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native dubbed the "Queen of House Music" by''

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,''. Rachael has been connected to the evolution of the House music genre. She has worked with performers such as

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, and many others.

Career

Screamin Rachael's first release with Trax Records was "My Main Man," TX110. In 1987, she released, Fun With Bad Boys, which she released in 1985 with her friend and mentor, Afrika Bambaata. Rachael became owner and operator of Trax Records and its trademark in 2007.

In popular culture

Rachael was part of the 1980s–1990s

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scene and, in the documentary about its founder, titled '' Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig'' (2015), she discusses her reaction to the disappearance of her friend Andre "Angel" Melendez and a song she wrote about it, titled "Give Me My Freedom/Murder in Clubland". Her background has resulted in her being the subject of and in her making an appearance in multiple books, films, and documentaries. These include: *''The History of

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'' * ''Nightclubbing'' *''The Last Party'' *''Techno Style'' *'' Party Monster: The Shockumentary'' (1998),

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details his and Gitsie's cross country drive after Alig and his roommate, Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, had murdered Angel Melendez. The trip included a visit to Alig's friend, Screamin Rachael, who promptly released a song based on Angel's disappearance and rumors about his murder, titled "Give Me My Freedom/Murder in Clubland". * ''Party Monster'' (2003) * Disco Bloodbath * '' Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig'' (2015) * As herself in the film ''

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'' (1993) * New York Homicide S3E3 in February 2025 "Killer Club Kids" on Oxygen network

References

External links

Trax Records discography from discogs.com
* http://www.screaminrachael.com
Web site of the now-revived label

Top 5: Trax Records Releases
* https://www.last.fm/music/Rachael+Cain/+wiki * https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/favorite-dance-tracks-of-all-time-1385436/ * https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Just-Released--August-20---Screamin--Rachael--Queen-of-House---Trax-Records-.html?soid=1100885080641&aid=u350sgpC1Y4 * http://www.dmcworld.net/uncategorized/screamin-rachael-cain%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/ Living people American women chief executives Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American women musicians 21st-century American women musicians {{US-CEO-stub