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When it comes to the origins of New Orleans old school hip hop the wet Boys Sporty T, is, as they used to say back in the days, down by law! As a founding member of the Crescent City infamous Ninja Crew, Sporty helped paved the way for many of today’s young rappers who are now enjoying tremendous success on a national level, including Mystikal, Master P and his arch foes Cash Money, whom he started battling on wax back in the early 90s when he was an artist on the now defunct Big Boy label. In addition to being...

King Sporty, born Noel Williams, was one of the original Jamaican street DJ's who rose to the role of studio sidemen at Sir Coxsone's Studio One. His most recognizable contribution in this role was inspiring the coda of Bob Marley's Buffalo Soldier, which incidentally is remarkably similar to the Banana Splits theme song. He produced several notable Reggae tracks and "versions". Footnote added 1/4/2010 This is incorrect, Bob added the "coda" to the King's original great song. The fact that the author of this even mentioned banana splits in a "biography" of the King is insulting. This song was written...

Some kids grow up with aspirations of becoming a businessman, others want to be on TV and some want to be rappers. Southern MC, Sporty-O is living all his dreams. Neither too crunk nor too country, he represents the most well-rounded Atlanta image in rap. Taking his stage name from a highly-respected uncle, Sporty-O started off life in College Park. Influenced by a wide range of musical genres and artists, Sporty-O's music is a lethal combination of skill, wit, soul, and verve. An established businessman and avid investor, Sporty-O opened a successful record store in Atlanta when he was just...

Sporty Thievz was a hip-hop group, originally a trio, comprised of King Kirk (a.k.a. Thieven Stealberg), Big Dubez (a.k.a. Safecracker) and Marlon Brando (a.k.a. Robin Hood). They are notable for their parody of TLC's hit "No Scrubs" and for their song "Hit It Up" on the soundtrack to The Best Man, and also satirically providing a male counterpoint to the female-oriented R'n'B music popularised in the late 1990s and early 2000s, something that was not done by any other group at the time. They are best known for their rebuttal to TLC's hit "No Scrubs," entitled "No Pigeons", which attempted...