King Tim III
Biography
"King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is a 1979 hip hop song by the Fatback Band from the disco album Fatback XII. Engineered by Delano “Rock” McLaurin and released on March 25, 1979, this song is often cited as the beginning of recorded hip hop music. The title refers to vocalist Tim Washington. A few months later, "Rapper's Delight" came out, which is widely regarded as the first commercially released hip hop song. The song was originally the B-side of the 7-inch single, with the A-side "You're My Candy Sweet" a mid-tempo disco song. However the song stalled at #67 after 4-weeks on the R&B chart and was replaced the following week with "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" on the chart. It peaked at #26 on the R&B chart and stayed on for 11 weeks.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
17 releases · 8 albums · active 1980–2005
- Performance · 17
- Other credits · 3
Studios: Right Track Recording · Monkey Hill Studios · Power Station · Atlantic Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Fatback