Lovebug Starski

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Lovebug Starski
Birth name	Kevin Smith
Born	(1960-05-16) May 16, 1960 The Bronx, New York City
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, DJ, record producer

Lovebug Starski (born Kevin Smith, May 16, 1960, The Bronx, New York City) is an American MC, musician, and record producer. He began his career as a record boy in 1971 as hip-hop first appeared in the Bronx, and he eventually became a DJ at the Disco Fever club in 1978. He is one of two people who may have come up with the term "hip-hop".

Starski recorded his first single, "Positive Life," on the Tayster record label in 1981. Later, he recorded a song for the soundtrack of the 1986 film Rappin', which was released on Atlantic Records, before recording his first album, House Rocker, on Epic/CBS Records. This featured his most successful chart single, "Amityville (The House on the Hill)," a parody song named in reference to the film The Amityville Horror (itself based on alleged supernatural activities surrounding the DeFeo murder case) was a #12 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1986.

Lovebug Starski and World Famous Brucie B also worked together at the Rooftop Roller rink in Harlem during the 1980s. In the 1990s, Starski began DJing again with his friend DJ Hollywood.

Discography

Albums

• House Rocker (1986)

Singles

• "Gangster Rock" (1979) (as Little Starsky)
• "Dancin' Party People" (1981) (as Little Starsky)
• "Positive Life" (1981) (with Harlem World Crew)
• "Live At The Fever" (1983) (On Fever Records)
• "Live At The Fever Pt.2" (1983) (On Fever Records)
• "You've Gotta Believe" (On Fever Records Also) (1983)
• "Do The Right Thing" (1984)
• "House Rocker" (1985)
• "Rappin'" (1985)
• "Amityville (The House on the Hill)" (1986)
• "Saturday Night" (1986)

External links

• Discogs.com