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Double Dee and Steinski

Double Dee and Steinski is a duo of hip hop producers, composed of Doug "Double Dee" DiFranco and Steven "Steinski" Stein. They achieved notoriety in the early 1980s for a series of underground hip-hop sample-based collages known as the "Lessons".

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Genres
Hip hop, mashup, dance
Labels
Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records (1983-1986) 4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records (1986–1988)
Members
Doug "Double Dee" DiFranco Steven "Steinski" Stein
Origin
United States
Years active
1983–present Various reunions (1998, 2002, 2006)

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Double Dee and Steinski

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Double Dee and Steinski

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related to External links · 12
Double Dee and Steinski → Assembly Required Interview, Bandcamp, Dee, Describes, Double Dee, Interview, Origins, Radio Feature The Some, Soundcloud, Steinski, The Lessons, Video
Genres · 1
Double Dee and Steinski → Hip hop, mashup, dance
Labels · 1
Double Dee and Steinski → Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records (1983-1986) 4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records (1986–1988)
Members · 1
Double Dee and Steinski → Doug "Double Dee" DiFranco Steven "Steinski" Stein
Origin · 1
Double Dee and Steinski → United States
Years active · 1
Double Dee and Steinski → 1983–present Various reunions (1998, 2002, 2006)
is a · 1
Double Dee and Steinski → duo of hip hop producers

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Double Dee and SteinskiGenresHip hop, mashup, dance1.00infobox
Double Dee and SteinskiLabelsTommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records (1983-1986) 4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records (1986–1988)1.00infobox
Double Dee and SteinskiMembersDoug "Double Dee" DiFranco Steven "Steinski" Stein1.00infobox
Double Dee and SteinskiOriginUnited States1.00infobox
Double Dee and SteinskiYears active1983–present Various reunions (1998, 2002, 2006)1.00infobox
Double Dee and Steinskiis aduo of hip hop producers0.90text
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Double Dee and Steinskirelated to External linksDouble Dee0.60section

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