Biography
Years Active: 1980s
Genre: Rap
The Showboys are a two-man rap group from Queens, New York, composed of Orville “Bugs Can Can” Hall and Phil “Triggaman”. They recorded several singles for Profile Records in the mid-80’s, including a song called “Drag Rap (Triggerman)” in which a twisted tale of revenge-seeking gangsters unfolded over a richly syncopated beat. The song became incredibly popular in Memphis and New Orleans in the early 1990’s, and along with Paul Cameron’s “Brown’s Beat” has become one of the cornerstones of Bounce production. A seemingly infinite number of vocal and instrumental samples have been culled from the record and used in literally thousands of Bounce songs to date.
Discography
1985, The Ten Laws Of Rap / Cold Frontin’, Profile Records
1986, Drag Rap, Profile Records, ASIN: B00008FLPE, Amazon
2000, Buggs Can Can and Triggerman: Y2G’s, Papergame Records, ASIN: B00004S9UX, Amazon
