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The Skinny Boys
The Skinny Boys are an American hip hop group, originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Skinny Boys members are Shockin' Shawn (Shaun Harrison), Superman Jay (James J. Harrison), and The Human Jock Box (Jacque D. Lloyd). The Skinny Boys were influenced by the much more prominent hip hop pioneers The Fat Boys, and their single "Jock Box" was influenced by The Fat Boys' member Human Beat Box. As of September 21,2021, they have been awarded "The Key to the City" in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Skinny Boys started its career on the independent record label Bush, run by Rhonda Bush. Its first release was a 12-inch single "Awesome" b/w "Skinny Boys" in 1985. The New York City-based label Warlock Records signed the group in 1986. That year the label released two more of their singles, "Jockbox" and "Unity", as well as an album, '' Weightless''. Featured on ''Weightless'' were a handful of human beatbox songs, such as "Jockbox" and "Get Funky". The group went on to sign wit ...
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Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the List of cities by population in New England, fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County, Connecticut, Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, it is from Manhattan and from The Bronx. It is bordered by the towns of Trumbull, Connecticut, Trumbull to the north, Fairfield, Connecticut, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford, Connecticut, Stratford to the east. Bridgeport and other towns in Fairfield County make up the Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury metropolitan statistical area, the second largest Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area in Connecticut. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury metropolis forms part of the New York metropolitan area. Inhabited by the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Nation, Paugus ...
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The Fat Boys
The Fat Boys were an American hip hop trio from Brooklyn, New York, who emerged in the early 1980s. The group was briefly known originally as the Disco 3, originally composed of Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales, Damon "Kool Rock-Ski" Wimbley, and Darren "Buff Love" Robinson. The trio is widely known for using beatbox in their songs. The group opened doors for beatboxers like Biz Markie and Doug E. Fresh. The Fat Boys were one of the first rap groups to release full-length rap albums, along with Run-D.M.C., Whodini and Kurtis Blow. Beloved for their comedic, self-deprecating rhymes, the group released seven studio albums, four of which went Gold by RIAA. The first two albums of the group were produced by Kurtis Blow. Successful singles included "Jail House Rap", "Can You Feel It?", "Fat Boys", "Stick 'Em", "Don't You Dog Me", "All You Can Eat", "The Fat Boys Are Back", and "Pump It Up". The album ''Crushin''' received a Platinum status due to their single " Wipeout", which wa ...
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Musical Groups From Bridgeport, Connecticut
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East Coast Hip Hop Groups
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American Hip Hop Groups
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Workaholics
''Workaholics'' is an American sitcom created and predominantly written by Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck, all of whom star in the series. ''Workaholics'' originally ran on Comedy Central from April 6, 2011, to March 15, 2017, with a total of 86 episodes spanning seven seasons. The series also stars Jillian Bell, Maribeth Monroe, and Erik Griffin. Anderson, DeVine, and Holm play three college dropouts who are housemates, friends, and co-workers at a telemarketing company in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Synopsis The main characters met at college, where Blake and Adam were roommates and Anders was their RA. They continued their college behavior as they settled into adulthood, such as drinking, partying, and pulling pranks. A self-proclaimed "friendship family", the trio's schemes are generally confined to their house in Rancho Cucamonga, California, where they often interact with their drug dealer, and a cubicle they share in the office of the tele ...
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Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and syndicated series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films. It is available to approximately 86.723 million households in the United States as of September 2018. Since the early 2000s, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in Europe (including the UK), India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East, and Africa. The international channels are operated by Paramount International Networks. History 1989–1991: Pre-launch as The Comedy Channel On November 15, 1989, Time-Life, the owners of HBO, launched The Comedy Channel as the first cable channel devoted exclusively to comedy-based programming. On April 1, 1990, Viacom (who o ...
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Skinny (They Can't Get Enough)
''Skinny (They Can't Get Enough)'' is the third and final studio album by rap group The Skinny Boys. It was released in 1988 for Jive Records, distributed by RCA Records and was produced by Mark Bush. ''Skinny (They Can't Get Enough)'' peaked at #71 on the '' Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Track listing #"Skinny (They Can't Get Enough)" – 3:43 #"Mystery" – 4:00 #"Stylin'" – 4:04 #"Free Your Mind" – 4:15 (Featuring Wee Papa Girl Rappers) #"Set The Pace (Say Yeah)" – 3:50 #"Straight To The Dome" – 4:05 #"Skinny Groove" – 2:08 #"Get Pepped" – 4:01 #"Cause We're Getting Ours" – 4:09 (Featuring Chuck Chillout) #"Stop Crying" – 4:22 (Featuring Flavor Flav) #"I Think It's Time" – 4:04 #"On" – 4:04 #"Every Kid's Dream" – 1:35 In popular culture The title track was featured in the 1993 films ''True Romance ''True Romance'' is a 1993 American romantic crime film directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino. It features an ensemble cast led ...
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Skinny & Proud
''Skinny & Proud'' is the second album by rap group, The Skinny Boys. It was released on October 17, 1987 for Jive Records, distributed by RCA Records RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ... and was produced by Mark Bush and Chuck Chillout. Track listing #"Skinny And Proud" #"I Wanna Be Like" #"Rip The Cut, Part 2" #"Cries Of The City" #"Cool Johnny" #"Something From The Past" #"This Record Is Hell" #"I Won't Stop" #"Poison This Place" References {{DEFAULTSORT:Skinny and Proud 1987 albums The Skinny Boys albums ...
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Human Beatbox
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It may also involve vocal imitation of , and other musical instruments. Beatboxing today is connected with hip-hop culture, often referred to as "the fifth element" of hip-hop, although it is not limited to
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Weightless (The Skinny Boys Album)
''Weightless'' is the debut album by rap group the Skinny Boys. It was released in 1986 for Warlock Records and was produced by Mark Bush and Chuck Chillout. The opening track, "Jockbox," was used as the opening theme for the Comedy Central series ''Workaholics ''Workaholics'' is an American sitcom created and predominantly written by Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm, and Kyle Newacheck, all of whom star in the series. ''Workaholics'' originally ran on Comedy Central from April 6, 2011, to Ma ...'' and also appeared in the show's series finale. Track listing # "Jockbox" – 4:30 # "Unity" – 4:50 # "Get Funky" – 3:32 # "Weightless" – 4:51 # "Ill" – 3:10 # "Feed Us The Beat" – 3:10 # "Awesome" – 5:42 # "Rip The Cut" – 2:48 # "Skinny Boys" – 4:21 References {{Authority control 1986 debut albums The Skinny Boys albums ...
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New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ...
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