Hip Hop group The Fat Boys will join the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame on June 11, a part of the LIMEHOF Hip Hop 50th Anniversary Event at their Stony Brook museum. Group member Kool Rock-Ski will be accepting the award on behalf of the group at this free, open-to-public event.
Starting in Brooklyn in the 1980s, Kool Rock-Ski would be accompanied by Prince Markie Dee and Buff Love, making up one of the first major rap groups to release full-length albums. Over their career came seven albums, four of which went RIAA-certified gold.
Their project Crushin’ would go platinum, with big thanks to the highly successful single “Whiplash” in a collaboration with the Beach Boys.
Fellow LIMEHOF inductee and hip-hop legend Kurtis Blow assisted in the group’s success in their first few years, producing two of their first pieces of work. Chart-topping singles “Jail House Rap,” “Can You Feel It?,” “Fat Boys,” “Stick ‘Em,” and many more hits follow the trio’s career.
The Fat Boys have also made appearances in multiple Hollywood movies including Krush Groove and Knights of the City, while also being a part of many hip-hop documentaries over the years.
The group’s induction comes during the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and will celebrate not only the Fat Boys but other LIMEHOF members who will be in attendance. To kick off the event, the organization will unveil the LL Cool J statue, featured at the Stony Brook museum location.
Besides Kool Rock-Ski, other rap figures including Son of Bazerk, DJ Jazzy Jay, DJ Johnny Juice of Public Enemy, and more plan to attend and even perform at the June 11 event starting at 1:00 pm.
Ernie Canadeo, the LIMEHOF Chairman, is thrilled to be celebrating the 50th anniversary of rap with some of its most prominent figures, calling it a tribute to the major pieces of Long Island music history.
“We are honored to pay tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop with a live concert performed by some of hip hop’s most influential artists, all from Long Island…it is a testament to Long Island’s prominent and continuing role in hip-hop’s legacy.”
– Ernie Canadeo
Throughout its history, LIMEHOF continues to support Long Island’s rap scene, holding inductions in the past for LL COOL J, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, Eric B. & Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Kurtis Blow, Whodini, Salt-N-Pepa, and EPMD.
With the Fat Boys becoming the next rap talents to have their names in the Hall of Fame, free general admission tickets are now on sale at limusichalloffame.org/tickets-and-gift-cards/.
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