I had to throw it back, waaaaay back for this journey. A little history for the site. Didn't know Connecticut went this far back with Hip-Hop, did you?! Haha. Check it.
Via Wikipedia -
Skinny Boys were a rap group originally out of Bridgeport, Connecticut, with members Shockin' Shawn, Superman Jay, & The Human Jock Box. The Skinny Boys were directly influenced by The Fat Boys; and The Human Jock Box was directly influenced by The Human Beat Box from The Fat Boys. They started their career on the Bush Label, a small independent local label run by Rhonda Bush.
The first release was a twelve inch single titled Awesome b/w "Skinny Boys" in 1985. New York based label Warlock soon recognized their talents and signed them to their label in 1986. That year they released two twelve inch singles Jockbox & Unity, as well as an LP title "Weightless". Featured on the Weightless LP were a handful of human beatbox songs like Jockbox & Get Funky.
The group went on to sign with Jive Label and have a handful of peripheral releases including LP's "Skinny & Proud" & "Skinny (They cant get enough)".
Not to be confused with the british rock band 'The Skinny Boys'
The Skinny Boys - "Jock Box"
The Skinny Boys' MySpace
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ReplyDeleteI want to find these dudes. Where are they now?!
ReplyDeleteWhat's going people's...yes indeed it's superman j of the skinny boys in the house...we are still performing, recording and keepin on the up and up....feel free to hit us at jjh617@gmail.com
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