[1] Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam was formed after Velez auditioned with Full Force, a production team from East Flatbush, Brooklyn, at the age of 14.

[3] The group was signed by Columbia Records, which released their single "I Wonder If I Take You Home" to the European division of CBS Records in 1983, for the compilation album Breakdancing.

Stateside club DJs began playing the single from the imported LP in 1984, and the U.S. division of CBS, Columbia Records, released the record.

A sampling of the lyrics of this song WAS later used by Nina Sky for their 2004 hit single "Move Ya Body".

1 pop hits, "Head to Toe" and "Lost in Emotion",[3] both of which went gold.

"Lost in Emotion's" video became the fourth most played of 1987 on MTV.

[4] In between albums they recorded "Go for Yours", which was featured in the movie Caddyshack II.