Career
Since then, Daddy-O has become a record producer and remixer, working with acts such as Freestyle Fellowship, Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah, Living Colour, Big Daddy Kane, the B-52"s, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In 1981, Daddy-O helped to form Stetsasonic, one of the original hip-hop groups. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York City, it is remembered as the FIRST hip-hop band, and its positive, uplifting lyrics have made the group forerunners of alternative hip hop and jazz rap.
The band received critical acclaim for their albums In Full Gear and Blood, Sweat & Number Tears released in 1988 and 1991, respectively.
After the release of Blood, Sweat & Number Tears, the group decided to take a break from performing, and each member pursued their own career. In this time period, Daddy-O produced and remixed songs for musical acts such as Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The B-52"s, Jeffrey Osborne, Chante Moore, and Lil" Kim.
In 1992, he produced the entirety of Nubian M.O.B., the eponymous debut album by the Rhythm & Blues group of the same name. He released his debut solo album in 1993, You Can be a Daddy, But Never Daddy-O, on Island/PolyGram Records.
In 1993, Daddy-O produced and appeared on the track, "Inner City Boundaries", off of Freestyle Fellowship"s Innercity Griots.
From 1994 to 1998, he was a Senior Director for Master of Computer Applications Records. After leaving Master of Computer Applications, he worked for Motown Records and various other entertainment agencies, where he helped to produce and discover talent. Other acts with which he has been associated include Sonic Youth, Sublime, Barry White, They Might Be Giants, Camron, Pizzicato 5, and Third World.
In 2015, Daddy-O joined the CloudSpray team as a management and marketing consultant
The First release, "#EverybodyButKRS" was met with critical acclaim, and was followed quickly in February 2016 with the album "The Odad, The Gun, & The Children".
Foreign 2016, Daddy-O is on a highly aggressive album-release schedule, planning to release on album every quarter. Be watching www.trueschoolent.com for updates and album release information.
