Busy Bee Starski
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Busy Bee Starski (also known as Busy Bee) born 1950s in Bronx, New York who is an old school hip hop MC. First coming on the scene in 1977, New York-based Busy Bee worked with many of hip-hop's founding fathers, including Melle Mel, Afrika Bambaataa, and Kool DJ AJ. Born David Parker and known for his comedic rhymes, he originally gained a large following through MC battles in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. He was famously roasted by Kool Moe Dee at Harlem World in Manhattan, NY, December 1982, in one of the earliest documented rap battles.[1] In 1986, he won the New Music Seminar's MC World Supremacy Belt.[citation needed] In the early 1980s Afrika Bambaataa asked Busy to join his Zulu Nation where the young MC would DJ for Bambaataa's Zulu Nation parties.[2] Busy Bee continues to rhyme today, most recently appearing on KRS-One and Marley Marl's collaborative 2007 album, Hip-Hop Lives
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[edit] Film and Video
Busy Bee was featured in the 1982 film Wild Style, billed as the first hip-hop motion picture, directed by Charlie Ahearn. More recently, he played himself in the 2002 inner-city drama Paid in Full. In 2007, he was included in the video documentary Hip Hop Legends.[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
Running Thangs (Strong City/Uni/MCA Records UNID-2, 1988)
- Running Thangs
- Suicide
- Murder
- Converse
- Get Busy
- I Don't Play
- Kickin' Flavor
- Express
- Old School
- Jazzy on the Mix
Thank God for Busy Bee (Pandisc - 1992)
- Flavor Man
- Get with Me
- Busy Bee's Block Party w/ Reynold's Rap, Jay Dizzy & Globe
- Jail Bait
- Bart Dance
- Busy Signal
- Kiss My Ass
- You Should be My Baby w/ Pure Blend
- Busy's Revenge w/ Kid Capri
- Home Boyz
- Poon Tang
- I Got Things Sewed
- My Personality
- Murder Style
- Thank God for Busy Bee
(Note: “Murder Style” is actually “Murder” from Runnin’ Thangs)
Look In da Sky Who Do Ya See (Jazz Child Records - 1998)
- Look In da Sky Who Do Ya See w/ Grandmaster Caz
- Look In da Sky Who Do Ya See w/ Grandmaster Caz (Chico and the Man Mix)
- Vintage Busy Bee
- Stop Lying by Joy
- DJ Parker Lee's Bee Sting (Mega Mix)
- The Bee Vs. The Funky Penguin Mix
- Look In da Sky Who Do Ya See (Inst.)
- Vintage Busy Bee (Inst.)
[edit] Singles
The Marvelous Three and the Younger Generation (Busy Bee, DJ Smalls, AJ, Cowboy , Kid Creole , Melle Mel , Mr. Ness , Rahiem ) - Rappin' All Over (Brass Records - 1980)
- Rappin' All Over (Rap)
- Rappin' All Over (Music)
School Days (Master Five - 1981)
- School Days (Vocal)
- School Days (Instrumental)
Making Cash Money (Sugar Hill - 1982)
- Making Cash Money (Vocal)
- Making Cash Money (Instrumental)
Busy Bee's Groove (Sugar Hill - 1984)
- Busy Bee's Groove (Vocal)
- Busy Bee's Groove (Instrumental)
Suicide (Strong City/Uni/MCA - 1987)
- Suicide (Vocal)
- Suicide (Instrumental)
- Suicide (Dub)
Express (Strong City/Uni/MCA - 1988)
- Express (Vocal)
- Express (Instrumental)
Express (Strong City/Uni/MCA - 1988)
- Express (Hyped-Up Mix)
- Express (Bonus Beats)
- Express (Radio Vocal)
- Express (Instrumental)
Express (Strong City/Uni/MCA - 1988)
- Express
- I Don't Play
Keep It Movin' (Blazin' - 2002)
- Keep It Movin' w/ DJ Kool (Main Mix)
- Keep It Movin' w/ DJ Kool (Kool Edit)
- Keep It Movin' (Bonus Drop)
- Keep It Movin' w/ DJ Kool (BRONXTALE Remix)
- Keep It Movin' (BRONXTALE Instrumental)
- Keep It Movin' w/ DJ Kool (LIVE AND RAW Remix)
Rock the House (Blazin' - 2002)
- Rock the House
- Rock the Drop
- Rock the House (Old School Super Bad Mix)
- Let the Party Out
- Let the Party Out (Instrumental)
[edit] Collaborations
- Wild Style w/ Lil Rodney Cee "M.C. Battle" (Animal - 1983)
- Wild Style "Street Rap" (Animal - 1983)
- Hip Hop Artist Against Apartheid "Ndodemnyama (Free South Africa)" (Warlock - 1989)
- Raiders of the Lost Art... w/ Mic Profesah "Real" (Scotti Bros - 1994)
- De La Soul "Words From the Chief Rocker" AOI: Mosaic Thump (Tommy Boy - 2000)
- Legends of Hip Hop w/ Ice-T, Flavor Flav, Cheeks, Special K, Afrika Bambaataa, Smooth Approach, Sha-Rock, Whodini, Reggie Reg, Grandmaster Caz, DLB, LA Sunshine, Grand Puba, Pete DJ Jones, Kurtis Blow, DJ Hollywood, Eddie Cheeba, Dano, Ceelo, Waterbed Kev, Speech, Grand Wizard Theodore, Dota Rock, Rakim & DJ Kool Herc "Legends of Hip Hop" (Absolut Records - 2002)
- Legends of Hip Hop w/ Grandmaster Caz, GQ & Smooth Approach "Make It Hot" (Absolut Records - 2002)
- Hip Hop Lives w/ KRS-One & Marley Marl "House of Hits" (Koch Records - 2007)
- "Al Sharpton is a Ho" with Elemental Emcee - 2007
[edit] References
- ^ Blow Average. Dallas Observer. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ Busy Bee Biography. allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
- ^ Hip Hop Legends. IMDB. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.