SP 087

SP 087 came out of São Paulo in the late 1980s, with DJ Milton handling the beats and Leandro on vocals. Their debut album 'Funk Brasil' arrived in 1988, and the track '3 horas da madruga' from their 1990 follow-up became one of their most recognizable songs. They worked in a scene that was still finding its feet, and their music had a raw, direct quality that connected with people.

Their lyrics sometimes got them into trouble with censors, and the São Paulo funk environment they were part of could be rough. But they kept putting out records through the early '90s, like 'O Som do Povo' in 1992 and 'Um Novo Dia' in 1994. You can hear other songs like 'Bandida' and 'Narcos' in their catalog, which stayed grounded in that funk sound even as they tried different things.

They're remembered as an early group in Brazilian funk, one that helped shape how the music sounded in São Paulo. Their records from that period, especially the first few, still turn up when people talk about where the genre came from.