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Hip-Hop pioneer

The Chief Rocker Busy Bee and Urban Gold Music recently released The History

Of Hip Hop Volume One, the first release in a 10-CD compilation series featuring

vintage battles and performances from the late 1970′s and early 1980′s.The

new album features digitally remastered classic material that documents Busy Bee’s

storied career from the beginning of Hip-Hop, including never before released

audio.The CD’s also feature celebrated MC’s like The Cold Crush Brothers, The Jazzy Five, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Flash.With

a career that spans over thirty years, Busy Bee, born David Parker, began rapping

in 1977 and earned a reputation as one of New York’s top battle rappers.

Busy

Bee also won the New Music Seminar’s MC World Supremacy Belt in 1986. As

one of the main characters in the pioneering Hip-Hop movie Wild Style, Busy

Bee was thrust into the national spotlight, after his legendary battle against

Lil’ Rodney C of the Funky 4 + 1 and Double Trouble and a historic battle with

rapper Kool Moe Dee.Below

is the official track listing for The History Of Hip Hop Volume One. For

more information or to purchase the new CD, log onto http://www.myspace.com/chiefrockerbusybee.1.

Busy Bee vs Kool Moe Dee – Harlem World2.

Busy Bee at The Celebrity Club3.

Busy Bee Live – Queens College 19814.

Busy Bee & Jazzy Five 19805.

Busy Bee – Master Don T Connection6.

Busy Bee T-Ski Valley – Manhattan College7.

Busy Bee & The Force MC’s – 19828.

Busy Bee – The Audubon Ballroom 19799.

Busy Bee & The Zulu Nation – Bronx River 198010.

Busy Bee & Melle Mel – Bronx River Center 1980