Career
He is best known for his hits "I"m Not Havin" lieutenant" (a duet with Military Cross Lyte) and his 1992 hit "I Got a Manitoba", which borrows its dialogue between the sexes from the aforementioned "I"m Not Havin" lieutenant". Positive K started his career in 1986, making his debut on a hip hop showcase album Fast Money for Star Maker, a small, short-lived independent label. Glenn Toby p/k/a rapper Mr.Sweety G was Positive K"s first manager and produced his first record "I"m Getting Paid" also on Star Maker.
Aside from featuring a track by hip hop pioneer Disco Dave, Fast Money also featured the debut recording of Rob Base and DJ East-Z Rock.
Later, Positive K was signed by National Robinson"s First Priority Music under the management of Lumumba Carson (the son of activist Sonny Carson) before Carson would become better known as X-Clan founding member Professor X The Overseer. Positive K made appearances in underground compilations.
A prominent track was "I"m Not Havin" lieutenant", a duet with Military Cross Lyte—that raised his profile. He scored a major hit with 1992"s "I Got a Manitoba".
The song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1993.
A guest spot on Brand Nubian’s One for All and another on Grand Puba"s Reel to Reel, along with a self-released, Big Daddy Kane-produced single, "Nightshift", set the stage for The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, his full-length debut, released on Island Records. The album balanced themes of Nation of Gods and Earths with gangsta-isms and more popular-based moments. Meanwhile, he kept his Creative Control label in operation, signing and cultivating new talent.
He was featured on WYBE"s Old School Show, where he was awarded the #3 slot on the list of early hip-hop pioneers.
In 1993, Positive K appeared with Beavis and Butt-head on The Beavis and Butt-head Experience in a remix of "Come to Butt-head". The song is hidden at the end of the album on the same Civil Defense track as "I Got You Babe," which Beavis and Butt-head perform with Cher.
The same year, Positive K briefly appeared in the Robert De Niro film A Bronx Tale as one of the angry protesters. Positive K continued to release singles, but never could duplicate the success of "I Got a Manitoba" In 2006, he appeared on Nas" "Where Are They Now" "90s remix.
In 2008, Positive K released an album "Back to the Old School" under the EchoVista label.
Since his recording and rap days, he has gone into stand-up comedy.
