Schoolly D
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Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr. (born June 22, 1962), better known by the stage name Schoolly D (sometimes spelled Schooly D), is an American
Career
Schoolly D teamed up with DJ Code Money in the mid-1980s. His lyrics reflected urban realism, violence, and sexual bravado.[2] He was interviewed in the 1986 documentary Big Fun in the Big Town.[3] He later embraced an Afrocentric style, bringing Afrocentric culture to hip hop along with KRS-One.[4]
Schoolly D contributed songs and music to many
Composer Joe Delia tapped Schoolly to co-write and record "The Player" for Ferrara's film The Blackout, which Delia scored.
Schoolly also performed the music and occasional narration for the
In November 2006 Schoolly D and Cartoon Network were sued over the Aqua Teen Hunger Force theme music. A drummer by the name of Terence Yerves claimed he had also written the theme music alongside Schoolly D in 1999 while working at the Meat Locker Studio. Yerves was aware the song would be used for a television series but did not approve of it being used for Aqua Teen Hunger Force, however, did not file the copyright to the Library of Congress until May 2006, after the series' fourth season had already started airing. In the lawsuit Yerves demanded he receive $150,000 for every time the series was aired after the lawsuit was filed, he also demanded that all existing copies of the series' DVDs be impounded and for Aqua Teen Hunger Force to cease broadcast.[6]
On December 30, 2022 he released his newest album, Cause Schoolly D Is Crazy.[citation needed]
Legacy
Rapper Ice-T, who is often given credit for the creation of gangsta rap, discussed Schoolly D's influence on him in his autobiography:[7]
The first record that came out along those lines was Schoolly D's "P.S.K." Then the syncopation of that rap was used by me when I made "6 in the Mornin'." The vocal delivery was the same: "...P.S.K. is makin' that green," "...six in the morning, police at my door." When I heard that record I was like, "Oh shit!" and call it a bite or what you will but I dug that record. My record didn't sound like "P.S.K.," but I liked the way he was flowing with it. "P.S.K." was talking about Park Side Killers but it was very vague. That was the only difference, when Schoolly did it, it was "...one by one, I'm knockin' em out." All he did was represent a gang on his record. I took that and wrote a record about guns, beating people down, and all that with "6 in the Mornin'."[8]
Discography
Studio albums
- 1985: Schoolly D
- 1986: Saturday Night! – The Album
- 1988: Smoke Some Kill
- 1989: Am I Black Enough for You?
- 1991: How a Black Man Feels
- 1994: Welcome to America[2]
- 1995: Reservoir Dog
- 2000: Funk 'N Pussy
- 2008: Schoolly D's Out Cold
- 2010: International Supersport
- 2019: The Real Hardcore
- 2022: Cause Schoolly D Is Crazy
Compilations
- 1987: The Adventures of Schoolly D
- 1995: The Jive Collection, Vol. 3
- 1996: A Gangster's Story: 1984–1996
- 2000: Best on Wax (5 Years of Schoolly D)
- 2003: The Best of Schoolly D
References
- ^ "All Movie Guide: Schoolly D". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- IMDb
- ^ Basham, David (February 14, 2000). "KRS-One, Schoolly D, Guru Tapped For "Once in the Life"". MTV.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Tobias, Scott (November 27, 2002). "Interview with Abel Ferrara". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Kyle (November 10, 2006). "Aqua Teen Hunger Force sued over theme song". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-345-52328-0.
- ^ Davey D. "Ice T Speaks". Davey D's Ultimate Interview Directory. Davey D with eLine Productions. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
Here's the exact chronological order of what really went down: The first record that came out along those lines was Schooly D's 'P.S.K.' …
Further reading
- ISBN 978-1-4197-2915-7.
External links
- Schoolly D at IMDb
- Schoolly D at AllMusic
- Schoolly D discography at Discogs
- Schoolly D's ArtistDirect entry
- Global Darkness interviews
- Article about his graphic career as an album cover designer