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Lovebug Starski

Real Name:
Kevin Smith
Profile:
With a career that began in the early '70s, Lovebug Starski has performed in nearly every hip-hop club throughout the New York area. Born in the Bronx, Starski began his career as a record boy in 1971. After years on the scene Starski became the house DJ at the famed club Disco Fever in 1978. Soon thereafter he began deejaying at Club Harlem World and the Renaissance. Branching out to vinyl, Starski recorded his first single, "Positive Life", on Tayster records. Soon after he recorded the soundtrack to the 1986 film Rappin' on Atlantic Records before recording his first lp, House Rock, on Epic. A five-year jail sentence curtailed Starski's activities throughout the late '80s, but in the '90s he began DJing again with old pal DJ Hollywood.
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Discography

Releases:
Positive Life (3 versions)   Tayster Records 1981
You've Gotta Believe (3 versions)   Fever Records 1983
Do The Right Thing (2 versions)   Fever Records 1984
House Rocker (5 versions)   Epic 1985
Rappin' (2 versions)   Atlantic 1985
Amityville (The House On The Hill) (Single) (3 versions)   Epic 1986
House Rocker (Album) (3 versions)   Epic 1986
Saturday Night (2 versions)   Epic 1986
Remixes:
Da Medicine / Da Remedy (Da Medicine Remix) (12", Promo) Da Remedy (Da Medicine... Select Records 1997
Co-production:
Da Medicine (3 versions)   Tape Kingz ... 1997
Appears On:
Play (Album) (3 versions) The Original Old School! Gee Street 1995
Love, Peace & Nappiness (4 versions) Games Universal Records 1997
The Flip Squad Allstar DJs (Album) (2 versions) How Ya Like Us Now MCA Records 1998
Mixery Raw Deluxe - Best Of (DVD-V + CD, Comp, Copy Prot.)   Polystar Records, Universal Marketing Group GmbH 2003
Funky Pledge (12")   Moonglow  
Who Run This (12") Who Run This Not On Label  
Tracks Appear On:
Rappin' (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP) Rappin', The Fight Rap Atlantic 1985
10 By 12 A Bad Album (LP) House Rocker Portrait 1986
At the Fever! (LP) Live at the Disco Feve... Fever Records 1986
Black Magic (2xLP, Comp) House Rocker CBS 1986
December 86 - Mixes 2 (LP, Comp) Amityville (The House ... DMC 1986
Now That's What I Call Music 7 (2xLP) Amityville (The House ... EMI Records, Virgin 1986
Now That's What I Call Music! 7 (2xCass, Comp) Amityville (The House ... EMI Records, Virgin 1986
Solid Soul (LP, Comp) Amityville The House O... Epic 1986
Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 13 (Comp) (2 versions) Amityville (The House ... Street Sounds 1986
The Chart '86 (Comp) (3 versions) Amityville Telstar 1986
The Very Best Of Entertainment From The Usa (Volume Two) (LP, Comp) Amityville (House On T... PriorityV Records Ltd 1986
Hip Hop Chartbusters Volume 1 (2xLP, Comp) Amityville (House On T... Blatant Records 1987
Energy 108 Presents This Is Old School (CD, Comp) You've Gotta Believe Quality Records / Quality Music & Video 1994
Kurtis Blow Presents The History Of Rap, Vol. 2: The Birth Of The Rap Record (CD) Starski Live At The Di... Rhino Entertainment Company 1997
Hip Hop Fever (CD, Comp) Starski Live At The Di... Warlock Records 2001
Scratch Vol 1 (2 versions) Positive Life (Instrum... Rawkus 2001
Electro Breakdance 2 (2xCD) Amityville Telstar TV 2002
Legends Of Hip Hop (2xCD) Love Letter Polystar Records 2002
Mixery Raw Deluxe - Best Of (DVD-V + CD, Comp, Copy Prot.)   Polystar Records, Universal Marketing Group GmbH 2003
The Definitive Electro & Hip Hop Collection (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Amityville Universal Music TV, Street Sounds 2004
Electro Sessions (2xCD, Comp, Sli) Amityville (The House ... Sessions 2005
Super Disco Friends (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Positive Life Headphone Heroes 2005
N.Y.C. Live Throw Down (DVD-A, Comp, MP3) Treacherous 3 First An... Madison Square Garage Recordings 2007
100 Hits 80s Dance (5xCD, Comp + Box) Amityville (The House ... Demon Music Group 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Shadow 1 (12", Mixed) You've Gotta Believe Megga Records 1983
Studio 5 Dance Party Mix (12", Mixed) You've Gotta Believe Hottrack Records 1983
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