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The Fat Boys was a Brooklyn-based hip-hop music trio that emerged in the early 1980s. Member Darren “Buffy” Robinson, aka the Human Beat Box (1967–1995), was a pioneer in human beat boxing techniques. Member Mark Morales, aka Prince Markie Dee, produced R&B star Mary J. Blige’s earliest sessions.

The group was spoofed by Fozzie Bear as the Fat Bears in Muppet Magazine issue 24.

At the peak of their popularity, the trio starred in their own film, Disorderlies. Released in 1987, the movie features a cameo by Helen Reddy. The group disbanded in 1991, but the surviving members reformed in 2008.