Candyman

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  • Born: Hanover, Jamaica
  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s

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All Music Guide:

Los Angeles rapper Candyman was featured backing Tone-Loc before he earned his own solo stint. His 1990 debut, Ain't No Shame in My Game, scored a Top Ten pop hit with "Knockin' Boots." The following year, he released another less successful LP for Epic, Playtime Is Over. He released I Thought U Knew for I.R.S. in 1993, which also failed to click. 2000 saw the release of Candyman's Knockin' Boots 2001: A Sex Odyssey, an album featuring his 1990 hit single remixed and new cuts as well.

Wikipedia:

Candyman or Candy Man used to refer to a candy street vendor or slang for a drug dealer.

Music

Albums
Candyman (album), by Steve LukatherThe Candy Man, by Mississippi John Hurt
Songs
"Candyman" (Christina Aguilera song)"Candyman" (Siouxsie & the Banshees song)"The Candy Man", from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, notably covered by Sammy Davis, Jr."Candy Man" (Roy Orbison song), by Roy Orbison, the B-side of the single "Crying""Candy Man", by Brown Eyed Girls"Candyman", by Cornershop from When I Was Born for the 7th Time"Candyman", by Cornerstone from Human Stain"Candyman", by Da Boy Tommy; an Ultratop 50 hit in Flanders, Belgium, in 2000"Candy Man", by Donovan from Fairytale"Candyman", by the Grateful Dead from American Beauty"Candyman", by Kahimi Karie from Kahimi Karie"Candy Man", by the Mary Jane Girls from Mary Jane Girls"Candyman", by Ratcat"Candy Man", by Reverend Gary Davis; covered by Hot Tuna on First Pull Up, Then Pull Down"Candyman", by Spacehog from Resident Alien"Candyman", by Vertical Horizon from Running on Ice"Candy Man Blues", by Mississippi John Hurt"Lollipop (Candyman)", by Aqua
Performers
Candyman (rapper), an American rap artistCandyman (reggaeton singer), a Cuban reggaeton singer

Film, television and comics

Candyman (film), a 1992 horror film, and two sequelsCandyman (2010 film), a documentary about David Klein, originator of Jelly Belly jelly beansOfficer Conrad "Candyman" Jones, a recurring police officer from Third Watch, an American television dramatic seriesCandyman, a character in season 3 of the TV series FringeThe Kandy Man, a robot in the Doctor Who universeCandyman, in the comics series The Tick, a member of the supervillain team The Phalanx of Gloom

People nicknamed Candyman

Zeca Baleiro, a Brazilian MPB artist, nicknamed "Baleiro" ("Candyman")John Candelaria, American baseball pitcherTom Candiotti, American baseball pitcherDean Corll, American serial killerCandy Maldonado, American baseball playerRonald Clark O'Bryan, American Halloween child poisonerLamar Odom, American basketball playerCandyman, a pseudonym for one of The Humble Guys, a cracking group for the IBM PC