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The company was known for using offbeat campaigns, and agreed to feature the Fat Boys in a commercial for the watches on MTV. The video "Brrr, Swatch ’Em!" was aired in December 1984. [17] Swatch again featured The Fat Boys in a 1985 Christmas advertisement created by former MTV creative heads Alan Goodman and Fred Seibert. This commercial ...
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.
Robinson and the Fat Boys were featured in the 1985 movie Krush Groove.The film, loosely based on the early days of the Def Jam record label, also featured Blair Underwood as Russell Simmons (named Russell Walker in the movie), and record producer Rick Rubin, along with Run DMC, Sheila E., Beastie Boys, Kurtis Blow, and a young LL Cool J.
Following a decadelong stint as an on-air personality and DJ in his native New Jersey, Pinfield became the host of MTV's "120 Minutes" in 1995, hosting the alternative music-centric program from ...
American Pickers star Frank Fritz has died two years after he suffered a stroke.. Fritz's former co-host and friend Mike Wolfe confirmed the news on Instagram on Tuesday, Oct. 1 as he shared that ...
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 Chicago Tribune stated that the "tale is marked variously by playfulness, plenty of bragging and some inspirational study-hard and stop-the-violence messages." [13] Cashbox opined that the trio was influenced by the chart triumphs of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince and called the album "solid enough to compete."