Fast Eddie is tagged as: acid house, house, chicago house, acid, hip-house Fast Eddie aka Eddie Smith is an African American house music producer from Chicago, Illinois. Before his stint as a producer, he was a DJ that was considered one of the premier house DJs at the time. He gained immense popularity during the heyday of Chicago House Music (1986-1988). During that time, he was spinning on WGCI and WBMX in Chicago. However, during that stint, he produced one of his first singles in collaboration with Kenny “Jammin’” Jason entitled “Can You Dance?” circa 1986. In 1987, Eddie came out with other house tracks such as “The Whop” based on the dance of the same name. Also, Eddie left WGCI for WBMX for a short stint and then quit that to concentrate on producing. In 1988, Eddie scored one of his biggest hits with “Acid Thunder” on the DJ International Label. “Acid Thunder” is regarded as a classic of the Chicago acid house genre. However, it was the track “Hip House” which really increased his popularity. Eddie popularized the genre of Hip house (Essentially, rap over house beats) and produced several tracks afterward. He scored several hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the late eighties and early nineties, including “Git On Up” (featuring S... Read More About Fast Eddie Biography... Send Fast Eddie ringtones to your cell |
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