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Released on October 17, 1984, by Jive Records, Escape is the second studio album by American hip-hop group Whodini. Produced entirely by Larry Smith at Battery Studios in London, the platinum-certified record defined early electro-rap with synthesizer-heavy, minimalist beats, and spawned major hits like "Friends," "Five Minutes of Funk," and "Freaks Come Out at Night".Album Overview & Legacy Release Date: October 17, 1984Genre: Old school hip-hop, electro, pop-reproducer: Larry Smith Accolades: Peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Top 200 and became one of early hip-hop's first platinum-certified records. Ranked in The Source's 1998 list of the "100 Best Rap Albums". Key Track List "Five Minutes of Funk" "Freaks Come Out at Night" "Friends" (heavily sampled in later decades, including by Nas for "If I Ruled the World")"Big Mouth" "Escape (I Need a Break)""We Are Whodini"