[Hatteras]

"Look up playlists on MTV in 81 and 82. "

1982 MTV Video Yearbook...

Prince
The Pointer Sisters
Grand Master Flash
oh, and...

Afrika Bambaataa with Planet Rock

Michael Jackson doesn't show up in the Yearbook Videos until Thriller in 1983.

[RVN Airplane Driver]

It’s rumored that Mikey wanted to be taken to Childrens Medical Center when the ambulances arrived!

[Borges]

Their playlists were overwhelmingly white. They initially didn’t want to play MJ either. CBS threatened to pull the rights to all their artists unless they played him.