Darren Robinson | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Darren_Robinson_rapper.jpg) Robinson on Venice Beach circa 1985 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 10, 1967 Manning, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1995 (aged 28) New York City U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1984–1995 |
Darren Robinson (June 10, 1967 – December 10, 1995), also known as Big Buff, Buff Love, Buffy, The Human Beat Box, The Ox That Rocks, and DJ Doctor Nice (among other aliases), was a rapper, beatboxer, and actor who was a member of the 1980s hip hop group The Fat Boys. He, along with Doug E. Fresh and others, were pioneers of beatboxing,[1] a form of vocal percussion used in many rap groups throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
- ^ Guzman, Rafer. "Hip hop's building blocks" Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, Baltimore Sun, 10 October 2004.