Crystal Smith, better known by her
stage name Dimples D., is an American
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
who became a
one-hit wonder in 1990.
Sucker DJ
Dimples D. was selected as the
vocalist
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for a track by
hip hop producer Marley Marl
Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge housing projects ...
entitled "
Sucker DJ's (I Will Survive)", released on
Party Time Records in 1983. "Sucker D.J.'s" was written by Crystal Smith / Williams / Kaye / Montenegro.
The song—an
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to
Run–D.M.C.'s "
Sucker M.C.s (Krush-Groove 1)"—did not sell in quantity upon its first release, but
Ben Liebrand
Ben Liebrand () (born 27 September 1960 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands) is a Dutch dance music DJ and remixer. He has produced for artists such as Forrest and MC Miker G & DJ Sven and remixed tracks by artists such as Alexander O'Neal, Salt-N- ...
reworked the
song
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in 1990, including a
sample
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Base meaning
* Sample (statistics), a subset of a population – complete data set
* Sample (signal), a digital discrete sample of a continuous analog signal
* Sample (material), a specimen or small quantity of s ...
of the
theme song
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from the American
sitcom
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''
I Dream of Jeannie''. Upon re-release, the song went to
#1 in
Australia, #17 in the
UK Singles Chart
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,
and
charted in many countries in
Europe
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.
Singles in charts
References
;Notes
External links
*
Dimples D.at
Allmusic
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American women rappers
African-American women rappers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American women musicians
21st-century African-American women
21st-century African-American musicians
21st-century women rappers
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