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New Music Seminar First Place MC: Award Presented to Chief Rocker Busy Bee
Recipient
Busy Bee
Manufacturer
New Music Seminar
Date1985
Mediummetal;wood
DimensionsOverall (HWD): 7 1/16 × 8 1/2 × 7 1/16 in. (17.939 × 21.59 × 17.939 cm)
Object number1999.64.1
Text EntriesKnown for his comedic rhymes, old school MC, Busy Bee/Chief Rocker Busy Bee/Busy Bee Starski (David Parker, b. 1962) gained a large following from MC rap battles in the Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. Busy Bee, who was known for his fashion sense, was a member of the Cassanova Gang who were admired for their dress style. When he became a famous local DJ, his fashion sense also added to his popularity. He was called “Busy Bee Starski” because he was known to switch from one rap group to the next and his peers said his rhyming style was like Love Bug Starski. Busy Bee worked with several of New York’s best Hip-Hop DJs, including Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Busy Bee’s legacy as an expert jive-rapper with humorous and crowd-motivating rhymes made an impact on the early years of Hip-Hop.
Silver bowl attached on top of a square wooden stand. Black plaque and gold wording reads “Winner of the New Music Seminar 1985, 1st Place Chief Rocker Busy Bee”
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