Boogie Boys
Encyclopedia
Boogie Boys was an American
hip hop
group from Harlem
, New York
. It was the first hip hop group that signed with Capitol/EMI Records, and it had a major hit in America in 1985 with the single "A Fly Girl" and several successful albums. In 1988, Rudy Sheriff left the group and, soon after, it disbanded.
United States
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Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
group from Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
, New York
New York
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. It was the first hip hop group that signed with Capitol/EMI Records, and it had a major hit in America in 1985 with the single "A Fly Girl" and several successful albums. In 1988, Rudy Sheriff left the group and, soon after, it disbanded.
Members
- William "Boogie Knight" Stroman
- Joe "Romeo J.D." Malloy
- Rudy "Lil Raheim" Sheriff
- Sweet SensationSweet SensationSweet Sensation was a Puerto Rican female freestyle-dance music trio from The Bronx, New York.-History:Formed in 1986, In The Bronx . The original group members were Betty LeBron and sisters Margie and Mari Fernandez. Originally on Next Plateau Records, in 1988 they were picked up by Atco and...
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | US R&B Chart | US Top 200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | City Life City Life (album) City Life is the third studio album by the American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group The Blackbyrds.-Reception:Produced by Donald Byrd... |
Capitol Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... /EMI Records EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
10 | 56 |
| 1986 | Survival of the Freshest | 27 | 124 | |
| 1988 | Romeo Knight | 46 | 117 |
Charting Singles
- "You Ain't Fresh (High Noon Mix)" (1985) US R&B #60
- "A Fly Girl" (1985) US R&B #6
- "Girl Talk" (1986) US R&B #62