Busy Bee Starski born October 26, 1962, in the Bronx, New York

New York

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, is an old school hip hop

Old school hip hop

Old school hip hop describes the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music , and the music in the period preceding it from which it was directly descended . Old school hip hop is said to end around 1983 or 1984 with the emergence of Run–D.M.C., the first new school hip hop group...

 musician, and MC

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

. First coming on the New York City music scene in 1977, when rap music and hip hop culture was still in its infancy stages in New York City, Busy Bee worked with many of hip-hop's founding fathers, including Melle Mel

Melle Mel

Grandmaster Mele Mel , also known as Melle Mel , is an American hip-hop musician — one of the pioneers of old school hip hop as lead rapper and main songwriter for Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.- Biography :...

, Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and the Amen Ra of Universal...

, and Kool DJ AJ.

Biography

Born David Parker and known for his comedic rhymes, Busy Bee originally gained a large following through MC rap battles in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. He was famously roasted by Kool Moe Dee

Kool Moe Dee

Mohandas Dewese , better known as Kool Moe Dee, is an American Hip Hop MC prominent in the late 1970s through the early 1990s. He was born in Manhattan, New York...

 at Harlem World in Manhattan, NY, December 1981, in one of the earliest documented rap battles. In 1985, he won the New Music Seminar's

New Music Seminar

The New Music Seminar was a series of multi-venue music showcases held annually in New York City, in the month of June, from 1980 to 1995, then relaunched in 2009....

 MC World Supremacy Belt. 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. Busy Bee continues to rhyme today, most recently appearing on KRS-One

KRS-One

Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...

 and Marley Marl

Marley Marl

Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...

's collaborative 2007 album, Hip-Hop Lives. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife, Michelle of over 20 years.
He has two daughters.

Film and Video

Busy Bee was featured in the 1982 film Wild Style

Wild Style

Wild Style is a 1983 hip hop film produced by Charlie Ahearn. Released theatrically in 1983 by First Run Features and later re-released for home video by Rhino Home Video, it is regarded as the first hip hop motion picture...

, billed as the first hip-hop motion picture, directed by Charlie Ahern

Charlie Ahearn (director)

Charlie Ahearn was born in 1951 in Binghamton, New York, and is a film director and creative cultural artist currently living in New York City. Although predominantly involved in film and video production, he is also known for his work as an author, freelance writer, and radio host...

. More recently, he played himself in the 2002 inner-city drama Paid in Full

Paid in Full (film)

Paid in Full is a 2002 American criminal drama film that was produced by Roc-A-Fella Films and directed by Charles Stone III. It takes place in Harlem just before the Crack Epidemic that hit during the 1980s. The title of the film is taken from the 1987 album by Eric B. and Rakim."Paid in Full" is...

. In 2007, he was included in the video documentary Hip Hop Legends.

Albums

Running Thangs (Strong City/Uni/MCA Records UNID-2, 1988)

1. Running Thangs
2. Suicide
3. Murder
4. Converse
5. Get Busy
6. I Don't Play
7. Kickin' Flavor
8. Express
9. Old School
10. Jazzy on the Mix

Thank God for Busy Bee (Pandisc Records, 1992)

1. Flavor Man
2. Get with Me
3. Busy Bee's Block Party w/ Reynold's Rap, Jay Dizzy & Globe
4. Jail Bait
5. Bart Dance
6. Busy Signal
7. Kiss My Ass
8. You Should be My Baby w/ Pure Blend
9. Busy's Revenge w/ Kid Capri
10. Home Boyz
11. Poon Tang
12. I Got Things Sewed
13. My Personality
14. Murder Style
15. 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)

1. Look In da Sky Who Do Ya See w/ Grandmaster Caz
2. Look In da Sky Who Do Ya See w/ Grandmaster Caz (Chico and the Man Mix)
3. Vintage Busy Bee
4. Stop Lying by Joy
5. DJ Parker Lee's Bee Sting (Mega Mix)
6. The Bee Vs. The Funky Penguin Mix
7. Look In da Sky Who Do Ya See (Inst.)
8. Vintage Busy Bee (Inst.)

Singles

The Marvelous Three and the Younger Generation (Busy Bee, DJ Small, AJ, Cowboy , Kid Creole , Melle Mel , Mr. Ness , Rahiem
) - Rappin' All Over (Brass Records

Brass Records

Brass Records was a label which released early Hip-Hop and Funk singles between 1979 and 1982. Most Notably, music by The Younger Generation . other artists on this label included The Marvelous Three, J.R. Funk & The Love Machine, Rhoades Affair, Rick Summer and Jackie Cochran....

 - 1980)

1. Rappin' All Over (Rap)
2. Rappin' All Over (Music)

(Note: Only Busy Bee, AJ and DJ Small actually appear on this single)

School Days (Master Five - 1981)

1. School Days (Vocal)
2. School Days (Instrumental)

Making Cash Money (Sugar Hill - 1982)

1. Making Cash Money (Vocal)
2. Making Cash Money (Instrumental)

Busy Bee's Groove (Sugar Hill - 1985)

1. Busy Bee's Groove (Vocal)
2. Busy Bee's Groove (Instrumental)

Suicide (Strong City/Uni/MCA - 1987)

1. Suicide (Vocal)
2. Suicide (Instrumental)
3. Suicide (Dub)

Express (Strong City/Uni/MCA - 1988)

1. Express (Vocal)
2. Express (Instrumental)

Express (Strong City/Uni/MCA - 1988)

1. Express (Hyped-Up Mix)
2. Express (Bonus Beats)
3. Express (Radio Vocal)
4. Express (Instrumental)

Express (Strong City/Uni/MCA - 1988)

1. Express
2. I Don't Play

Keep It Movin' (Blazin' - 2002)

1. Keep It Movin' w/ DJ Kool (Main Mix)
2. Keep It Movin' w/ DJ Kool (Kool Edit)
3. Keep It Movin' (Bonus Drop)
4. Keep It Movin' w/ DJ Kool (BRONXTALE Remix)
5. Keep It Movin' (BRONXTALE Instrumental)
6. Keep It Movin' w/ DJ Kool (LIVE AND RAW Remix)

Rock the House (Blazin' - 2002)

1. Rock the House
2. Rock the Drop
3. Rock the House (Old School Super Bad Mix)
4. Let the Party Out
5. Let the Party Out (Instrumental)

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Artist	Album
"Street Rap" "Chief Rocker Busy Bee & DJ AJ At The Amphitheatre"	V/A	Wild Style OST Wild Style Wild Style is a 1983 hip hop film produced by Charlie Ahearn. Released theatrically in 1983 by First Run Features and later re-released for home video by Rhino Home Video, it is regarded as the first hip hop motion picture...
	V/A	Miami Vice Soundtrack
	V/A	Hip Hop Artist Against Apartheid
	V/A	Afrika Bambaataa & The Universal Zulu Nation In Conjunction With Music Of Life Presents Hip Hop Funk Dance Classics Volume 2
	V/A	Hip Hop Funk Dance Classics Volume 2
	"Hip Hop Throwdown"	V/A	Afrika Bambaataa & The Universal Zulu Nation In Conjunction With Music Of Life Presents Hip Hop Funk Dance Classics Volume 3
	V/A	Raiders of the Lost Art...
	Funkmaster Flex Funkmaster Flex Aston George Taylor, Jr. better known as Funkmaster Flex is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, musician and producer on New York City's Hot 97 radio station and host of the hit MTV show Funk Flex Full Throttle....	The Mix Tape Volume III: 60 Minutes Of Funk
	De La Soul De La Soul De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...	Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump is De La Soul's fifth full-length studio album, released on August 8, 2000.- Overview :The album was the first in a planned three-disc installment, which was originally intended to be a three-disc album...
	V/A	Legends Of Hip Hop
	KRS-One KRS-One Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...  & Marley Marl Marley Marl Marlon Williams , better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential hip-hop producers in the history of hip hop.-Biography:...	Hip Hop Lives Hip Hop Lives Hip Hop Lives is the collaborative album from MC KRS-One and producer Marley Marl. This is a historical album in the sense that 20 years prior, KRS and Marley were bitter rivals involved in the legendary Bridge Wars...
	KRS-One KRS-One Lawrence Krisna Parker , better known by his stage names KRS-One , and Teacha, is an American rapper...	Maximum Strength Maximum Strength -Track listing:All songs were written by KRS-One.#"Beware"#"Pick It Up"#"All My Men"#"Straight Through"#"Rockin' Til the Morning"#"The Kool Herc"#"Busy Bee Shout Out"#"New York"#"Hip Hop"#"Let Me Know"#"Nah"#"The Heat"...
"Dance Sucka (Interlude)" "Hip Hop Is Something We Live (Interlude)" "Kickin' Flava (Interlude)" "We'll Be Here Forever (Interlude)"	V/A	Wilshire District Music Presents: Miracle Mile Volume One
	Greenie	It's All Good