Darren Robinson

Darren Robinson (June 10, 1967 – December 10), also known as Big Buff, Buff Love, Buffy, The Human Beat Box, and DJ Doctor Nice

Life and career

Early life and education

Darren Robinson's family home

Darren Robinson was born in Manning(???), Clarendon County, South Carolina, on June 10, 1967. He was the youngest child of John and Ellaveen Robinson and had three siblings, his brother Curtis, who later became his manager, and his two sisters Barbara and Renee.

In the late 1970s his family moved within New lots (former East New York) from to Schenk Avenue.

Robinson attended elementary school P.S. 190 Sheffield from 1975 to 1980.

P.S. 190 Sheffield (Elementary School) on 590 Sheffield Avenue

From 1980 to 1983 he went to J.H.S. 166 George Gershwin, who had a strong music program at the time, but was later closed and changed into a middle school.

George Gershwin Junior High School 800 Van Siclen Avenue

In 1984 Robinson spend a short time on Thomas Jefferson High School, but later received private tutoring in favour of his musical career.

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Thomas Jefferson High School on 400 Granville Payne Avenue

His Musical Career

In 1983

Queen Pen was 17 and Buffy was 20 when they had their son Quinton.

Quinton is a rapper who goes by the name Q NHannaz.

Death

Buff died in Rosedale, Queens County, New York and was burried on the Amityville cemetary in Suffolk County (Long Island), 55 Harrison Ave, Amityville, NY 11701.

Buff's brother and later manager Curtis Robinson died in 2018.

Legacy

https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/13/arts/darren-robinson-fat-boys-rapper-28.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20121105135546/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17817811.html

https://apnews.com/article/65b104ed12fa84f85488bcdbdf6c36b5

https://thesource.com/2020/12/10/today-in-hip-hop-history-the-fat-boys-human-beat-box-died-25-years-ago/

https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/19799/darren-robinson#source