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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Arrested Development Stress The Value Of Family As They Win The GRAMMY For Best New Artist In 1993

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In the latest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch hip-hop collective Arrested Development win the GRAMMY for Best New Artist at the 35th GRAMMY Awards in 1993
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There's never been a Best New Artist winner that resembles Arrested Development. That's not just a reference to their incredible, eccentric fashion. And neither is it simply a nod to the 63-year-old Baba Oje — certainly one of the oldest persons to net the award — standing proudly behind founding member Speech. But instead, it ties to Oje's credited place as spiritual elder and guru and rings out in every facet of the hip-hop group's family- and heritage-first spiritual energy.

Arrested Development's critically acclaimed debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of…, spawned three certified gold singles, including "People Everyday" — the ebullient performance of which was an absolute highlight at the 35th GRAMMY Awards in 1993. And when the group hit the stage to accept the GRAMMY for Best New Artist — one of two awards they earned that night, along with Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Tennessee" — that vibe continued through Speech's acceptance.

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"To our ancestors, without them we would not have our characteristics and the power to fight as we do," Speech says, Oje's hand rested on the young MC's shoulder. "Power to the people, and thank you all," he adds, many of the group's seven members throwing a fist into the air.

Watch Arrested Development's gracious, affecting acceptance speech above in the latest episode of GRAMMY Rewind. If you're looking for more inspiring moments, enjoy more episodes of the throwback video series below.

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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm

(For a list of 54th GRAMMY Awards nominees, click here.)

Music's Biggest Night, the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, will air live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

In the weeks leading up to the telecast, we will take a stroll through some of the golden moments in GRAMMY history with the GRAMMY Rewind, highlighting the "big four" categories — Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist — in 10-year increments before capping off with a look at the last five years. In the process, we'll discuss the winners and the nominees who just missed taking home a GRAMMY, while also shining a light on the artists' careers and the eras in which the recordings were born.

Join us as we take an abbreviated journey through the trajectory of pop music from the 1st Annual GRAMMY Awards in 1959 to last year's 52nd telecast. Today, the GRAMMY Awards celebrates its 35th anniversary.

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Feb. 24, 1993

Album Of The Year
Winner: Eric Clapton, Unplugged
k.d. lang, Ingenue
Annie Lennox, Diva
U2, Achtung Baby
Various Artists, Beauty And The Beast

Clapton won his second Album Of The Year award (and his first on his own) for Unplugged. (Clapton had won 20 years before as one of the all-star players on The Concert For Bangladesh). This was the first album from MTV's "Unplugged" series to be named Album Of The Year. Another, by Tony Bennett, would win two years later, followed by a win for Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York in 1995. U2, who won the award in 1987 for The Joshua Tree (and would win again with 2005's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb), made the finals with Achtung Baby. The album, which spawned the hits "Mysterious Ways" and "One," won a GRAMMY for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Lennox, who was half of the GRAMMY-winning duo Eurythmics, scored with her solo debut Diva. The album spawned the hits "Why" and "Walking On Broken Glass." Lennox's video, also titled Diva, won a GRAMMY for Best Music Video — Long Form. Lang received a nod for Ingenue, which spawned the hit "Constant Craving." The soundtrack to the animated movie Beauty And The Beast rounded out the category. It was the first soundtrack to make the finals since Flashdancein 1983.

Record Of The Year
Winner: Eric Clapton, "Tears In Heaven"
Billy Ray Cyrus, "Achy Breaky Heart"
Celine Dion And Peabo Bryson, "Beauty And The Beast"
k.d. lang, "Constant Craving"
Vanessa Williams, "Save The Best For Last"

Clapton received his first Record Of The Year award for the heartbreaking "Tears In Heaven," his reflection on the tragic death of his four-year-old son, Conor. Clapton would win again in the category four years later for "Change The World." Dion and Bryson were nominated for "Beauty And The Beast," which was featured during the end credits in the animated movie of the same name. Dion and Bryson won a GRAMMY for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for the track. Dion has since returned to the Record Of The Year finals with two more movie themes: "Because You Loved Me (Theme From Up Close & Personal)" and "My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)." Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" was the first country hit to receive a Record Of The Year nomination since Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind" 10 years before. The field was rounded out by lang's "Constant Craving," which won a GRAMMY for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; and Williams' "Save The Best For Last," which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992.

Song Of The Year
Winner: Eric Clapton, "Tears In Heaven"
Billy Ray Cyrus, "Achy Breaky Heart"
Celine Dion And Peabo Bryson, "Beauty And The Beast"
k.d. lang, "Constant Craving"
Vanessa Williams, "Save The Best For Last"

For the first time in GRAMMY history, the nominees for Record and Song Of The Year were exactly the same. Clapton and co-writer Will Jennings took the Song Of The Year prize for "Tears In Heaven." Clapton was the first artist to win GRAMMYs for Album, Record and Song Of The Year in the same year since Christopher Cross achieved the feat a dozen years before. Jennings would win Song Of The Year again six years later for co-writing "My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)." "Tears In Heaven" was featured in the movie Rush. "Beauty And The Beast" brought Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman a GRAMMY for Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or For Television, as well as an Academy Award for Best Original Song. (It was a posthumous award for Ashman, who died of AIDS in March 1991.) Menken won Song Of The Year the following year for "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)," which he co-wrote with Tim Rice. "Achy Breaky Heart" was penned by Don Von Tress and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992. The category was rounded out by "Constant Craving" (co-written by lang and Ben Mink) and "Save The Best For Last" (co-written by Wendy Waldman, Jon Lind and Phil Galdston).

Best New Artist
Winner: Arrested Development
Billy Ray Cyrus
Sophie B. Hawkins
Kris Kross
Jon Secada

Arrested Development was the first hip-hop act to win the GRAMMY for Best New Artist. The seven-member group was also the largest ensemble to win the award. "Tennessee" brought the group a second GRAMMY for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. Another hip-hop act, Kris Kross, made the Best New Artist finals. The teen duo topped the chart with "Jump" in 1992. The field was rounded out by Cyrus, whose debut album, Some Gave All, topped the Billboard 200 and the Country Albums chart in 1992; Hawkins, who had a hit with "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"; and Secada, who had a hit with "Just Another Day." Secada was a Cuban-born protégé of Emilio and Gloria Estefan. The latter sang background vocals on the song.

Come back to GRAMMY.com on Jan. 31 as we revisit the 40th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Meanwhile, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Facebook and Twitter for updates and breaking GRAMMY news.

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It was a different world in 1990. Few knew who Nirvana were. Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer and Milli Vanilli were on the charts. And, as always, the GRAMMYs reflected the times.

In the 31-year-old clip below, Young MC takes home the Best Rap Performance GRAMMY, at the 32nd GRAMMY Awards in 1990, for his funky and lighthearted hit "Bust a Move," which sampled Bette Midler and featured Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea on bass. Presenting the GRAMMY? No other than one of the original boy bands, New Kids on the Block.

Watch Young MC Win Best Rap Performance In 1990

In the newest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, watch Young MC accept the GRAMMY with his trademark humor ("I'm gonna try my best not to drop this!") and humility, as he thanks his family and industry colleagues for remaining in his corner.

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DJ Jazzy Jeff at 1992 GRAMMYs

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GRAMMY Rewind: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Win For 1991 Bop "Summertime"

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For the latest episode of GRAMMY Rewind, we celebrate legendary hip-hop producer DJ Jazzy Jeff's birthday (Jan. 22) by revisiting his and Will Smith's win for their sunny 1991 bop, "Summertime" at the 34th GRAMMY Awards in 1992.

Below, watch Jeff accept the award on behalf of the dynamic pair, looking cool in a boxy black suit with a colorful lapel and coordinating purple shirt and small, dark sunglasses to top it off.

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's 1992 GRAMMY Win

"Summertime" was crowned Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group and earned the rap duo known as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince their second career GRAMMY win. The vibey, laid-back track was the lead single from their fourth studio album, Homebase.

They earned their first GRAMMY at the 31st GRAMMY Awards in 1989, winning Best Rap Performance for "Parents Just Don't Understand," from their second studio album, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper.

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Win Their First GRAMMY With Swag In 1987

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For the latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind, watch superproducer duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis win their first GRAMMY Award, for Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical), at the 29th GRAMMY Awards in 1987 with swag, humor and grace—and full heads of hair
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Back in 1985, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis helped a then-20-year-old Janet Jackson take control of her creative vision and music at their Flyte Tyme Studios in Minneapolis.

The resulting, aptly titled Control, her third album, would drop in 1986 and earn Jackson, Jam and Lewis their first GRAMMY nominations at the 29th GRAMMY Awards the following year. The powerful project also spawned her first hits and memorable classics including "Control," "Nasty," "When I Think Of You," and "What Have You Done For Me Lately," the latter of which would receive a GRAMMY nomination for Best R&B Song that same year.

In the same GRAMMY run, Control landed a GRAMMY nod for Album Of The Year and Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female and played a major role in Jam & Lewis winning the GRAMMY for Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical).

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Win Their First GRAMMY

Control helped establish an unstoppable bond between the artist and producers, too: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis would go on to collaborate on all of Jackson's albums, except Discipline (2008).

In the latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind, watch superproducer duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis win their first GRAMMY Award with swag, humor and grace—and full heads of hair.

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Watch Kalani Pe'a Win Best Regional Roots Album

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DJ Jazzy Jeff at 1992 GRAMMYs

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Christina Aguilera Wins Best New Artist In 2000

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Culture Club at the 1984 GRAMMYs  

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Mariah Carey at the 1991 GRAMMYs

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Vicente Fernández at 2002 Latin GRAMMYs

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B.B. King at 1971 GRAMMYs

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Madonna at the 1999 GRAMMYs

Madonna Wins Best Pop Album In 1999

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Roberta Flack Wins Record Of The Year In 1974

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The Carpenters Win Best Contemporary Vocal In 1971

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Will Smith at the 1999 GRAMMYs

Will Smith Dedicates His 1999 GRAMMY To Son

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Bruce Hornsby & The Range Win Best New Artist

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LeAnn Rimes Win Best New Artist In 1997

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Dave Brubeck Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

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Tina Turner Wins Best Pop Vocal Performance

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David Foster & Whitney Houston Win ROTY In '94

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Will Smith Wins Best Rap Solo Performance In 1998

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Watch Isaac Hayes Win At The 14th GRAMMY Awards

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Living Colour at the 1991 GRAMMYs

Living Colour Win 1991 Best Hard Rock Performance

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John Mayer Wins Best Male Pop Vocal In 2003

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Whitney Houston at 1987 GRAMMYs

Watch Whitney Houston Sing "Greatest Love of All"

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