Spoonie Gee

Gabriel Jackson (born May 27, 1963), better known by his stage name Spoonie Gee, is one of the earliest rap artists, and was a member of the Treacherous Three. Some of the themes in his solo music were precursors of gangsta rap. 
Jackson was born in Harlem, New York City, receiving his 'Spoonie' nickname as a child because the spoon was the only utensil that he used to eat with. His mother died when he was twelve years old, and he went to live with his uncle, the record producer Bobby Robinson, in whose apartment he began to practice rapping.
His first recording came about after Peter Brown visited Robinson's record store and mentioned that he was looking to make a rap record. Spoonie's name was suggested, and he recorded "Spoonin' Rap", which was released on Brown's Sound of New York, USA imprint, featuring a lyric that included jailhouse references that would later become common in gangsta rap, and with echo applied to his vocals. Spoonie Gee has been described as "the original gangsta rapper".
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played some tracks from the rapper between 1986 and 1988. After 1988, Peel didn't seem to be interested in playing Spoonie Gee's music, although he did play a track from his old group, the Treacherous Three, in 2003, which Freddy Fresh was involved in.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1986
*17 November 1986: That's My Style (12") Tuff City 
;1987
*17 June 1987: The Godfather (Instrumental) (12") Tuff City
*23 June 1987: The Godfather (12") Tuff City
*29 June 1987: The Godfather (12") Tuff City
*10 July 1987 (Radio Bremen): The Godfather (Dub Mix) (12") Tuff City
;1988
*04 January 1988: I'm All Shook Up (album -  The Godfather Of Rap) Tuff City
*13 January 1988: I'm All Shook Up (LP - The Godfather Of Rap) Tuff City
*18 January 1988: Mighty Mike Tyson (LP - The Godfather Of Rap) Tuff City
*20 January 1988: I'm All Shook Up (LP - The Godfather Of Rap) Tuff City
*27 January 1988: Did You Come To Party (LP - The Godfather Of Rap) Tuff City
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists