Prince Markie Dee and Fat Boys
Dave and Mickey pay tribute to Prince Markie Dee of the Fat Boys, who died February 18, 2021.
Featured audio clip:
"Stick 'Em" by Fat Boys
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Additional Resources:
Original announcement from SiriusXM radio station, Rock The Bells
An Oral History of the Fat Boys’ “All You Can Eat”
"Stick 'Em" by Fat Boys
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Additional Resources:
Original announcement from SiriusXM radio station, Rock The Bells
An Oral History of the Fat Boys’ “All You Can Eat”
Official MF DOOM merchandise site: GASDRAWLS.com (Ref: Ep.30)
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Show music Courtesy of Traum Diggs:
"Major Journalism" by Traum Diggs
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David Shanks, aka Traum Diggs, is an MC/writer/journalist from Brooklyn, NY. He began writing articles in 2005, contributing correspondent features for print and online publications and has participated in conferences and panels at several colleges and universities including Rider University and SUNY- Rockland. He has also contributed chapters in Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide; Expressive Writing: Classroom and Community; and St. James Encyclopedia of Hip-Hop Culture. His independent album releases include Jazz Hop, Major Journalism, and Jazz Hop II. A more complete discography is available at traumdiggs.com .
Social:
IG: @traumdiggs
Twitter: @traumdiggs
Dr. Mickey Hess is Professor of English at Rider University and the author of A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be. With rapper and producer Buddha Monk, Mickey co-authored The Dirty Version: On Stage, in the Studio, and in the Streets with Ol' Dirty Bastard. His other books include Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory; Is Hip-Hop Dead? The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Most Wanted Music; and the edited collections Icons of Hip-Hop and Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide.
Social:
Twitter: @mickeyhess