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The Skinny Boys

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Genres
  
Labels
  
Genre
  
Hip hop music

Years active
  
1985–current

Website
  
coming


Associated acts
  
Fat Boys, Juice Crew, Wee Papa Girl Rappers, Heavy D and the boys

Origin
  
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States (1985)

Members
  
Jacque D. Lloyd, Shaun Harrison, James J. Harrison

Albums
  
Skinny (They Can't Get Enou, Weightless, Skinny & Proud

Skinny Boys are an American hip hop group originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut, with members Shockin' Shawn (Shaun Harrison), Superman Jay (James J. Harrison), and The Human Jock Box (Jacque D. Lloyd). The Skinny Boys were influenced by the much more prominent hip hop pioneers The Fat Boys; The Human Jock Box was influenced by The Fat Boys' member Human Beat Box. They are not to be confused with the British rock band, The Skinny Boys.

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The Skinny Boys started their career on the independent record label Bush, run by Rhonda Bush. Its first release was a 12-inch single "Awesome" b/w "Skinny Boys" in 1985. The New York City-based label Warlock Records signed the group in 1986. That year it released two more singles, "Jockbox" and "Unity", as well as an album, Weightless. Featured on Weightless were a handful of human beatbox songs such as "Jockbox" and "Get Funky".

The group went on to sign with Jive Records and had a handful of releases including Skinny & Proud and Skinny (They Can't Get Enough).

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The single "Jockbox" has taken on a second life as the theme song of the hit Comedy Central television series Workaholics.

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Discography

  • 1986: Weightless
  • 1987: Skinny & Proud
  • 1988: Skinny (They Can't Get Enough)

  • Songs

    Jock BoxWeightless · 1986
    Rip the CutWeightless · 1986
    WeightlessWeightless · 1986

    References

    The Skinny Boys Wikipedia