The Fat Boys
Damon Yul Wimbley (*4th November 1966 in Brookdale Hospital), Kool Rock-Ski
Darren Robinson (June 10, 1967 – December 10, 1995), also known as Big Buff, Buff Love, Buffy, The Human Beat Box, The Ox That Rocks, and DJ Doctor Nice (among other aliases)
Mark Anthony Morales (February 19, 1968 – February 18, 2021), also known as Prince Markie Dee
In 1981 seven teenagers of about the same age namely Jimmy Cuever, Kevin Keenan ('Shareef'), James Moore, Mark Morales, Steve Thompson, Darren Robinson and Damon Wimbley were living on the same block on Schenck Avenue between Hegeman Avenue and New Lots Avenue. They had the idea to form a group and make music together, but circumstances had it that only three of them Mark Morales, Darren Robinson, Damon Wimbley would eventually form the group The Disco 3.
The Fat Boys were the first group to release a full a cappella track consisting only of beatboxing and rapping. It is the sixth track on their first album Fat Boys (1984) with its corresponding title "Human Beat Box". The following two albums each contained a similar a cappella track, The Fat Boys Are Back with "Human Beat Box Part II" and Big & Beautiful with "Beat Box Part III".
The Fat Boys's popularity was very high in particular in the USA and Europe but also worldwide with the release of several singles, commercials, and even feature films etc. while in the beginning Doug E Fresh was rather limited to the US market.
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Discography
Albums
- 1984: Fat Boys
- 1985: The Fat Boys Are Back
- 1986: Big & Beautiful
- 1987: Crushin'
- 1988: Coming Back Hard Again
- 1989: On and On
- 1991: Mack Daddy
Singles
- 1984 Fat Boys/Human Beat Box
- 1984 Jailhouse Rap
- 1985 Can You Feel It
- 1985 The Fat Boys Are Back
- 1985 Hard Core Reggae
- 1985 Don't Be Stupid
- 1986 Sex Machine
- 1986 In the House
- 1987 Falling in Love
- 1987 Wipeout
- 1988 The Twist
- 1988 Are You Ready for Freddy
- 1988 Louie, Louie
- 1989 Lie-Z
- 1989 Just Loungin
Filmography
Feature films
- 1985 – Krush Groove (October 25, 1985)
- 1986 – Knights of the City (February 14, 1986)
- 1987 – Disorderlies (August 14, 1987)
Documentary
- 2000 – Where Are They Now?: The 80s II (by VH-1) (September 28, 2000)
- 2002 – Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box (Tribeca Film Festival 2002) (May 9, 2002)
- 2004 – And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (October 4, 2004)
- 2010 – Unsung: The Story of The Fat Boys (by TV One) (October 18, 2010)
- 2010 – Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (DVD) (May 4, 2010)
- 2011 – Beatboxing - The Fifth Element of Hip Hop (Atlanta Film Festival, May 5, 2011)
Video compilations
- 1986 - Brrr, Watch 'Em! (MCA Home Video)
- 1988 - 3×3 (PolyGram Music Video)