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Lovebug Starski is an American hip hop artist and one of the pioneers of the form. His career began as hip hop first appeared in the Bronx in the early 1970s and eventually became a DJ at Disco Fever, a famous club. He released his first single, "Positive Life" (Tayster), in the 1980s, and later released "House Rock", his debut LP. A jail term derailed Starski's career, but he returned to performing in the 1980s. According to some sources, Starski came up with the term "hip hop". Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Tayster and Rojac Records was run by Jack Taylor out of Harlem world from 1979-1984. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...


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Lovebug Starski at AllExperts (244 words)
His began his career as a record boy in 1971 as hip hop first appeared in the Bronx area of New York City, and he eventually became a DJ at the club Disco Fever in 1978.
Starski recorded his first single, "Positive Life", on Tayster records in 1981.
A five-year jail sentence derailed Starski's career in the late 1980s but in the 1990s he began DJing again with old friend DJ Hollywood.
BlueBeat.com - Artist: Love Bug Starski (137 words)
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.
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