The Brookyn-spawned group - Morales (pictured above, right), Darren Robinson (The Human Beat Box) and Damon Wimbley (Kool Rock Ski) - came up under the tutelage of Kurtis Blow and benefitted from his association with Russell Simmons, one of the key executives of the early hip-hop world (although word at the time had it that Madonna originally wanted the Fat Boys to open her 1985 “Like a Virgin” tour but Simmons hustled in his new act the Beastie Boys instead). Louis “Uncle Louie” Gregory February 18, 2021 Tomorrow is your birthday, swing my way big bro. I’ll always love you Mark and I’ll cherish everything you taught me. My heart breaks today because I lost a brother. Prince Markie Dee was more than a rapper he was one of my very best and closest friends. They explored territories for the first time that today just seems like *yawn* a Tuesday.Forever in my Heart. They did dope routines & dancesteps, albums went gold & platinum. Like they were so dope we just took them for granted. Like the first act that showed this culture might have some real international legs to it.
Related: Nearly 20 years in the making, the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tennessee, has opened its doors.Īs Questlove said in an Instagram post paying tribute to Morales on Thursday, “They were figuratively (no weight jokes) the biggest act in hip hop at some point in time. Morales was also one of the first hip-hop stars of Latin descent. Far from a one-hit wonder, the group had a steady string of gold albums, with 1987’s “Crushin’” (their debut for the PolyGram-affiliated label Tin Pan Apple) going platinum. The group was a highlight of the legendary “Fresh Fest” tours of 1984 and ’85, which also featured Blow, Run-DMC, Whodini and, on the second tour, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Originally known as the Disco 3, they embraced their plus-sized physiques and made an immediate splash with their self-titled debut album.
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