Audio Two were the Brooklyn, New York hip hop duo of rapper Kirk "Milk Dee" Robinson and DJ Nat "Gizmo" Robinson, most famous for their first hit, the classic "Top Billin'". They are also the older brothers of female rap star MC Lyte. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... NY redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer on October 11, 1971 in Queens, New York) is a female rap artist. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg performing for the US Navy For information on rap music, see hip hop music. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Break out hit for Audio Two. ... MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer on October 11, 1971 in Queens, New York) is a female rap artist. ...

Their debut single "Make It Funky" was released in 1987, but it was the b-side "Top Billin'" that hit, making not only the group instant stars but a deep cultural impact on hip hop. The beat by Daddy-O of Stetsasonic and Milk Dee's lyrics would be sampled and referenced time and time again, even by the group themselves: both their full-length debut, 1988's What More Can I Say?, and it's 1990 follow-up I Don't Care: The Album, were titled after lines from the song. However the duo would never recapture their initial success. The singles for their second album, "I Get the Papes" and "On the Road Again", were only moderate hits. It was a time of rapid change in the hip hop market; gangsta rap was rising in popularity, and Audio Two, like so many other old school rap artists, found themselves unsuccessfully struggling to maintain recording contracts and a fanbase. In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Stetsasonic, appearing on the cover of their debut album, On Fire Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 (see 1981 in music) in Brooklyn, New York. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Old school hip hop is a term used to describe the very earliest hip hop music to come out of the block parties of New York City in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Audio Two did however pave the way for their younger sister MC Lyte, who would launch her career with the hit single "I Cram To Understand You", which went to #1 on the Billboard Rap chart in 1989. Lyte's 1998 album Seven & Seven would feature a remake of "Top Billin'" - with the original instrumental - this time a duet between her and her older brother. MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer on October 11, 1971 in Queens, New York) is a female rap artist. ... Hot Rap Tracks is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ...

In 1994, Milk released a solo EP entitled Never Dated on Rick Rubin's American Recordings label. While the album was notable for its single "Spam", a duet with the Beastie Boys' Adrock with drum programming by Mike D, aside from the devoted Beastie Boys fanbase the album generated little interest. Milk would eventually rediscover success by producing singer Eamon, who recorded the Spring 2004 hit "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)". Frederick Jay Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American record producer. ... American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... Look up spam, SPAM in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Beastie Boys are a musical group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... Adam Horovitz (a. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... The Beastie Boys as depicted on the cover of their 1992 album Check Your Head. ... Éamon, Eamon, Éamonn or Eamonn is an Irish male given name meaning wealthy guard. The English equivalent is Edmund or Edmond (Old English: Eadmund). ... Fuck It (Dont Want You Back) is a single released by American pop singer Eamon in 2004. ...

Discography

Singles

• "Make It Funky" / "Top Billin'" (1987)
• "Hickeys Around My Neck" (1988)
• "I Don't Care" (1988)
• "Many Styles" / "The Questions" (1988)
• "I Get the Papes" (1989)
• "On The Road Again" / "Interlude One" (1990)

Albums Break out hit for Audio Two. ...

• What More Can I Say? (1988)
• I Don't Care: The Album (1990)
• First Dead Indian (1992)

External Links

• Who Is Milk D at BeastieMania.com
• Milk D's Never Dated review at RapReviews.com