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. He is known as an early advocate of sampling in music.

Career

In 1981, Daddy-O began his career as the lead member of the band

, which included Prince Paul, in

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, New York. He produced and remixed songs for musical acts such as

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, Chante Moore, and

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. From 1994 to 1998, he was a Senior Director for

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. After leaving MCA, he worked for

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and various other entertainment agencies, where he helped to produce and discover talent. Other acts with which he has been associated include

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, Sublime,

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, and

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. In 2015, Daddy-O joined the CloudSpray team as a management and marketing consultant. In 2016, Daddy-O and his partner Lion Lindwedel (founder of True School Entertainment) formed their co-owned label, Odad Truth Records. He released his solo albums on the OTR Label with digital distribution on Chuck D's distribution company SpitDigital. The first release was ''#EverybodyButKRS'', followed in February 2016 with ''The Odad, the Gun, & the Children, El Dolor De Las Calles, No Tablecloths in 2018, From My Hood 2 U in 2019, and the most recent solo release of G.O.A.T. Antidote in 2020''.

Discography

Albums

Stetsasonic (As Daddy-O)

* ''On Fire'' (1986) * ''In Full Gear'' (1988) * ''Blood, Sweat & No Tears'' (1991) *''People In The Neighborhood'' EP/ Chopped Herring Records (1991) *''Here We Go Again'' (2021)

Professor Daddy-O

* ''You Can Be a Daddy, But Never Daddy-O'' (1993) * ''#EverybodyButKRS'' (2015) * ''The Odad, The Gun, & The Children'' (2016) *''El Dolor de las Calles'' (2016) *''No Tablecloths'' (2018) *''From My Hood 2 U'' (2019) *''G.O.A.T. Antidote'' (2020)

Singles

Stetsasonic (As Daddy-O)

* "Just Say Stet" (1985) * "Go Stetsa 1" (1986) * "Faye/Forever My Beat" (1986) * "A.F.R.I.C.A. (1986) * "Sally" (1988) * "Talkin' All That Jazz" (1988) * "No B.S. Allowed" (1991) *"(Now Ya'll Givin' Up) Love" (2020)

Professor Daddy-O

* "Flowin' in File" (1993) * "Brooklyn Bounce" (1993) * "Psychedelic Sally" (2015) * "MCee" (2015) * "Graffiti" (2015) * "Method of My Madness" (feat. Chuck D) (2015) * "Blood Got Shot (Now The Blues Got Me)" (2016) * "Trunkfullafunk" (2016) *"Bullets" (2016) *"Shootin Like A Beatbox" (feat. SG) (2018) *"Haiti" (feat. Marsha Bolton) (2018) *"A Letter to T.I." (2019) *"From My Hood 2 U" (feat. Posdnous of De La Soul) (2019) *"Be YrSELF" (Maxi-Single) (2020) *"Odad Truth" (feat. DJ King Shameek) (2020) *"Crooklyn Dodgers 4 (feat. Thirstin Howl III, Indigo Phoenyx) (2020)

Credits

* On Fire - Stetsasonic / Tommy Boy Records (1986) Writer, Producer, Vocals * A.F.R.I.C.A./Free South Africa - Stetsasonic/Tackhead / Tommy Boy Records(1987) Writer/Vocals * I Cram to Understand U (Sam)/Take It Lyte - MC Lyte / First Priority Records(1987) Mixing * Top Billin' (Remix)/The Freshest Slowest Jam - Audio Two / First Priority Records(1987) Producer * Coolin' in Cali - The 7A3 / Geffen Records (1988) Producer, Editing, Composer * Float On/Showtime - Stetsasonic / Tommy Boy (1988) Remixer, Mixing, Vocals * In Full Gear - Stetsasonic / Tommy Boy (1988) Producer, Mixing, Writer, Percussion, Vocals * Rhyme Syndicate Comin' Through - Various Artists / Warner Records (1988) Producer * Sally/DBC Let The Music Play - Stetsasonic / Tommy Boy Records (1988) Producer, Co-Producer, Writer, Vocals * Talkin' All That Jazz - Stetsasonic / Tommy Boy Records (1988) Additional Producer, Remixer, Producer, Writer, Vocals * FFRR - Silver on Black / FFRR Records (1989) Producer *All Hail The Queen - Queen Latifah / Tommy Boy Records (1989) Producer *I Ain't Making It - Stetsasonic / Warner Records (1989) Producer, Writer, Vocals *Journey - Jabulani / Giant Records (1992) Producer *Love's Taken Over (Remix) - Chante Moore / MCA Records (1992) Producer *Third World: Reggae Ambassadors - Third World / Island Records (1994) Producer *Forbidden Love - Third World / Island Records(1994) Producer * II - Boyz II Men / Motown (1994) Writer * All Hail The Queen - Queen Latifah / Tommy Boy Records (1989) Producer, Mixing * Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants / Elektra (1990) Remixer * Justifier / Taste - Big Pig / White Label Records (1990) Producer * Nubian M.O.B. - Nubian M.O.B. / Cold Chillin' Records (1992) Producer * Real Love - Mary J. Blige / Uptown Records (1992) Remixer * You Can Be A Daddy, But Never Daddy-O - Professor Daddy-O / Island Records (1993) Producer, Co-Producer, Writer, Vocals * CB4 (motion picture soundtrack) - Various Artists / MCA (1993) Lyrics, Assistant Producer, Performer * Innercity Griots - Freestyle Fellowship / 4th & Broadway (1993) Producer, Vocal Arrangements, Engineer, Mixing * Third World: Reggae Ambassadors - Third World / Island Records (1994) Guest Performer * Talkin' All That Jazz (Remixes) - Stetsasonic / Tommy Boy Records (1998) Remixer, Writer, Vocals * Under The Covers: Essential Red Hot Chili Peppers - Red Hot Chili Peppers / EMI Records (1998) Remixer * Happy End of You (Remixes) - Pizzicato Five / Matador (1998) Remixer * Confessions of Fire - Cam'ron / Epic Records (1998) Producer * Shootin Like a Beatbox EP - Professor Daddy-O / SplitSLAM Record Label Group (2018) Producer, Writer, Vocals * From My Hood 2 U - Professor Daddy-O / The SpitSlam Record Label Group (2019) Executive Producer, Writer, Vocals * G.O.A.T. Antidote - Professor Daddy-O / The SpitSLAM Record Label Group (2020) Writer, Executive Producer, Vocals *Here We Go Again - Stetsasonic (2021) Writer, Producer, Vocals

Guest appearances

* Self Destruction - The Stop The Violence Movement / Jive Records (1989) *I Ain't Making It - Stetsasonic / Warner Records (1989) *The Pros - Queen Latifah / Tommy Boy Records (1989) *Gotta Be A Better Way - Foster McElroy / Atlantic (1989) *Nubian M.O.B. - Nubian M.O.B. / Cold Chillin' Records (1992) *

Freestyle Fellowship Freestyle Fellowship is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. It consists of Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., and Self Jupiter. The group was a prominent part of the Good Life Cafe collective, and are part of the Project Blowed col ...

- "Inner City Boundaries" from ''

Innercity Griots ''Innercity Griots'' is the second studio album by American hip hop group Freestyle Fellowship. It was released on April 28, 1993 on 4th & B'way Records and distributed through Island Records. Critical reception Nathan Bush of AllMusic gave the ...

(1993)'' *Forbidden Love - Third World / Island Records(1994) *The Conjuring - Indigo Phoenyx x P.A.Dre (2020) *Loud Is Not Enough - Enemy Radio / The SpitSLAM Record Label Group (2020) *Drugz - Andre Nickatina / 75 Girls Records (2020) *What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? - Public Enemy / Def Jam Records (2020)

References

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