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Biography

Handsome Boy Modeling School was a collaborative project between renowned Hip hop music|hip hop Record producer|producers Dan the Automator ( Gorillaz , Dr. Octagon , Deltron 3030 ) and Paul Huston|Prince Paul ( Stetsasonic , De La Soul , Gravediggaz , A Prince Among Thieves ). The collaboration lasted between 1999 and 2006 and resulted in two albums, featuring a vast cast of guest rappers, singers, comedians and DJs.

History

Handsome Boy Modeling School was a conceptual hip hop duo that parodied and acted as a commentary on vanity|vain , consumerism|consumerist , economic materialism|materialistic , and selfishness|self-absorbed members of upper class|upper class society , such as supermodels and people from old money . The pair often satirized upper class snobbery and perceived beauty.

In 1999, they released the concept album '' So... How's Your Girl? , which was loosely based on an episode of the Chris Elliott Situation comedy|sitcom Get a Life (TV series)|Get a Life '' entitled "The Prettiest Week of My Life." The episode also contains the origin of the name Handsome Boy Modeling School, where Chris Elliott's character enrolls to become a male model . In the album, Dan and Paul assume the characters of Nathaniel Merriweather and Chest Rockwell, respectively. The Rockwell name in reference to a pseudonym used by a porn star in 1997 film Boogie Nights ; The Merriweather name is likely an homage to the character "Nathanial Mayweather" also played by Chris Elliott in the 1994 cult comedy Cabin Boy . A number of guest musicians appear, including Róisín Murphy (one half of the duo Moloko at the time of the album's release), Del tha Funkee Homosapien , J-Live , Sean Lennon , Miho Hatori (of Cibo Matto ), Mike D (of the Beastie Boys ) and Don Novello (as comic character Father Guido Sarducci ).

Their 1999 single "The Projects" in collaboration with Trugoy , De La Soul and Del tha Funkee Homosapien was featured in the 2001 film Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven .

Their second album, White People was released in November 2004. Some collaborators from the first album returned, and new collaborators included RZA , Cat Power , Casual, Alex Kapranos , Chester Bennington , Mike Shinoda , Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson , Cedric Bixler-Zavala , Mike Patton , El-P , Pharrell , John Oates , Chino Moreno , Lord Finesse , Black Sheep (hip hop group)|Black Sheep , and comedy actor Tim Meadows .

In 2006, Prince Paul announced his retirement from Handsome Boy Modeling School due to business conflicts with Dan the Automator .

Discography

Singles

1999 "Magnetizing"

1999 "Rock 'n' Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)"

1999 "The Projects (PJays)"

2000 "Sunshine"

2004 "The World's Gone Mad" (feat. Alex Kapranos , Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Barrington Levy )

Albums

'' So... How's Your Girl? (1999)

White People (2004)

Remixes

1999 Beastie Boys - " The Negotiation Limerick File "

2001 Alec Empire and El-P - Shards of Pol-Pottery Album

2004 Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson - "Breakdown" (On "White People" Album)

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