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The Big Beat (Vocal Mix) / The Big Beat (Instrumental Mix)
Performing artist
Spoonie Gee
Record company
Tuff City
Date1983
Mediumpolyvinyl chloride; paper (fiber product); ink
DimensionsOverall (HW): 12 5/16 × 12 1/16 in. (31.274 × 30.639 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Overall (Diameter): 11 7/8 in. (30.163 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number2001.279.30.A,.B
Text Entries“The Big Beat (Vocal Mix) / The Big Beat (Instrumental Mix)” is a single released in 1983 by Spoonie Gee. Released under Tuff City, this single was produced by David Reeves.
Spoonie Gee (Gabriel Jackson, b. 1963), is a MC emerging in the late 1970s and is one of the artists that has been credited with originating the term “Hip-Hop” and the phrase “yes, yes, yall..”. Spoonie Gee received the nickname 'Spoonie' as a child because a spoon was the only utensil that he used to eat with. Spoonie Gee was a founding member of the Treacherous Three, along with L.A. Sunshine and Kool Moe Dee. Spoonie Gee has been labeled as "the original gangsta rapper”. His solo started in 1987 with his debut album The Godfather of Rap, produced by Marley Marl and Teddy Riley, and released on Tuff City label.
Vinyl has track listing, artist and record details in black ink.
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