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Showbiz & A.G.

Real Name:
Rodney LeMay & Andre Barnes
Profile:
Rodney LeMay aka Showbiz and Andre Barnes aka AG are an American hip hop duo from The Bronx, New York City, New York. Showbiz (shortened his artist name to Show at a later point in time) is a producer and AG (short for André the Giant) is a rapper. They have been active since 1990, releasing their first output (Soul Clap EP) in 1991. Both artists are members of the D.I.T.C. (Diggin' In The Crates) crew.
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Discography

Releases:
Soul Clap (EP, Single) (11 versions)   Showbiz Records ... 1991
Fat Pockets (Single) (3 versions)   Payday ... 1992
Runaway Slave (Album) (12 versions)   Payday ... 1992
Runaway Slave EP (12", EP, Promo)   Payday 1992
Bounce Ta This (Single) (4 versions)   PolyGram K.K. ... 1993
Goodfellas (Album) (5 versions)   Payday ... 1995
Got The Flava / You Know Now (12", Promo)   Payday, FFRR 1995
Next Level (Single) (4 versions)   Payday ... 1995
U Know Now (12", Promo)   Payday 1995
Full Scale EP (EP, Album) (2 versions)   D.I.T.C. Records 1998
Live At The Tramps New York "In The Memory Of Big L" (Album) (4 versions)   P-Vine Records ... 1999
Hot Spot / Oops (12")   Not On Label 2003
Show & Prove (12", EP)   D.I.T.C. Records 2004
Live Hard (Album) (4 versions)   D.I.T.C. Records ... 2007
Broken Chains: Soul Clap & Runaway Slave Unreleased, 1990-1992 (2xLP, Ltd)   Freestyle Records (3) 2008
Production:
Payday - Representin' The Streets (Comp) (2 versions) Got The Flava Payday ... 1996
D.I.T.C. Classics (12") You Know Now (Buckwild... Underground Classics (2) 2000
DJ-Kicks (CD) Represent Studio !K7 2006
Instrumental Album - Worldwide (2xLP) Spit Tommy Boy Music  
Appears On:
Non-Fiction (Album) (4 versions) E.F.F.E.C.T. Mercury 1994
Theme + Echo = Krill (CD, Album) Who's It On Part 1 Mercury 1994
Theme + Echo = Krill (2xVinyl, Promo) Who's It On Part 1 Mercury 1994
The Buckwild EP (12", Promo, W/Lbl) You Know Now (Remix) Soul Fortified 1995
DJ-Kicks (CD) Represent Studio !K7 2006
Love Is Love (CDr, Comp) Bounce Ta This, E.F.F.... Not On Label 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Clubfffloor's Most Wanted (2 versions) Bounce Ta This (Bounce... PolyGram Group Canada Inc. ... 1993
Hard To Obtain Rap Classics Vol.2 (LP) Catchin' Wreck, Who's ... Vibe Records 1994
Payday - Phat (LP) Under Pressure Payday 1994
Mixtape N°13 (Cass) Got The Flava Double H Production 1995
Hip Hop Summer Jam 96 (2ème Edition) (Cass, Ltd) U Know How (Rmx) Double H Production, DJ Crew 1996
Major Flavas: Rap Classics (Cass, Comp) Party Groove Rebound Records (2) 1996
Mixtape N°10 (Cass) Add On Hypnotyk Dee Jayz 1996
Pass The Mic - The Posse Album (2 versions) Bounce To This Priority Records 1996
Payday - Representin' The Streets (Comp) (3 versions) Next Level (Remix), Go... Payday ... 1996
King Of The Beats (Comp) (2 versions) Party Groove (Instrume... Team Records (2) 1997
Mixtape Party Jam (Cass) Soul Clap Double H Production 1997
The Premier Collection (Cass, Mixed) Next Level Tape Kingz 1997
#57 - Wreckin' Shit (Cass, Mixed, RM) Full Scale (Great Mind... Dope On Tape 1998
Lookin' 4 Da Switch... / Da Bass-Ment Pt. 6 (Cass, Mixed) Q&A Not On Label (TLM Self-released) 1998
The Sess Spot (Cass, Mixed, Ltd) Q & A Tha Prophecy Tapez 1998
The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 2 (2xCD) Spit Blackberry Records 1998
Diggin' In The Crates (Cass, Promo) Soul Clap, Next Level ... Tommy Boy Music 1999
Hip Hop Don't Stop (The Greatest) (2xCD) Party Groove Virgin 1999
One Lethal Farmaka Junkie Out Of Klocktown (Cass, Comp, Mix) Spit Not On Label 1999
The Real Hip-Hop - Best Of D&D Studios Vol.1 (CD, Album) Next Level D&D Records 1999
5th Period Detention (CD, Mixed) Party Groove [Instrume... Not On Label 2000
Crossfaderz: A Turntablists Throwdown!! (CD, Mixed) Drop It Heavy Moonshine Music 2000
D.I.T.C. Classics (12") You Know Now (Buckwild... Underground Classics (2) 2000
The Official Version (2xLP) Drop It Heavy (Remix) D.I.T.C. Records 2000
Original (CD, Comp, Mixed) Next Level Not On Label 2001
Sex Machine Today (CD) Soul Clap Beat Junkie Sound 2001
The Cornerstone Player 026 (3xCD-ROM, Promo) Party Groove Cornerstone Promotion 2001
Badmeaningood Vol. 4 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Represent Ultimate Dilemma 2003
Badmeaningood Vol. 4 (2xLP) Represent Ultimate Dilemma 2003
New School Classics: Further Education In Hip Hop (2xCD, Mixed) The Next Level Ultimate Hip Hop Collections 2003
FabricLive. 14 (Comp) (2 versions) Party Groove Fabric (London) 2004
Keep It Solid Steel (Comp) (4 versions) Bounce Ta This Ninja Tune ... 2004
Bumps (CD) A Giant In The Mental We Nod Records 2005
The Document III (2 versions) Fat Pockets (Alternate... Discotheque (2) 2005
Armory Hip Hop Shop Presents The Vinyl Option Part 4 (CD) Never Less Than Ill Not On Label 2006
Crime Rhymes (Cass, Mixed, Ltd) Time For... (Original ... Not On Label 2006
DJ-Kicks (2 versions) Represent Studio !K7 2006
Respect The Architect - Buckwild (2xLP) You Know Now (Buckwild... Golden Years 2006
Anatomy Of A Rap Crime (CD, Mixed) Fat Pockets (Remix) DaBee's Product 2007
Breaks 'Em Down² - DJ Premier (CD, Promo, Mixed) Next Level (Premier's ... www.hiphopvinyl.de 2007
Diggin' In The Crates (Rare Studio Masters 1993-1997) (2xCD, Comp) You Know Now (Remix) Ground Floor Recordings 2007
Rare & Unreleased (CD, Comp) You Know Now (Buckwild... D.I.T.C. Records 2007
Tha Passion Of Tha Giant (CDr, Mixed) Hot Spot, Fat Pockets,... Not On Label 2007
Quick FIx (CD, Mixed) Fat Pockets Sleeping Giant Music 2008
The Movement (CD, Album) Experience D.I.T.C. Records 2008
Rare & Unreleased Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Oops, Themes, Schemes ... D.I.T.C. Records 2009
DJ Premier's Greatest Hits (2xLP, Promo) Giant In The Mental, N... Not On Label  
Esoteric Presents: Rap Posse All Stars Classics (CDr, Mixed, Promo, Comp) Represent Not On Label  
Impossible To Obtain Hiphop (The 3rd Episode) (LP, W/Lbl, Promo) Stand Strong (Not On A... Not On Label  
Impossible To Obtain Hiphop (The 4th Chapter) (LP, W/Lbl, Promo) Under Pressure Not On Label  
Leaders Of The Old School: True Classic Scholars (CD, Mixed) Party Groove, Soul Clap Not On Label  
Mixed Dosage (CDr, Album, Mixed) Next Level Not On Label  
Remixology (3x12") Soul Clap (Pure Sol Du... Gem Records  
Reruns Volume 9 (12") Soul Clap Promowax  
Unkut Classics Volume 1 (LP) More Than One Way Out ... Not On Label  
Untitled (12") Got The Flava (LP Vers... DETT  
Untitled (12") Party Groove Phat Mix Records  
Untouchable Hip Hop (2xVinyl, Album) Soul Clap Vinyl Ressurection  
Untouchable Hip Hop Volume 2 (2x12") Fat Pockets Vinyl Resurrection  
Unofficial Releases:
Runaway Slave (Instrumentals) (2 versions)   Not On Label ... 1992
Strictly Hip Hop Vol. 2 (12", Promo) You Want It Not On Label 1998
Still Diggin' Compilation (Cass, Ltd) You Know Now (Buckwild... Domstr. Productions 1999
Similak Child (Remix) (12") Bounce Ta This Archives Inc. 2002
Fuck $$ (CDr, Mixed) A Different World Not On Label 2006
Live Hard (12", EP)   D.I.T.C. Records 2007
Unreleased Gems (3 versions)   Not On Label 2008
Rarities Vol.1 (Comp) (2 versions) You Know Now (Remix) D.I.T.C. Records (2) ... 2009
Get Off That Bullshit / No Gimmicks / You Know Now (Remix) (12", Promo) You Know Now (Remix), ... Not On Label  
Goodfellas (Instrumentals) (LP)   Not On Label  
Old-School Party Jams: Vol. 8 (12") Soul Clap Old School Party Jams  
Rare & Unreleased Joints Vol. 3 (2xLP, Comp) Next Level (Premier's ... DJ Premier (White)  
Under Pressure EP (12")   Not On Label  
Unreleased Hip Hop Volume 2 - South Bronx Versus The Rest (12") Catching Wreck, Silenc... Not On Label  
Untitled (12") Time For..., Gotta Get... Not On Label  
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