So, yeah, I still listen to the Fat Boys. They were sold as a novelty act but, honestly, they were pretty good and stand up as rap pioneers. The Human Beatbox is not Doug E. Fresh, of course… but Doug E. is the pinnacle. Then again, I know of tons of kids who bought the Fat Boys album who didn’t end up buying Oh, My God!.
Anyway, Stick ‘Em is the song that everyone will remember, I reckon:
But this isn’t about the Fat Boys as much as the whole “beatbox” thing that made me remember these guys. If you know the MGMT song “Kids” (yeah, I’m pretty sure you know it), you will definitely get a kick out of this:
So… what are you listening to?
You know that was a simpler time when people could be called fat but merely be overweight in the 21st century.
Big Pun and Fat Joe changed the game.
Minnie the Moocher, Cab Calloway. Poor Min.