Busy Bee Starski
| Busy Bee Starski | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Parker |
| Also known as | Chief Rocker Busy Bee |
| Born |
October 26, 1962 Bronx, New York, United States |
| Genres | Old school hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, MC |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Strong City/Uni/MCA Records Pandisc Records |
| Associated acts | Melle Mel, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool DJ AJ |
David Parker (born October 26, 1962), known by the stage name Busy Bee, is an old school hip hop musician, and MC. First coming on the New York City music scene in 1977, Busy Bee worked with many of hip-hop's founding fathers, including Melle Mel, Afrika Bambaataa, and Kool DJ AJ.
Known for his comedic rhymes, Busy Bee originally gained a large following through MC rap battles in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and New Jersey. He was famously roasted by Kool Moe Dee at Harlem World in Manhattan, NY, December 1981, in one of the earliest documented rap battles. In 1985, he won the New Music Seminar's MC World Supremacy Belt. In the early 1980s Afrika Bambaataa asked Busy to join his Zulu Nation where the young MC would DJ for Bambaataa's Zulu Nation parties. Busy Bee continues to rhyme today, most recently appearing on KRS-One and Marley Marl's collaborative 2007 album, Hip-Hop Lives.
Busy Bee was featured in the 1983 film Wild Style, billed as the first hip-hop motion picture, directed by Charlie Ahern. More recently, he played himself in the 2002 inner-city drama Paid in Full. In 2007, he was included in the video documentary Hip Hop Legends.
He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, with Michelle, his wife of over 20 years. He has two daughters.
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