Candyman (rapper)

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Candyman
Background information
Born	Los Angeles, CA
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, record producer
Instrument(s)	Rapping
Years active	1990-2001
Label(s)	Epic Records
Associated acts	Tone Loc

Candyman is an American rapper and record producer who was one of the many crossover rap stars of the early 1990s, although his success was extremely short-lived. He is best known for his one-hit wonder, "Knockin Boots".

The Los Angeles rapper was featured backing Tone-Loc before he earned his own solo stint. His 1990 debut, Ain't No Shame in My Game, scored a Top Ten pop hit with "Knockin' Boots." The following year, he released another less successful LP for Epic, Playtime Is Over. He released I Thought U Knew for I.R.S. in 1993, which also failed to click. 2000 saw the release of Candyman's Knockin' Boots 2001: A Sex Odyssey, an album featuring his 1990 hit single remixed and new cuts as well." [1].

Candyman's latest effort to revive his career, Knockin Boots 2001... A Sex Odyssey, was a critical and commercial failure. The lead track, a remake of "Knockin Boots", "chronicles some of the pleasures found in a night out with the Candyman, including "front-row tickets to a bomb-ass play," a relaxing bath, dinner reservations, strawberries in the tub, whipped cream, champagne, and the music of R&B supergroup LSG."[2]

In 2007, Nas released Where Are They Now (West Coast Remix) which featured West Coast veterans Candyman, Breeze, Kam, King Tee, Threat, Ice-T, Sir Mix-A-Lot and the Conscious Daughters.