The Skinny Boys
The Skinny Boys are an American hip hop group, originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Skinny Boys members are Shockin' Shawn (Shaun Harrison), Superman Jay (James J. Harrison), and The Human Jock Box (Jacque D. Lloyd). The Skinny Boys were influenced by the much more prominent hip hop pioneers The Fat Boys, and their single "Jock Box" was influenced by The Fat Boys' member Human Beat Box. As of 9/2/21 They have been awarded “The Key to the City” in Bridgeport Connecticut The Skinny Boys started its career on the independent record label Bush, run by Rhonda Bush . Its first release was a 12-inch single "Awesome" b/w "Skinny Boys" in 1985. The New York City-based label Warlock Records signed the group in 1986. That year the label released two more of their singles, "Jockbox" and "Unity", as well as an album, "Weightless". Featured on "Weightless" were a handful of human beatbox songs, such as "Jockbox" and "Get Funky". The group went on to sign with Jive Records and had a two albums released by that label, namely "Skinny & Proud" and "Skinny (They Can't Get Enough)". Workaholics theme song. The single "Jockbox" was used as  the theme song of the Comedy Central television series "Workaholics". There is a school in Japan where the 6th grade children use The Skinny Boys for "Fresh Friday".