Schoolly D


Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr., better known by the stage name Schoolly D, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Biography

Schoolly D was born Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr. in West Philadelphia and raised in Philadelphia as well as Georgia.
In the mid-1980s, Schoolly D teamed up with DJ Code Money with lyrics reflecting urban realism, violence, and sexual bravado. He was interviewed in the 1986 documentary Big Fun in the Big Town. He later embraced an Afrocentric style, bringing Afrocentric culture to hip hop along with KRS-One.
Schoolly D contributed songs and music to many Abel Ferrara films, including "P.S.K." and "Saturday Night" as well as "King of New York" to Ferrara's film of the same name and the title track from Am I Black Enough For You? that was played during the climactic shoot-out in that film, the title track from How a Black Man Feels, and "Signifying Rapper", which was used in Ferrara's film Bad Lieutenant. Because Led Zeppelin successfully sued because of an uncleared interpolation of its song "Kashmir" in "Signifying Rapper", the song was omitted from the soundtrack of the film and from subsequent releases of the film.
Composer Joe Delia tapped Schoolly to co-write and record "The Player" for Ferrara's film The Blackout, which Delia scored. Schoolly also wrote the score to Ferrara's 'R Xmas. In 2006, Schoolly D co-wrote the indie film soundtrack of the historical science fiction thriller Order of the Quest with Chuck Treece. The project series is produced by Benjamin Barnett, and Jay D Clark of Media Bureau. His eighth album, Funk 'N Pussy, on Jeff "Met" Thies' Chord Recordings features guest appearances by Public Enemy's Chuck D, Chuck Chillout, Lady B and a drum and bass remix of the classic Schoolly D track "Mr. Big Dick".
Schoolly also performed the music and occasional narration for the cult animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. He was a guest on a first-season episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast. He also created the song "Sharkian Nights" for the Adult Swim series 12 oz. Mouse. The character Jesse B. Weaver from The Rudy and Gogo World Famous Cartoon Show was also named after him.
On December 30, 2022, he released his newest album, Cause Schoolly D Is Crazy.

Legacy

Rapper Ice-T, who is often given credit for the creation of gangsta rap, discussed Schoolly D's influence on him in his autobiography:

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1985: Schoolly D
  • 1986: Saturday Night! – The Album
  • 1988: Smoke Some Kill
  • 1989: Am I Black Enough for You?
  • 1991: How a Black Man Feels
  • 1994: Welcome to America
  • 1995: Reservoir Dog
  • 2000: Funk 'N Pussy
  • 2008: Schoolly D's Out Cold
  • 2010: International Supersport
  • 2019: The Real Hardcore
  • 2022: ''Cause Schoolly D Is Crazy''

    Compilations

  • 1987: The Adventures of Schoolly D
  • 1995: The Jive Collection, Vol. 3
  • 1996: A Gangster's Story: 1984–1996
  • 2000: Best on Wax
  • 2003: The Best of Schoolly D
  • 2019: ''The Official Adventures of... Schoolly D''