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Prince Markie Dee, Founding Member of Rap Trio Fat Boys, Dies at 52

Sovereign Markie Dee, who as an individual from the threesome Fat Boys delivered some of hip-bounce's most industrially fruitful collections of the 1980s and aided speed the class' retention into mainstream society, kicked the bucket on Thursday in Miami. He was 52. 

His passing was affirmed by Rock the Bells, a SiriusXM station where he had been a host. No reason was given. 

During the 1980s, Fat Boys were among hip-jump's most popular gatherings; their 1987 collection "Crushin'" went platinum and highlighted a joint effort with the Beach Boys, "Crash," that was their greatest hit, arriving at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. That year, the gathering featured in a full-length satire, "Disorderlies." 

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Hip-bounce was simply starting to get acknowledged into the standard of American mainstream society, and the gathering's carefree rhymes, open dance schedules and winning comedic approach made them successful envoys on hits including "Prison Rap," "Stick Them" and "Would you be able to Feel It." Some of their melodies were about food and played on their picture as innocuous heavyweights. 

Sovereign Markie Dee was conceived Mark Anthony Morales on Feb. 19, 1968. He framed the Disco 3 in the mid 1980s alongside Darren (the Human Beat Box) Robinson and Damon (Kool Rock Ski) Wimbley, companions from the East New York part of Brooklyn. They won a 1983 ability show at Radio City Music Hall, and were endorsed to an administration contract by the show's advertiser, who recommended they change their name to Fat Boys. 

Their size turned into their contrivance, their calling card and their quickening agent. Their chief once coordinated a special challenge where fans could figure the gathering's aggregate weight. 

The gathering delivered seven full length collections; notwithstanding their platinum "Crushin'," three went gold. In 1984, Fat Boys showed up on the Fresh Fest visit, the principal hip-bounce field visit. After four years, the gathering recorded another variant of "The Twist" with Chubby Checker. The triplet likewise showed up in the movies "Krush Groove" and "Knights of the City" prior to separating in the mid 1990s. Mr. Robinson kicked the bucket in 1995 at age 28 after he tumbled off a seat while rapping for companions and blacked out.