Young Black Teenagers

Despite their name, the Young Black Teenagers (YBT) weren’t ethnically black in any way — four of these were white, and another of Puerto Rican descent. The idea struck some in the hip-hop community as absurd and even unpleasant, however the group was sincerely wanting to spend tribute towards the dark culture they treasured and determined with. Also, that they had the support of Public Foe and their creation group, the Bomb Squad; actually, YBT was the initial act agreed upon to Hank Shocklee’s Audio of Urban Listeners label, founded in 1990. Little Black Teenagers had been made up of MCs Knowledgable Kid, First Delivered, ATA, and Tommy Under no circumstances (the initial three of whom all got DJ knowledge), plus full-time DJ Skribble. Knowledgable Kid had previously proved helpful being a live DJ alongside people of PE, that was instrumental in getting the group an archive offer. They debuted in 1991 with an eponymous record, which spun off many singles, including “No one Has learned Kelli” (a funny tribute to Wedded With Kids), “Very pleased to Be Dark,” and “To My Donna” (which roasted Madonna for raising the PE monitor “Security from the First Globe” as the foundation for “Justify My Like”). YBT following shifted up to MCA and released their biggest strike, “Touch the Container,” which made an appearance on the 1993 sophomore work, Dead Enz Children Doin’ Life time Bidz. Nevertheless, a falling out in clumps using the PE camp still left the group in the lurch, plus they ultimately disbanded. DJ Skribble continued to greater popularity in the past due ’90s as an MTV in-house DJ, showing up on several network productions while carrying on to DJ at night clubs around NY.