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History

Handsome Boy Modeling School is a conceptual hip-hop duo that parodied and acted as a commentary on vain, crass, materialistic, and self-absorbed members of upper class society, such as supermodels and people from old money. The pair often satirized upper class snobbery and perceived beauty. For other meanings of vanity, see vanity (disambiguation). ... Consumerist redirects here. ... Materialism refers to how a person or group chooses to spend their resources, particularly money and time. ... Selfishness is, at base, the concept and/or practice of concern with ones own interests in some sort of priority to the interests of others; it is often used to refer to a self-interest that comes in a particular form, or above a certain level. ... Upper class refers to the group of people at the top of a social hierarchy. ... A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model in an elite group with a worldwide reputation. ... Old money refers in the United Kingdom to the pre-decimal currency of pounds, shillings (or bob) and pence. ... A snob, guilty of snobbery or snobbism, is a person who imitates the manners, adopts the world-view and apes the lifestyle of a social class of people to which that person does not by right belong. ...

In 1999, they released the concept album So... How's Your Girl?, which was loosely based on an episode of the Chris Elliott sitcom 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 Chester Rockwell, respectively. A number of guest musicians appear, including 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). This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... So. ... Chris Elliott (born May 31, 1960 in New York City) is an American comedian and the son of comedian Bob Elliott. ... A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy programs which originated in radio. ... Get a Life is the name of a television sitcom that aired on the Fox Network from September 23, 1990 to March 8, 1992. ... The cover of a Victorias Secret catalog, a catalog known for featuring supermodels as its lingerie models. ... Del tha Funkee Homosapien, also known as Del the Funky Homosapien and Deltron is an alternative hip hop artist. ... J-Live (also know as Justice Allah, real name Jean-Jacques Cadet) is an MC, DJ, and producer, and also the founder of Triple Threat Productions. ... Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born October 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. ... Miho Hatori Miho Hatori (b. ... Cibo Matto was a New York City-based band formed by Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda in 1994. ... The Beastie Boys as depicted on the cover of their 1992 album Check Your Head. ... The Beastie Boys are a musical group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... Don Novello as Father Guido Sarducci Don Novello (born January 1, 1943, Lorain, Ohio) is an American, writer, film director, producer, actor and comedian. ... Don Novello as Fr. ...

Their second album, White People was released in November 2004. Some collaborators from the first album return, and new collaborators include RZA, Cat Power, Alex Kapranos, Jack Johnson, Mike Patton, Pharrell Williams, Chino Moreno, Lord Finesse, Black Sheep, and comedy actor Tim Meadows. The term white people (also whites or white race) has been defined as being a member of a group or race characterized by light pigmentation of the skin and to a human group having light-colored skin, especially of European ancestry. ... RZA (IPA pronounciation: //) (born Robert Diggs, July 5, 1969 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American hip hop producer, rapper and actor. ... Cat Power is the stage name of American singer/songwriter Charlyn Chan Marshall (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on 21 January 1972). ... Alex Kapranos is a British Greek guitarist and singer of the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Michael Allen Patton (born January 27, 1968, in Eureka, California) is a Grammy nominated musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Faith No More from 1988 to 1998. ... Pharrell Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American producer, singer, rapper, and songwriter. ... Chino Moreno (born Camilo Wong Moreno June 20, 1973) is a US musician. ... Lord Finesse is a Hip Hop artist and producer, hailing from The Bronx, New York. ... Black Sheep is an alternative hip-hop duo from The Bronx, New York, consisting of Andres Dres Titus and William Mista Lawnge McLean. ... Tim Meadows (born February 5, 1961 in Highland Park, Michigan) is an American actor. ...

In 2006, Prince Paul announced his retirement from Handsome Boy Modeling School due to business conflicts with Dan the Automator.^{[citation needed]} Prince Paul (born Paul Huston) is a DJ and hip hop producer. ...

Discography

• So... How’s Your Girl (1999)
• White People (2004)

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External links

• Official site
• Handsome Boy Modeling School's Myspace