"Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook; 31 July 1963), also known as Fatboy Slim, is an English DJ, musician, and record producer. His records helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of ""Caravan of Love"". After the Housemartins split, Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton, who produced the number-one single ""Dub Be Good to Me"". Cook joined acts including Freak Power, Pizzaman, and the Mighty"
"Southern Fried Records Southern Fried Records is a London-based independent electronic dance music record label founded and owned by Norman Cook, better known by his stage name, Fatboy Slim. The label was created by Cook in 1994 to publish and market his and other artists' releases that major labels would deem not commercial enough for mass release. The label's roster has featured scene leaders such as Cook himself (often under his Mighty Dub Katz pseudonym, among others), as well as electro funk pioneer Kurtis Mantronik. Currently, the label has expanded its range of releases to include more album-based artists alongside"
"Fatgums Eric Strand (born September 28, 1980 in San Francisco, California), better known as Fatgums, is an American record producer, hip hop DJ and independent record label owner/president. He is best known for his work with rapper Bambu of the rap group Native Guns. Fatgums' independent record label, Beatrock Music, was founded in 2009 in collaboration with the Long Beach based clothing company Beatrock. Fatgums started his music career in 1993 as a DJ/turntablist in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1999, he moved to Los Angeles to attend college at UCLA. He began his professional hip hop production career"
"Dave Hemingway formed the Beautiful South, while bassist Norman Cook became an electronic dance music DJ and music producer, founding the groups Beats International, Pizzaman and Freak Power, before rebranding himself as Fatboy Slim. The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton (vocals) and Stan Cullimore (guitar), initially as a busking duo. Throughout his tenure with the band, Heaton billed himself as ""P.d. Heaton"". Heaton and Cullimore recorded a demo tape with Ingo Dewsnap and Sharon Green of Les Zeiga Fleurs which brought them to the attention of Go! Discs. They then expanded by recruiting Ted Key (bass),"
"Ashley Slater Ashley Slater (born 1961) is a Canadian-born British trombone player and best known for his narration on the television series Boo! as well as his work with Norman Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim) in the band Freak Power. Slater was born in Schefferville, Canada in 1961. At the age of about 6 months, he moved with his parents to Hanford, California. Slater is married to his second wife, Scarlett Quinn, with whom shares a son, Grover. Slater also has four other children from his previous marriage. In 1977, Slater moved to Edinburgh, Scotland on his own, and there joined"
"Fat Joe Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper and actor from the Bronx, New York. He began his music career as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), then forged a solo career and set up his own label, Terror Squad, to which he signed Big Pun, Remy Ma, Tony Sunshine, Cuban Link, Armageddon, Prospect, Triple Seis and DJ Khaled as well as discover producers Cool & Dre. Fat Joe's debut solo album, ""Represent"", was released in 1993 and spawned the single"
"Carolina Slim Edward P. Harris (August 22, 1923 – October 22, 1953), known as Carolina Slim, was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer. His best-known records are ""Black Cat Trail"" and ""I'll Never Walk in Your Door"". He used various pseudonyms during his brief recording career, including Country Paul, Jammin' Jim, Lazy Slim Jim and Paul Howard. He recorded 27 songs. Details of his life outside of his music career are scant, and the reasons for the use of different names are unclear. Harris was born in Leasburg, North Carolina. He learned to play the guitar from his father"
"Driftin' Slim Driftin' Slim (February 24, 1919 – September 15, 1977) was an African-American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. Born Elmon Mickle in Keo, Arkansas, United States, he not only recorded as Driftin' Slim, but also as Model 'T' Slim and under his real name. His recordings were released on the - amongst others - Modern, RPM, Blue Horizon, Styletone, Milestone, Kent, and Flyright record labels. By the turn of the 1970s, ill health had forced Slim to retire from the music industry and when he died, a chapter of American music — that of the one-man band —"
"had virtually died with him. Slim died in Los Angeles, California, in September 1977. Driftin' Slim Driftin' Slim (February 24, 1919 – September 15, 1977) was an African-American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. Born Elmon Mickle in Keo, Arkansas, United States, he not only recorded as Driftin' Slim, but also as Model 'T' Slim and under his real name. His recordings were released on the - amongst others - Modern, RPM, Blue Horizon, Styletone, Milestone, Kent, and Flyright record labels. By the turn of the 1970s, ill health had forced Slim to retire from the music industry and when"
"famous ""Daisy"" television commercial, which was used as a campaign for President Lyndon B. Johnson during this year, showing the pilot sitting in a room watching this commercial. He drinks a glass of water which has something bubbling in it, intercut with an image of a brain and a piece of paper with text describing a chemical. An identification form with Fatboy Slim's real name on it, (Colonel) Norman Cook is seen. As the drug comes on, he imagines he's flying the plane, and he eventually ejects and parachutes down, and then the hallucination stops. The actual song is playing"
"DJ Fatboy Slim. He and Jazzy Jeff both emerged from the Philadelphia hip hop scene in the late 1980s. They shared a friendly rivalry and DJ'd parties together as the Kings of Spin. Cash Money perfected the Transform scratch (along with Jazzy Jeff) which mimicked the robotic sound effects from the mid-80s television cartoon series of the same name. He is also credited with creating the Pee Wee Herman scratch and pioneering the Chirp scratch (aka the Babuggamas scratch). In 1987, he partnered with MC Marvelous (born Marvin Barrymen) and released the single, ""Ugly People be Quiet"" (co-produced by Herbie"
"Slim Goodbody Slim Goodbody (""the Superhero of Health"", also known as Mr. Goodbody) is a fictional character created and performed by John Burstein. Burstein created the character in 1975. He performs wearing a sometimes white, sometimes flesh colored unitard with various tissues, organs and organ systems painted in biologically-accurate locations and sizes. Each costume costs $4,000. Burstein was born on December 25, 1949 in Mineola, New York and grew up in Lawrence, Nassau County, New York. While working at The Floating Hospital in New York City he began writing songs and skits to entertain the children there and to teach"
"Cutie, and Fatboy Slim. He pursued scratching and being a DJ in the American metalcore band Issues. As a solo artist, he prominently produces hip hop, dance, electronic, lo-fi, and contemporary R&B music. Acord has crafted a style heavy on bass and drawing from elements as far-ranging as hip hop, old school funk, and sample-based R&B. As a producer, he has stated that Billboard, Oliver, whereisalex, Lido, Gravez, Tennyson, and MXXWLL influence his production. Acord became acquainted with singer and songwriter Tyler Carter. He toured with Carter as a DJ on a solo tour in the United States. In 2012,"
"Pittsburgh Slim Sied Chahrour, better known by his stage names Pittsburgh Slim and later as Slimmie and Slimmie Hendrix is an American rapper from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of mixed Algerian and Mexican origins. Previously signed to Def Jam Recordings as Pittsburgh Slim (until 2009), he is now signed to Snowballers Entertainment with his new adopted name Slimmie Hendrix. Chahrour was born and raised in the Greenfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to an Algerian father and a part-Mexican mother. He began working on rap music while attending Allderdice High School. He played in guitar in rock bands and had a strong presence"
"Slimkid3 Trevant ""Tre"" Hardson (born October 5, 1970) best known by his stage name Slimkid3 (Slim Kid Tre; sometimes stylized as SlimKid3), is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is a founding member of The Pharcyde. Tre Hardson began his career in the entertainment industry as a dancer and choreographer under the moniker Two for Two with his two high school friends Bootie Brown and Imani. Two for Two made numerous appearances in music videos, but had its most notable exposure with a short stint on the television show ""In Living Color""."
"Fillmore Slim Clarence Sims (born October 5, 1934), best known by his stage name, Fillmore Slim, is a blues vocalist and guitarist with five albums to his credit. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was also a known pimp in San Francisco, referred to several times as ""The West Coast Godfather of the Game"" and ""The Pope of Pimping"". Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Fillmore began learning about the blues at an early age. """"I done lived the blues,"""" he once said in an interview. """"The blues is about picking cotton, working in the fields, living"
"You've Come a Long Way, Baby You've Come a Long Way, Baby is the second studio album by English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim. It was first released on 19 October 1998 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and a day later in the United States by Astralwerks. Cook recorded and produced the album at his home studio in Brighton, known as the House of Love, using an Atari ST computer, Creator software, and floppy disks. Its original cover photo, featuring an obese man wearing a T-shirt with the words ""I'm #1 So Why Try Harder"" and smoking a"
"These images appear in the album booklet. For the US release, the front cover was altered to that of Christopher Walken from the ""Weapon of Choice"" music video. The title of the compilation comes from the slogan on the T-shirt of the man who adorns the non-US covers of both this album and ""You've Come a Long Way, Baby"": ""I'M # 1 SO WHY TRY HARDER"". Rare and Unseen Videos Special bonus section The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder is a compilation album by English electronic musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19"
"Come a Long Way, Baby"" is the name of the second album of the electronic musician Fatboy Slim, released in 1998. Episode number 66 of the animated television show ""Duckman"" is titled ""You've Come a Wrong Way, Baby"". The episode is as follows: After catching Mambo with a cigarette in his mouth, Bernice challenges the tobacco industry on the floor of Congress. During testimony she is invited to a tobacco plantation by Walt Evergreen (voiced by Jim Varney)—president of an unnamed tobacco company—which does not go well for the family. Note: This episode carries a tag dedicating it to Joe"
"LPs Singles Mixtapes LPs Singles Pittsburgh Slim Sied Chahrour, better known by his stage names Pittsburgh Slim and later as Slimmie and Slimmie Hendrix is an American rapper from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of mixed Algerian and Mexican origins. Previously signed to Def Jam Recordings as Pittsburgh Slim (until 2009), he is now signed to Snowballers Entertainment with his new adopted name Slimmie Hendrix. Chahrour was born and raised in the Greenfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to an Algerian father and a part-Mexican mother. He began working on rap music while attending Allderdice High School. He played in guitar in rock bands"
"Soulja Slim James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper and songwriter. He was known for writing the U.S. number one hit ""Slow Motion"". James A'Darryl Tapp Jr. was born on September 9, 1977 to James and Linda Tapp. He was raised in the Magnolia Projects and attended Cohen Senior High School before dropping out of school in the 11th grade. He began selling drugs, as well as forming an addiction to heroin and cocaine. By 1993, he was rapping as ""Magnolia Slim"" in venues"
"Fatboi LaDamon Douglas (born March 12), professionally known as Fatboi, is an American hip hop producer from Savannah, Georgia who has produced beats for artists including Camoflauge, YoungBoy, Gucci Mane, Young Jeezy, Rocko, Shawty Redd, Flo Rida, Bow Wow, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Juvenile, Yung Joc, Gorilla Zoe, OJ Da Juiceman, 8Ball & MJG, Jeremih, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj, Bobby V, Ludacris and Yo Gotti. Fatboi was exposed to musicianship at a young age, with a father who was a Jazz Musician and Music Instructor named Larry T. Douglas of Galileo Highschool in San Francisco. Led by his father he tried out"
"Slim (singer) Marvin Scandrick (born September 30, 1978) better known as Slim, is an American contemporary R&B singer best known as the frontman for the group 112. After 112 released their fifth album, ""Pleasure & Pain"" in 2005, Slim decided to embark on a solo career. In 2008 Slim released the single ""So Fly"", featuring Yung Joc which was quickly embraced by R&B fans and DJ's alike. So Fly had reached #49 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. His debut album, ""Love's Crazy"", was released on November 18, 2008 and featured other hit singles such as ""Good Lovin"" ( Featured Ryan"
"1993, shortly after Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, had remixed one of Microgroove's tunes, (""Walkin'"") they teamed up to form Freak Power and went on to have a top three hit single in the UK with ""Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out"". Freak Power released two albums, ""Drive-Thru Booty"" and ""More of Everything for Everybody"", also on Island records. As Cook's Fatboy career took off, Slater also went his own way and released music through Skint under the alias Dr. Bone. He also contributed vocals to and topline EDP's Sweet Music. He has also recorded with Dimitri from Paris and"
"effects. First, Harmonica Slim was given the opportunity to join R&B tour packages that travelled across the United States in the 1950s, in which he performed in the company of Percy Mayfield, Harmonica Fats, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Pee Wee Crayton and Ray Charles. Second, another ""Harmonica Slim"" on the blues circuit changed his working name to Slim Harpo. Around this time, through Slim's working association with the more rotund Harvey Blackston, the latter changed his stage name to Harmonica Fats. In the 1960s, Harmonica Slim found that regular work as a musician was scarce, and he took a job"
"Slim – ""Weapon of Choice"" (Editor: Eric Zumbrunnen) Fatboy Slim – ""Weapon of Choice"" (Director of Photography: Lance Acord) Mudvayne – ""Dig"" 'N Sync – ""Pop"" Paul Mac – ""Just the Thing"" Charlie Brown Jr. – ""Rubão, o Dono do Mundo"" Asha Bhosle, Sonu Nigam and Sukhwinder Singh – ""Kambakth Ishq"" Sultan Khan and K. S. Chithra – ""Piya Basanti"" Hikaru Utada – ""Can You Keep a Secret?"" g.o.d – ""Lie"" Alejandro Sanz – ""El Alma al Aire"" Dracma – ""Hijo de Puta"" Catupecu Machu – ""Y Lo Que Quiero Es Que Pises sin el Suelo"" Jolin Tsai – ""Fall"
"a hobo. He changed his first name to Slim (given his body weight) and was educated at flophouses and boxcars across the country. Two years later, he became a member, and then organizer, of Industrial Workers of the World in Aberdeen, Washington. He thought the world would be better without bosses and politicians and was jailed for his protest activities. He shut down the organization in 1961, retired to Guadalajara in 1975, and later moved to Southern California in 1980s. In 1922, he settled in Chicago where he frequented forums on free speech; at the time, there were about 20"
"the name Yum Yum Head Food on a 1995 US compilation of tracks from Norman Cook's Southern Fried label. CD 12"" Sunset (Bird of Prey) ""Sunset (Bird of Prey)"" is a song by the British big beat artist Fatboy Slim, released from his 2000 album ""Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars"". The single peaked at No. 9 in the United Kingdom, No. 20 in Norway, and No. 25 in Ireland. The song samples Jim Morrison's vocals from the Doors song ""Bird of Prey."" The music video of the song is set in 1964 and features Robert Jezek as a"
"50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television producer, entrepreneur, and investor. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of the borough of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. He later began pursuing a musical career and in 2000 he produced ""Power of the Dollar"" for Columbia Records, but days before the planned release he was shot and the album was never released. In 2002, after Jackson released the compilation album ""Guess Who's Back?"", he was discovered by Eminem"
"Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars is the third studio album by English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim. It was released on 6 November 2000 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and in the United States by Astralwerks. The album features contributions from Macy Gray, Ashley Slater, Bootsy Collins, Roland Clark, and Roger Sanchez, and its title, referenced in the song ""Weapon of Choice"", is an allusion to an Oscar Wilde quote. The album was re-released for its fifteenth anniversary on 1 June 2015, including remastered and bonus tracks. ""Halfway Between"
"The Real Slim Shady ""The Real Slim Shady"" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his third album ""The Marshall Mathers LP"" (2000). It was released as the lead single a week before the album's release. The song was later released in 2005 on Eminem's greatest hits album """". ""The Real Slim Shady"" was Eminem's first song to reach number one in the United Kingdom and it also peaked at number four on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, giving him his biggest hit up to that point. The song was the 14th best selling of 2000 in the United Kingdom."
"Freddy Fresh Frederick Schmid, better known by his stage name Freddy Fresh, is an American DJ, musician, and electronic music producer. Fresh has recorded for over 100 independent record labels, including major labels Sony UK, Virgin, BMG UK, and Harthouse Germany. He is also founder of the record labels Howlin’ Records, Electric Music Foundation, and Analog. Fresh had two international hit records in the UK, ""Badder Badder Schwing"" (featuring Fatboy Slim) and ""What It Is"". Fresh has performed in clubs, as well as festivals, including Glastonbury Festival, Creamfields Festival UK, Reading-Leeds Festival, and Jazz and Groove Festival. Fresh was born"
"released on 10 March 2016. The @MintRoyale Twitter account was changed from 'Mint Royale' to 'Neil Claxton' on 29 April 2016, after a few 'goodbye' messages. Mint Royale Mint Royale were an electronic music duo, originating from Manchester, England. It was founded by Neil Claxton and Chris Baker in 1997. Baker left the band in 2004, but Claxton continued to produce music under the pseudonym ""Mint Royale"" until 2016. Mint Royale first specialised in remixes, and became known after the release of their mix of ""Tequila"" by Terrorvision. They were championed by British dance guru Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim,"