{"id":1426,"date":"2010-01-07T00:24:42","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T00:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2011-04-10T20:30:36","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T01:30:36","slug":"jimmyspicer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/artists\/emcees\/jimmyspicer.htm","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Spicer"},"content":{"rendered":"

A figure in the early days of recorded hip hop, Jimmy Spicer released “Adventures of Super Rhymes” in 1979 on Dazz Records.<\/p>\n

It is a thirteen minutes song that features extremely visual and imaginative storytelling.\u00a0 Thus, he was a precursor to more well known storytellers coming later like Slick Rick<\/a> and Dana Dane.<\/p>\n

He also recorded a song called “Money (Dollar Bill Ya’ll)” which is also a funky track and worth a listen.\u00a0 It was released in 1983 on Spring Records.<\/p>\n

He also recorded a song called “The Bubble Bunch” for Mercury released in 1982.<\/p>\n

He was briefly signed to Def Jam recording a single entitled “Beat the Clock” b\/w “This Is It”.\u00a0\u00a0It was produced by Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin.<\/p>\n

He appeared on the television show “20\/20” around 1985 rapping about Keith Haring the artist.<\/p>\n

His last known record was a dance hall record with Beenie Man\u00a0 around 97 or 98.<\/p>\n

He has three daughters, Angelina, Leticia, and Janel Spicer.<\/p>\n

Related Links – AngelinaSpicer.Com (site of Jimmy’s daughter)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Check out “Super Rhymes”<\/h3>\n