Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr. (born June 22, 1962), better known by the stage name Schoolly D (sometimes spelled Schooly D), is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
Schoolly D teamed up with DJ Code Money in the mid-1980s. His lyrics reflected urban realism, violence, and sexual bravado.[2] He was interviewed in the 1986 documentary Big Fun in the Big Town.[3] He later embraced an Afrocentric style, bringing Afrocentric culture to hip hop along with KRS-One.[4]
Composer Joe Delia tapped Schoolly to co-write and record "The Player" for Ferrara's film The Blackout, which Delia scored.[2] Schoolly also wrote the score to Ferrara's 'R Xmas. In 2006, Schoolly D co-wrote the indie film soundtrack of the historical science fiction thriller Order of the Quest with Chuck Treece. The project series is produced by Benjamin Barnett, and Jay D Clark of Media Bureau. His last album, Funk 'N Pussy, on Jeff "Met" Thies' Chord Recordings features guest appearances by Public Enemy's Chuck D, Chuck Chillout, Lady B and a drum and bass remix of the classic Schoolly D track "Mr. Big Dick" (remixed by UK trip hop crew The Sneaker Pimps).
In November 2006 Schoolly D and Cartoon Network were sued over the Aqua Teen Hunger Force theme music. A drummer by the name of Terence Yerves claimed he had also written the theme music alongside Schoolly D in 1999 while working at the Meat Locker Studio. Yerves was aware the song would be used for a television series but did not approve of it being used for Aqua Teen Hunger Force, however, did not file the copyright to the Library of Congress until May 2006, after the series' fourth season had already started airing. In the lawsuit Yerves demanded he receive $150,000 for every time the series was aired after the lawsuit was filed, he also demanded that all existing copies of the series' DVDs be impounded and for Aqua Teen Hunger Force to cease broadcast.[6]
On December 30, 2022 he released his newest album, Cause Schoolly D Is Crazy.[citation needed]
Legacy
Rapper Ice-T, who is often given credit for the creation of gangsta rap, discussed Schoolly D's influence on him in his autobiography:[7]
The first record that came out along those lines was Schoolly D's "P.S.K." Then the syncopation of that rap was used by me when I made "6 in the Mornin'." The vocal delivery was the same: "...P.S.K. is makin' that green," "...six in the morning, police at my door." When I heard that record I was like, "Oh shit!" and call it a bite or what you will but I dug that record. My record didn't sound like "P.S.K.," but I liked the way he was flowing with it. "P.S.K." was talking about Park Side Killers but it was very vague. That was the only difference, when Schoolly did it, it was "...one by one, I'm knockin' em out." All he did was represent a gang on his record. I took that and wrote a record about guns, beating people down, and all that with "6 in the Mornin'."[8]
^Basham, David (February 14, 2000). . MTV.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
^ abTobias, Scott (November 27, 2002). . The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
^Ryan, Kyle (November 10, 2006). "Aqua Teen Hunger Force sued over theme song". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
^Marrow, Tracy; Century, Douglas (2011). Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption—from South Central to Hollywood. Random House. ISBN978-0-345-52328-0.
^Davey D. "Ice T Speaks". Davey D's Ultimate Interview Directory. Davey D with eLine Productions. Retrieved April 2, 2007. Here's the exact chronological order of what really went down: The first record that came out along those lines was Schooly D's 'P.S.K.' …
Further reading
Baker, Soren (2018). The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form. Abrams Books. ISBN978-1-4197-2915-7.
Article about his graphic career as an album cover designer
May 04, 2023
schoolly, jesse, bonds, weaver, born, june, 1962, better, known, stage, name, sometimes, spelled, schooly, american, rapper, from, philadelphia, pennsylvania, house, blues, 2012background, informationbirth, namejesse, bonds, weaver, born, 1962, june, 1962, phi. Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr born June 22 1962 better known by the stage name Schoolly D sometimes spelled Schooly D is an American rapper from Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1 Schoolly DSchoolly D at the House of Blues in 2012Background informationBirth nameJesse Bonds Weaver Jr Born 1962 06 22 June 22 1962 age 60 Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S GenresHip hopgangsta raphardcore hip hopOccupation s Rapper musician composer DJ voice over artist actorInstrument s Vocals Roland TR 909Years active1984 presentLabelsJive BMG RecordsCapitol EMI RecordsRuffhouse Columbia SME Records Contents 1 Career 2 Legacy 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Compilations 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksCareer EditSchoolly D teamed up with DJ Code Money in the mid 1980s His lyrics reflected urban realism violence and sexual bravado 2 He was interviewed in the 1986 documentary Big Fun in the Big Town 3 He later embraced an Afrocentric style bringing Afrocentric culture to hip hop along with KRS One 4 Schoolly D contributed songs and music to many Abel Ferrara films including P S K and Saturday Night from Saturday Night The Album as well as King of New York to Ferrara s film of the same name and the title track from Am I Black Enough For You that was played during the climactic shoot out in that film the title track from How a Black Man Feels and Signifying Rapper from Smoke Some Kill which was used in Ferrara s film Bad Lieutenant 5 Because Led Zeppelin successfully sued due to an uncleared interpolation of their song Kashmir in Signifying Rapper the song was omitted from the soundtrack of the film and from subsequent releases of the film 5 Composer Joe Delia tapped Schoolly to co write and record The Player for Ferrara s film The Blackout which Delia scored 2 Schoolly also wrote the score to Ferrara s R Xmas In 2006 Schoolly D co wrote the indie film soundtrack of the historical science fiction thriller Order of the Quest with Chuck Treece The project series is produced by Benjamin Barnett and Jay D Clark of Media Bureau His last album Funk N Pussy on Jeff Met Thies Chord Recordings features guest appearances by Public Enemy s Chuck D Chuck Chillout Lady B and a drum and bass remix of the classic Schoolly D track Mr Big Dick remixed by UK trip hop crew The Sneaker Pimps Schoolly also performed the music and occasional narration for the cult animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force on the Cartoon Network s Adult Swim programming block He was a guest on a first season episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast He also created the song Sharkian Nights for the Adult Swim series 12 oz Mouse The character Jesse B Weaver from The Rudy and Gogo World Famous Cartoon Show was also named after him In November 2006 Schoolly D and Cartoon Network were sued over the Aqua Teen Hunger Force theme music A drummer by the name of Terence Yerves claimed he had also written the theme music alongside Schoolly D in 1999 while working at the Meat Locker Studio Yerves was aware the song would be used for a television series but did not approve of it being used for Aqua Teen Hunger Force however did not file the copyright to the Library of Congress until May 2006 after the series fourth season had already started airing In the lawsuit Yerves demanded he receive 150 000 for every time the series was aired after the lawsuit was filed he also demanded that all existing copies of the series DVDs be impounded and for Aqua Teen Hunger Force to cease broadcast 6 On December 30 2022 he released his newest album Cause Schoolly D Is Crazy citation needed Legacy EditRapper Ice T who is often given credit for the creation of gangsta rap discussed Schoolly D s influence on him in his autobiography 7 The first record that came out along those lines was Schoolly D s P S K Then the syncopation of that rap was used by me when I made 6 in the Mornin The vocal delivery was the same P S K is makin that green six in the morning police at my door When I heard that record I was like Oh shit and call it a bite or what you will but I dug that record My record didn t sound like P S K but I liked the way he was flowing with it P S K was talking about Park Side Killers but it was very vague That was the only difference when Schoolly did it it was one by one I m knockin em out All he did was represent a gang on his record I took that and wrote a record about guns beating people down and all that with 6 in the Mornin 8 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Schoolly D P S K What Does It Mean 1985 source source 25 second sample from Schoolly D s first album Problems playing this file See media help 1985 Schoolly D 1986 Saturday Night The Album 1988 Smoke Some Kill 1989 Am I Black Enough for You 1991 How a Black Man Feels 1994 Welcome to America 2 1995 Reservoir Dog 2000 Funk N Pussy 2010 International Supersport 2019 The Real Hardcore 2022 Cause Schoolly D Is CrazyCompilations Edit 1987 The Adventures of Schoolly D 1995 The Jive Collection Vol 3 1996 A Gangster s Story 1984 1996 2000 Best on Wax 5 Years of Schoolly D 2003 The Best of Schoolly DReferences Edit All Movie Guide Schoolly D Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times 2012 Archived from the original on November 4 2012 a b c Colin Larkin ed 1998 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music First ed Virgin Books p 301 ISBN 0 7535 0252 6 Big Fun in the Big Town 1986 at IMDb Basham David February 14 2000 KRS One Schoolly D Guru Tapped For Once in the Life MTV com Archived from the original on October 11 2008 Retrieved September 9 2010 a b Tobias Scott November 27 2002 Interview with Abel Ferrara The A V Club Archived from the original on February 11 2009 Retrieved April 13 2016 Ryan Kyle November 10 2006 Aqua Teen Hunger Force sued over theme song The A V Club Retrieved July 29 2013 Marrow Tracy Century Douglas 2011 Ice A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption from South Central to Hollywood Random House ISBN 978 0 345 52328 0 Davey D Ice T Speaks Davey D s Ultimate Interview Directory Davey D with eLine Productions Retrieved April 2 2007 Here s the exact chronological order of what really went down The first record that came out along those lines was Schooly D s P S K Further reading EditBaker Soren 2018 The History of Gangster Rap From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar the Rise of a Great American Art Form Abrams Books ISBN 978 1 4197 2915 7 External links EditSchoolly D at IMDb Schoolly D at AllMusic Schoolly D discography at Discogs Schoolly D s ArtistDirect entry Global Darkness interviews Article about his graphic career as an album cover designer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schoolly D amp oldid 1147116873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
