Fatman Scoop
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Isaac Freeman III, better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop is a hip hop promoter and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, raw, loud voice.
He is known for the track "Be Faithful" which went to number one in the UK and Ireland in late 2003 and top 5 in Australia. The song has been a favorite in clubs around the world for years but it took two years to clear the samples from Jay-Z, Black Sheep, Queen Pen, The Beatnuts and Chris Evans.
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TV
Fatman Scoop also has his own sex and relationship show/podcast. All episodes can also be seen on the Man and Wife channel on internet TV network, ONLOQ.com, as well as MTV. He also appears as himself on the TV series The Boondocks (season 2, episode 5, "The Story of Thugnificent" and episode 15, "The Story of Gangstalicious Part 2", from the same season).
Fatman Scoop received his stage name after appearing in the Fugees 'Killing Me Softly' video as a cinema worker serving popcorn and ice-cream. Lauryn Hill was a massive ice-cream fan herself so would shout 'scoop, scoop, fatman scoop' when she wanted a tub of her favourite snack. Lauryn Hill and Pras also made a spoof version of their most popular song, exchanging the lyrics 'killing me softly with his song' for 'filling my belly with popcorn'. Fatman Scoop was laughing for weeks.
Personal life
In July 2006, a club promoter in New Bern, North Carolina sued the Sheriff of Craven County, North Carolina after a 2003 concert held there was shut down by the sheriff due to a noise complaint. The suit is asking for more than $10,000 (US$) in lost wages and punitive damages.
Discography
Albums
- 2003: Fatman Scoop's Party Breaks: Volume 1
- 2006: In the Club
- 2007: Outside the Club
- 2008: In the Queue to Get Back Into the Club
- 2009: Refused Re-entry to the Club
- 2010: Arguing With Door Staff of the Club
- 2011: Barred For Life From the Club
Compilation albums
- 2008: Fatman Scoop's Hottest
- 2009: Fatman Scoop's Heaviest
- 2010: Fatman Scoop's Hardest
- 2011: Fatman Scoop's Hungriest
Singles
| Year | Name | Chart positions<ref>http://acharts.us/performer/fat_man_scoop</ref> | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US | US R&B | US Rap | AUS | BEL | FRA | GER | IRE | NED | SWI | UK | |||
| 2003 | "Be Faithful" | 112 | 92 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
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| 2004 | "It Takes Scoop" (featuring DJ Kool) | — | — | — | 24 | 44 | — | — | 15 | — | 33 | 9 | |
| "In the Club" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Dance!" (featuring Lumidee and Goleo VI) | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | — | — | 32 | — | |
| "U Sexy Girl" (featuring Elephant Man and Jabba) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Talk 2 Me" (featuring Ken) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "New Year's Anthem" (featuring DJ Class) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Featured singles
- 2001: "Drop" (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2005: "Lose Control" (Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop)
- 2005: "Dance!" (Lumidee featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2005:"It's like That" (Mariah Carey featuring Jermaine Dupri and Fatman Scoop)
- 2006: "Take the Lead (Wanna Ride) (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Wisin & Yandel featuring Melissa Jiménez & Fatman Scoop)
- 2006: "When I Were a Lad (Many Moons Ago)" (Association of Zoos and Aquariums featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2006: "Up In Da Hood" (The Wiggles featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2007: "Behind the Cow" (Scooter featuring Fatman Scoop )
- 2007: "Layaway Love" (Notch featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2008: "Turn Around" (The Crooklyn Clan featuring Fatman Scoop and Afroman)
- 2008: "Can I Get a Woop Woop" (Welsh Transport Regiment featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2009: "Just A Little Bit" (Claudia Cream featuring Fat Man Scoop)
- 2009: "Onslaught 2" (Slaughterhouse featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2010: "That’s What’s Up" (Frauenarzt und Manny Marc featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2010: "Stick It to the Man" (B*Witched featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2010: "Please Don't Break My Heart" (Kalomoira featuring Fat Man Scoop)
- 2010: "New Years Anthem" (The Disco Fries & DJ Class featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2010: "I Wanna Get Drunk" (DJ Felli Fel featuring Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon & Fatman Scoop)
- 2010: "The Situation" (Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino featuring The Disco Fries, DJ Class & Fatman Scoop)
- 2010: "Pop & Drop" (Joosuc featuring Fatman Scoop)
- 2011 - Umutsuz Vaka Demet Akalin feat .Fatman Scoop (Tr: #??)
- 2011: "Go Crazy" Art Beatz & Ariez Onasis (feat. Fatman Scoop & Clinton Sparks)
Awards and nominations
Awards
- 2005: Grammy Award for Best Rap Song - Nomination - ("Lose Control", with Missy Elliott & Ciara)
- 2005: Smash Hits Poll Winners Party - Star Of The Year - Won - (voted best overall personality in 2005 by Smash Hits readers)
- 2005: Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video - Won - ("Lose Control", with Missy Elliott & Ciara)
- 2006: Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut ("Lose Control", with Missy Elliott & Ciara)
- 2006: BAFTA Award for Best Film - Nomination - (Fatman Scoop - "The Life and Times of...")
- 2007: European Car of the Year - Best In Class - (Superior handling, best passenger comfort)
- 2007: Bronze Medallion (United Kingdom) - Awarded - (Qualified to work as a lifeguard within most UK swimming pools)
- 2008: Ready Steady Cook - Runner up - (2nd place (with Nick Nairn) to Kriss Akabusi)
Collaborations
As a hype man for various artists, he had some appearances and had performed with other artists. The following list are people he had done a song with and may contain other artists he appeared with in that song:
- Demet Akalin
- Miri Ben-Ari
- Missy Elliott
- Elephant Man
- Pitbull
- Jasmine Trias
- Mariah Carey
- Rod Stewart
- Moses
- Far East Movement
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- Busta Rhymes
- B*Witched
- The Who
- The Beatnuts
- Deacon Blue
- Pras Michel
- Gary Mullen
- Polyphonic Spree
- Nine Inch Nail
- X-ecutioners
- Ciara
- Rush
- Funkmaster Flex
- Slaughterhouse
- Chingy
- Del Amitri
- Sean Paul
- Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew
- Lumidee
- Timbaland
- The Cast of High School Musical
- Ying Yang Twins
- Bobby "Boris" Pickett
- Wisin & Yandel
- Three 6 Mafia
- David Bowie
- Young Buck
- Lieutenant Pigeon
- Lauryn Hill
- Hugh Edwards
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Fat Joe
- New Order
- Jimmy Chung's
- The Crooklyn Clan
- Timbaland & Magoo
- The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- Nick Cannon
- Fatman Scoop
- The Wiggles
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Nephew
- DJ Kool
- Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
- Thara
- Ken of Overground
- Scooter
- Enya
- Janet Jackson
- Pussycat Dolls
- Massive Töne
- Kool Savas
- Sonic Youth
- Lil Jon
- Hale and Pace
- David Guetta
- DJ AM
- Darin Zanyar
- Fergie
- Brian Eno
- Cypress Hill
- T.a.t.u.
- Public Enemy
- DJ Tomekk
- Wyclef Jean
- N.O.R.E.
- MF Grimm
- MF Doom
- Mary J. Blige
- Clinton Sparks
- Whitney Houston
- Girlicious
- De La Soul
- Exile
- Notch
- Swizz Beatz
- Mogwai
- Girls Aloud
- The View
- Claudia Cream
- Kalomoira
- Demet Akalın
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