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Mark Anthony Morales (February 19, 1968 – February 18, 2021), better known by the stage name Prince Markie Dee, was an American rapper. He was a member of the Fat Boys, a pioneering hip hop group that gained fame during the 1980s. Morales was the vice-president of Uncle Louie Music Group.
Mark Anthony Morales, known as Prince Markie Dee of early rap group the Fat Boys and a hit songwriter and producer for Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey and others, has died, according to his manager ...
Prince Markie Dee, known for his role in the pioneering hip-hop group the Fat Boys, has died at the age of 52. Dee's longtime friend, Louis Gregory, and SiriusXM's Rock the Bells station (where he ...
The Fat Boys were an American hip hop trio from Brooklyn, New York, who emerged in the early 1980s. [2] The group was briefly known originally as the Disco 3, originally composed of Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales, Damon "Kool Rock-Ski" Wimbley, and Darren "Buff Love" Robinson. The trio is widely known for using beatbox in their songs.
The Brooklyn native, whose legal name was Mark Morales, was also a prolific songwriter later in his career and hosted a radio show on SiriusXM’s Rock The Bells channel.
On and On is the sixth album by the American rap trio the Fat Boys, released in 1989. [1] [2] They marketed it as the first "rapera". [3] [4] On and On was the trio's final album with Prince Markie Dee. [5] The album peaked at No. 175 on the Billboard 200. [6]
Mark Anthony Morales, known as Prince Markie Dee from the 1980s hip-hop trio the Fat Boys, has died. He was 52. Prince Markie Dee, member of pioneering 1980s hip-hop group the Fat Boys, dead at 52
They won't ever be great rappers technically, though Prince Markie Dee has the poise and clarity to get close and the bass-kazoo hums and belchlike aspirations of the Human Beat Box show rhythmic instinct and sonic imagination. But their shambling, cheerful fat-boy dance is a party for kids of all ages.