary's first solo recording. In an interview, Bahary related the story behind this song: "I took the most seemingly opposite elements: my father's middle eastern record collection, and a hip-hop/dance beat and combined them. Then I co-wrote a rap encouraging people to make a positive life for themselves I suppose." The song would go top 10 on the R&B charts and go down in the history of the electro genre.