Boogie Boys

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The Boogie Boys
Origin Harlem, New York, United States
Genres Hip-hop
Years active1980-1988
Labels Capitol
Past membersWilliam "Boogie Knight" Stroman
Joe "Romeo J.D." Malloy
Rudy "Lil' Raheim" Sheriff

The Boogie Boys were an American hip-hop group from Harlem, New York City.

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It was the first hip hop group that signed with Capitol Records, and it had a major hit in America in 1985 with the single "A Fly Girl" and two successful albums.

In 1988, Rudy Sheriff left the group and, soon after, it disbanded. [1]

The group were veterans in sampling using high end systems such as the Synclavier, the Fairlight, an Emulator and the DKI Synergy synthesizer.

Members

Discography

Albums

YearTitleLabelUS R&B Chart [2] US Top 200 [2]
1985 City Life Capitol/EMI Records 1056
1986 Survival of the Freshest 27124
1988 Romeo Knight 46117

Charting Singles

YearTitleUS R&B ChartUS Top 100
1985"You Ain't Fresh (High Noon Mix)"60-
"A Fly Girl"6102
1986"Girl Talk"62-

References

  1. Biography, Allmusic.com
  2. 1 2 Billboard, Allmusic.com