(Hip-hop) THE FAT BOYS [ca. early-1980s] Publicity photo

Np, [ca. early-1980s]. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photo. Their name is inscribed in black magic marker in blank bottom margin. Photographer stamp of Fred W. McDarrah on verso, near fine.

The Fat Boys were an American hip-hop trio from Brooklyn, New York, who emerged in the early 1980s. The trio is widely known for using beatboxing in their songs. The Fat Boys were one of the first rap groups to release full-length albums, along with Run-DMC, Whodini and Kurtis Blow. Beloved for their comedic, self-deprecating rhymes, the group released seven studio albums, four of which went Gold by RIAA.

Fred W. McDarrah was a longtime staff photographer for The Village Voice. (Wikipedia)