So good that he hopped on stage at a Snoop Dogg concert in his native Columbus and started rapping to an audience of thousands of rabid hip-hop fans. His passion for hip-hop began growing at the age of three, and by the time he was six years old he had began rapping, at first for his friends and for himself, but very soon after he started, people around him realized that he was seriously good at it for his age.

Here they are, right in the midst of that surge in popularity, recorded for the In Concert BBC Radio series in 1982.ġ982 was a busy year for all kinds of music.When it comes to prodigies, very few in history can hold a candle to the man born Shad Gregory Moss, who is 27 years old at the time of writing, and is already an astonishing 21 year veteran in the world of hip-hop and pop. But their massive worldwide hit was a 1982 remake of the 1960s classic I Want Candy which became a staple on the fledgling MTV, making them household names overnight. Bow Wow Wow became an international hit when their single Go Wild In The Country made it to the top 10 in the UK. The combination proved to be commercially successful. The band was fronted by then-14 year old Annabella Lwin whose distinctive vocals blended well with their heavy emphasis on surf instrumentals and tribal beats.

Running across this concert via Malcolm McClaren‘s creation Bow Wow Wow in concert from 1982, I was reminded that the 80s were pretty much anything-goes as far as musical styles went.īow Wow Wow were put together by McClaren to promote his and Vivienne Westwood’s New Romantic fashion line.

Since our Thompson Twins post was so popular last night, I thought maybe a few more side-trips to the early 80s this week might be fun. or click on the link here for Audio Player – Bow Wow Wow – in Concert – – BBC Radio 1 Bow Wow Wow – the 80s were endless to a degree.

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