Showbiz & A.G.

The Profile

Showbiz & A.G. are an American hip hop duo from the Bronx: producer Showbiz (Rodney LeMay) and rapper A.G. (Andre Barnes). They emerged in the late 1980s/early 1990s and released the Party Groove / Soul Clap EP and the album Runaway Slave.

Members: Showbiz (Rodney LeMay) — producer; A.G. (Andre Barnes) — MC. Associated with the Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.). Party Groove / Soul Clap (EP) and Runaway Slave (LP) are early/seminal releases referenced in reviews; collaborators noted in reviews include Diamond D and Lord Finesse on "Diggin' in the Crates."

ZiOn's review presents Party Groove / Soul Clap as an essential classic of late-'80s/early-'90s East Coast hip hop. The EP is praised for its minimal, funk- and jazz-based sampling, hard drums, and raw street energy. The review contrasts that immediacy and soul with aspects of contemporary hip-hop.