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Isaac Freeman III, better known by his stage name Fatman Scoop is an American hip hop promoter and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, raw, loud voice.
He is known for the track "Be Faithful" which went to number one in the UK and Ireland in late 2003 and top 5 in Australia. The song has been a favorite in clubs around the world for years but it took two years to clear the samples from Jay-Z, Black Sheep, Queen Pen, The Beatnuts and Faith Evans.
TV
Fatman Scoop also has his own sex and relationship show/podcast. All episodes can also be seen on the Man and Wife channel on internet TV network, ONLOQ.com, as well as MTV. He also appears as himself on the TV series The Boondocks (season 2, episode 5, "The Story of Thugnificent" and episode 15, "The Story of Gangstalicious Part 2", from the same season).
Fatman Scoop received his stage name after appearing in the Fugees 'Killing Me Softly' video as a cinema worker serving popcorn and ice-cream. Lauryn Hill was a massive ice-cream fan herself so would shout 'scoop, scoop, fatman scoop' when she wanted a tub of her favourite snack. Lauryn Hill and Pras also made a spoof version of their most popular song, exchanging the lyrics 'killing me softly with his song' for 'filling my belly with popcorn'. Fatman Scoop was laughing for weeks.
Personal life
In July 2006, a club promoter in New Bern, North Carolina sued the Sheriff of Craven County, North Carolina after a 2003 concert held there was shut down by the sheriff due to a noise complaint. The suit is asking for more than $10,000 (US$) in lost wages and punitive damages.
Collaborations
As a hype man for various artists, he has appeared and performed with a great number of other artists. The following list are artists he has either done a song with, or in which he has appeared together with in a song:
Demet AkalınMiri Ben-AriMissy ElliottElephant ManPitbullJasmine TriasMariah CareyRod StewartMosesFar East MovementBone Thugs-N-HarmonyBusta RhymesB*WitchedThe WhoThe BeatnutsDeacon BlueCherPras MichelGary MullenPolyphonic SpreeNine Inch NailX-ecutionersGeorge OsbourneRushFunkmaster FlexSlaughterhouseChingyDel AmitriSean PaulChicago Bears Shufflin' CrewLumideeTimbalandJoe CockerThe Cast of High School MusicalYing Yang TwinsBobby "Boris" PickettWisin & YandelThree 6 MafiaDavid BowieYoung BuckLieutenant PigeonLauryn HillHugh EdwardsEarth, Wind & FireJimmy NailFat JoeNew OrderJimmy Chung'sThe Crooklyn ClanTimbaland & MagooThe Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah BandNick CannonFugaziThe FallThe WigglesNick Cave and the Bad SeedsNephewDJ KoolCommander Cody and His Lost Planet AirmenTharaKen of OvergroundScooterEnyaJanet JacksonPussycat DollsMassive TöneKool SavasSonic YouthSally JamesLow (band)Lil JonHale and PaceDavid GuettaDJ AMThe Blue NileStars of the LidDarin ZanyarFergieBrian EnoCypress HillT.a.t.u.Public EnemyDJ TomekkWyclef JeanN.O.R.E.MF GrimmMF DoomMary J. BligeDavid BaddielClinton SparksWhitney HoustonPam AyresGirliciousPeter SarstedtDe La SoulExileOrlandoNotchSwizz BeatzMogwaiGirls AloudNeil KinnockThe ViewClaudia CreamKalomoiraDemet AkalınJandekMark LaneganThe GerogerigegegeCraig McLaughlinBrian Harvey