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Biography
BLP sources|date=May 2011Infobox musical artist |name = Positive K|image =|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Darryl Gibson|alias = Pos K|origin = The Bronx, New York |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |occupation = Rapper |years_active = 1986–present|label = First Priority Music / Atlantic Records Elektra Records Island Records|Island / PolyGram Records Creative Control/ PosK Records Mic Check Records|associated_acts = MC Lyte LG (producer)|LG Big Daddy Kane Brand Nubian Audio Two Darryl Gibson , better known by his stage name Positive K (sometimes stylized as +K ), is an United States|American rapping|emcee from the Bronx , New York City , New York , and is one of the original artists of the First Priority Music camp. He is best known for his hits "I'm Not Havin' It" (a duet with MC Lyte ) and his 1992 hit " I Got a Man ",cite news|url= http://www.pe.com/entertainment/stories/PE_Fea_Ent_D_music.nelly.1d80f3.html|title=Furtado adds to musical history|last=Coyle|first=Jake|date=June 22, 2006|work= Press-Enterprise |accessdate=26 May 2011 which borrows its male/female dialogue format from the aforementioned "I'm Not Havin' It".
Music career
Positive K started his career in 1986 , making his debut on a Hip-Hop showcase album Fast Money for a small, short-lived independent label called Star Maker. Aside from featuring a track by Hip-Hop legend Disco Dave, Fast Money also featured the debut recording of Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock|Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock . Later on, he was picked up by Nat Robinson's First Priority Music under the management of Professor X The Overseer (hip hop)|Lumumba Carson (the son of activist Sonny Carson ) before Carson would become better known as X-Clan founding member Professor X The Overseer (hip hop)|Professor X The Overseer .
Positive K scored a major hit with 1992 in music|1992 's " I Got a Man ." The song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1993 in music|1993 . Leading up to that, he made appearances in underground hip-hop|underground compilations including one called "I'm Not Havin' It," a duet with MC Lyte —that raised his profile. A guest spot on Brand Nubian ’s One for All and another on Grand Puba 's Reel to Reel , along with a self-released, Big Daddy Kane -produced single, "Nightshift", set the stage for The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills , his full-length debut, released on Island Records . The album balanced themes of Nation of Gods and Earths with gangsta rap|gangsta -isms and more pop music|pop -based moments. Meanwhile, he kept his Creative Control label in operation, signing and cultivating new talent. He was featured on WYBE 's Old School Show , where he was awarded the #3 slot on the list of early hip-hop pioneers.
In 1993, Positive K appeared with Beavis and Butt-head on The Beavis and Butt-head Experience in a remix of "Come to Butt-head." The song is hidden at the end of the album on the same CD track as " I Got You Babe ," which Beavis & Butt-head performed with Cher . The same year, Positive K briefly appeared in the Robert De Niro film A Bronx Tale as one of the angry protesters.
In 2006, Positive K appeared on Nas ' " Hip Hop Is Dead|Where Are They Now " '90s remix.
Discography
The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills
Released: November 3, 1992
Chart Positions: #168 US, #50 Top R& B/Hip-Hop
Last RIAA certification : Gold
Singles: " I Got a Man ", "Nightshift", "Ain't No Crime", "Carhoppers"
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