Hurby Azor
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Birth name | Herby Azor |
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Port-de-Paix, Haiti |
Origin | New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 1982–present |
Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor (born 1965), also known as Fingerprints, is a Haitian musician and hip-hop music producer. He is best known for discovering and producing the hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa and the rap duo Kid 'n Play.
Early life
Born in Port-de-Paix, Azor is Haitian.
Career
In late 1985, with the rise of hip-hop response records all the rage, Azor and the group Salt-N-Pepa (then known as Super Nature) recorded a response to Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew's "The Show" called "The Show Stoppa". He also went on to produce Dana Dane, Sweet Tee, Kwamé and others.
Azor wrote and performed in Salt-N-Pepa's music video for "Push It", on keyboards and backup vocals, and also wrote the trio's song "Let's Talk About Sex", among others. In 1995, he co-wrote and produced Snow's single "Anything for You", which became the top-selling single in Jamaica that year.
Bibliography
- Kurutz, Steve, "Hurby 'Luv Bug' Azor", AllMusic.