Lovebug Starski
Like his one time partner DJ Hollywood, there is little information around about this influential early hip hop legend. Growing up in the Bronx during the late 60’s and early 70’s, Kevin Smith worked with several local deejays in the area. In 1978, he became the house DJ at the Disco Fever (featured in the film Beat Street). He also deejayed at Harlem World, home to many famous MC battles of the time. Some say he coined...
Kurtis Blow
The year was 1976. A young man named Curtis Walker (born August 9, 1959) hooked up with a group of party promoters who called themselves The Force. Among that group was a rather aggressive and bold member named Russell Simmons. The group sponsored parties in Harlem until 1977 when Russell, or Rush as he came to be known, moved the group to Queens. Kool DJ Kurt as he was known at the time was renamed to Kurtis Blow and, along with...
K Rob
K Rob would most likely be a forgotten name were it not for a well conceived collaboration with Rammellzee called “Beat Bop” The song came about when Fab 5 Freddy took the Rammellzee to meet Jean-Michel Basquiat, a well known artist. Rammellzee, a graf writer, thought Basquiat was a fraud. Their conversation got heated and turned into a sort of battle. Basquiat attempted to flex his emcee talent, but Rammellzee tossed...
Kool Moe Dee
Kool Moe Dee was born on August 8, 1962/3 as Mohandes Dewese. His early career began with his work with The Treacherous Three. After leaving the group he attended college in NY and received a degree in communications. He was also involved in one of the most infamous battles in history against Busy Bee. Kool Moe Dee kick started his solo career while he was still signed to Sugar Hill with T3, releasing the single “Turn It...
Jimmy Spicer
A figure in the early days of recorded hip hop, Jimmy Spicer released “Adventures of Super Rhymes” in 1979 on Dazz Records. It is a thirteen minutes song that features extremely visual and imaginative storytelling. Thus, he was a precursor to more well known storytellers coming later like Slick Rick and Dana Dane. He also recorded a song called “Money (Dollar Bill Ya’ll)” which is also a funky track and...
