Fat Boys - The Fat Boys (1984)

"Fat Boys" was a single and the title track from a hip-hop album by the group of the same name. It was originally released in 1984 on vinyl and cassette, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B album chart. As of 2011, it has not been re-released on compact disc in North America. The Fat Boys was a successful American hip-hop music trio from Brooklyn, New York City, that emerged in the early 1980s. The group, briefly known originally as the Disco 3, consists of Mark Morales a.k.a. 'Prince Markie Dee' (born February 19, 1968), Damon Wimbley a.k.a. 'Kool Rock-Ski' (born November 4, 1966), and Darren Robinson a.k.a. 'Big Buff Love' a.k.a. 'The Human Beat Box' (June 10, 1967 -- December 10, 1995). Big Buff Love was a pioneer in beatboxing, using his mouth to create hip-hop percussion sounds. He and another contemporary performer, Doug E. Fresh, popularized beatboxing, inspiring other artists to innovate, including Biz Markie. The group's 1984 self-titled debut, "Fat Boys", is considered by many to be an early hip-hop classic, with artists like Boogie Down Productions and Redman, among others, making references to the album as an influence. The group's popularity ballooned by the 1990s, and Prince Markie Dee left the group to pursue solo interests, which included producing many early tracks for Mary J. Blige, including her debut single, "Real Love". In 1991, the remaining two members, Kool Rock-Ski and Big Buff Love, carried on as a duo and released "Mack Daddy" in 1991, but shortly thereafter, the group disbanded until 2008. The Fat Boys are fondly regarded as a seminal part of early hip-hop music recording history. On December 10, 1995, Big Buff Love died of a heart attack in Rosedale, Queens, New York. He was 28 years old and reportedly weighed 450 lbs. Prince Markie Dee is currently a radio host for WMIB 103.5 FM the Beat in Miami, Florida on its afternoon drive-time show. Kool Rock-Ski currently resides in New York. This channel is dedicated to all the great rap music from back in the day. The music that started the whole hip-hop revolution, the incredible music from the 70s, the 80s, and the early 90s . . . The Roots Of Rap are here!

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[PigfootAbernathy]

Wonder why nobody gives these guys props for being legendary hip-hop pioneers. I don't give a fuck what anybody says. Kool Rock Ski, Prince Markie Dee, & Buff {The Human Beat-Box} are hip-hop pioneers/legends!!!!!

[blackness7095]

1 Person is Anorexic



[bwilli34]

It gets no better than the golden age of hip hop... You flat out had to bring it back in the day. Now you've got Colonel Sanders rapping about some damned fried chicken. Innocence and an artform lost.

[JJMcClane]

Cool - die guten alten 80ér - das war wohl einer der geilsten Tracks dieser Zeit !!!!! ;-)

[Sl3ND3Rman1]

This guys in my opinion invented rap

[Dmaccabees]

CLASSIC!!!

[MrFelixgar]

back when rap was about what you said how you said it and mixed it not bout looks names and the money they use today to have dj's play thier songs over and over until people can't get off their minds not because they like it on their own but programmed to like it by repeating it over and over

[mikesmithsupersaiyan]

Wow... been a long time...

[girlie347]

this is surprisingly hard oldschool, i always imagined them to be some kind of joke band, but this is the real deal.

[Motionedout]

1:00 OMG Mr. T, Peewee Herman and The Fat Boys? One million points.