Howie Tee | |
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Birth name | Howard Thompson |
Also known as | Hitman Howie Tee |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Producer |
Years active | 1985–present |
Hitman Howie Tee (born Howard Thompson) is an English-born hip-hop DJ and producer of Jamaican origin, but raised in Brooklyn NY. Howie Tee is best known for his work with U.T.F.O, Chubb Rock, Special Ed and The Real Roxanne. [1]
Howie got his start in the early ’80s as a member of the electro hip-hop group CDIII, [2] who released two singles on Prelude Records. Howie, along with Kangol Kid of U.T.F.O, produced the group Whistle, best known for the 1985 song " (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'". He then became the in-house producer for New Jersey-based independent label Select Records." I Got It Made" by Special Ed and "Treat em' Right" by Chubb Rock were produced by Hitman Howie Tee. In 1991 he mixed and co-produced the Billboard #1 " I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd. He has also had many #1 hits with Color Me Badd. He has also done remixes for Madonna, Heavy D, Maxi Priest, Little Shawn among others.
Howie mentored a teenaged Spencer Bellamy, [3] who went on to release the underground hip-hop classic [4] "Tried By 12" under the name East Flatbush Project.
Year | Album | Peaks | |
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US R&B | |||
1988 | Chubb Rock Featuring Hitman Howie Tee (Chubb Rock featuring Hitman Howie Tee) |
54 | |
1989 | And the Winner Is... (Chubb Rock with Howie Tee) |
28 |
Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
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US R&B | US Rap | ||||
1983 | "Get Tough" (CDIII) |
– | – | ||
1984 | "Success" (CDIII) |
– | – | ||
1985 | "Romeo Part 1" (The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee) |
64 | – | ||
1986 | "Bang Zoom (Let's Go-Go)" (The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee) |
24 | – | ||
1986 | "Howie's Teed Off" (The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee) |
– | – | ||
1987 | "Rock N' Roll Dude" (Chubb Rock and Domino with Hitman Howie Tee) |
– | – | ||
1988 | "DJ Innovator" / "I Feel Good" (Chubb Rock with Hitman Howie Tee) |
– | – | ||
1989 | "Ya Bad Chubbs" (Chubb Rock with Howie Tee) |
– | 15 | ||
"–" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
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US Hot 100 [5] |
US R&B [5] |
US Rap [5] |
US Dance [5] | ||
1985 | "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" (Whistle) |
– | 17 | – | 18 |
"2-4-6-8/Here We Are" ( Crash Crew) |
– | – | – | – | |
1986 | "Just For Fun" (Whistle) |
– | 61 | – | – |
"Santa Is A B-Boy" (Whistle) |
– | 92 | – | – | |
1987 | "They Call Me Puma" (Seeborn & Puma) |
– | – | – | – |
"Barbara's Bedroom" (Whistle) |
– | 31 | – | – | |
"Back Rappin'" (E.S.P.) |
– | – | – | – | |
"Don't Let The Music Stop" ( MC Miker G) |
– | – | – | – | |
"Heartbreak Hotel" (Little Shawn) |
– | – | – | – | |
1988 | "Respect" (The Real Roxanne) |
– | 55 | – | – |
"Soul Man" (Isidore aka Izzy Ice) |
– | – | – | – | |
"DJ Innovator" / "I Feel Good" (Chubb Rock with Hitman Howie Tee) |
– | – | – | – | |
"Wild Thing" (E.S.P.) |
– | – | – | – | |
1989 | "I Got It Made" (Special Ed) |
– | 18 | 9 | – |
"Ya Bad Chubbs" (Chubb Rock with Howie Tee) |
– | – | 15 | – | |
"Right Next To Me" (Whistle) |
60 | 52 | – | – | |
"Think About It" (Special Ed) |
– | 68 | – | – | |
"Stop That Train" (Chubb Rock) |
– | – | 23 | – | |
1990 | "I'm The Magnificent" (Special Ed) |
– | 37 | 27 | – |
"Treat 'Em Right" (Chubb Rock) |
95 | 33 | 1 | 32 | |
"The Mission" (Special Ed) |
– | 25 | 5 | – | |
"Come On, Let's Move It" (Special Ed) |
– | 30 | 8 | – | |
1991 | "The Chubbster" (Chubb Rock) |
– | 41 | 1 | 8 |
"I Wanna Sex You Up" (Color Me Badd) |
2 | 1 | – | – | |
"
All 4 Love" (Color Me Badd) |
1 | – | – | – | |
"Just the Two of Us" (Chubb Rock) |
– | 20 | 1 | – | |
"Slow Motion" (Color Me Badd) |
15 | 10 | – | – | |
1992 | "Hickeys On Your Chest" (Little Shawn) |
– | – | 11 | – |
"The Big Man" (Chubb Rock) |
– | 96 | 30 | – | |
"Fingertips (Clap Your Hands)" (E.S.P.) |
– | – | – | – | |
"I Made Love (4 Da Very 1st Time)" (Little Shawn) |
– | – | 28 | – | |
"Heartbreaker" (Color Me Badd) |
57 | 32 | – | – | |
1993 | "Romantic Call" ( Patra featuring Yo-Yo) |
55 | 35 | 9 | 21 |
"In The Sunshine" (Color Me Badd) |
– | – | – | – | |
1994 | "The Glock" ( Vicious) |
– | – | – | – |
"The Choice Is Yours" (Emage) |
– | 81 | – | – | |
1995 | "Neva Go Back" (Special Ed) |
– | 68 | 12 | – |
"One Little Indian" (Little Indian) |
– | – | – | – | |
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |