The Skinny Boys are an American hip hop group, originally from

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. The Skinny Boys members are Shockin' Shawn (Shaun Harrison), Superman Jay (James J. Harrison), and The Human Jock Box (Jacque D. Lloyd). The Skinny Boys were influenced by the much more prominent hip hop pioneers

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, and their single "Jock Box" was influenced by The Fat Boys' member Human Beat Box. As of September 21,2021, they have been awarded "The Key to the City" in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Skinny Boys started its career on the independent record label Bush, run by Rhonda Bush. Its first release was a

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"Awesome" b/w "Skinny Boys" in 1985. The

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-based label Warlock Records signed the group in 1986. That year the label released two more of their singles, "Jockbox" and "Unity", as well as an album, '' Weightless''. Featured on ''Weightless'' were a handful of human beatbox songs, such as "Jockbox" and "Get Funky". The group went on to sign with Jive Records and had a two albums released by that label, namely '' Skinny & Proud'' and '' Skinny (They Can't Get Enough)''.

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The single "Jockbox" was used as the theme song of the

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''. There is a school in Japan where the 6th grade children use The Skinny Boys for "Fresh Friday".

Discography

*1986: '' Weightless'' *1987: '' Skinny & Proud'' *1988: '' Skinny (They Can't Get Enough)''

References

External links

The Skinny Boys - The Unkut Interview
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