Joey Boy

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Joey Boy


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Apisit Opsasaimlikit
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Born = 1975
Thailand
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Instrument = Singer
Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Singer, lyricist, composer, producer
Years_active = 1994-present
Label = 1994-2000: Bakery Music
2000-present: Gancore Club
Associated_acts = Will.i.am, Black Eyed Peas
URL = [http://www.joeyboy.net/ www.joeyboy.net]
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Joey Boy ( _th. โจอี้ บอย or Apisit Opsasaimlikit, อภิสิทธิ์ โอภาสเอี่ยมลิขิต, born 1975) is a Thai hip hop singer and producer. He is Thailand's first rap artist.

Biography

Born into a Thai-Chinese family, [cite book|title=A History of Thailand|author=Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit|url=http://www.amazon.com/History-Thailand-Chris-Baker/dp/0521816157/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product/104-1437248-6452720|pages=207|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=0521816157] Joey Boy started listening to hip hop when he was 14 years old and skateboarding. In 1994, he was signed to Bakery Music. His first release was a self-titled EP. He recorded nine more albums with the label.

In 2000, he moved to GMM Grammy, where he runs his own record label, Gancore Club, and produces other artists.

He has spent time in the United States, where he became acquainted with Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, who co-produced Joey Boy's song "LA to BKK". He met Will.i.am outside a disco in San Francisco, and introduced himself. "Hey you, we're Thai rappers and we like your songs," he recalls saying to Will.i.am. [ [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php?clid=18&id=99201&usrsess= "Peas to please"] , "The Nation", May 21, 2004 (retrieved on November 23, 2006).] When the Black Eyed Peas came to Thailand in 2004, Joey Boy was the opening act and was invited onstage by Will.i.am during the Black Eyed Peas' show. [ [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php?clid=16&id=99573&usrsess= "Peas, love and harmony"] , "The Nation", May 21, 2004 (retrieved on November 23, 2006).] He also opened for the Black Eyed Peas when they played in Bangkok in 2006, and has continued to collaborate with the band on his albums. [ [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/08/04/entertainment/entertainment_30010339.php "Second helping of Peas, please"] , "The Nation", August 4, 2006 (retrieved on November 23, 2006).]

Joey Boy was among the Thai pop music artists participating in "Ramakien: A Rak Opera", a rock-opera adaptation of Thailand's national epic, the "Ramakien", at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in 2006.

He made his feature film debut in December 2006 in "The Possible" as the leader of a 1970s Thai band patterned after "The Impossibles" who time travel to the present day.

Controversies, personal life

In 2002, in a urine test by police at nightclubs on Royal City Avenue in Bangkok, Joey Boy tested positive for what police said were illegal drugs. He appealed the results, saying he had taken a decongestant and antacid tablets. Further lab tests revealed no illegal substances. Joey Boy then affirmed his position as an anti-drugs artist, saying he had participated in record-company anti-drug campaigns. [ [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/search/page.arcview.php?clid=3&id=69503&usrsess= "Joey Boy is cleared in drug case"] , "The Nation", November 20, 2002 (retrieved on November 23, 2006).]

In 2006, Joey Boy's music came under fire from a Thai Muslim organization, which said his song "Maya", released on his 1998 album "Bangkok Boy" and on a 2005 compilation, "The Conclusive Collection", contains verses of the Koran, which is forbidden in Islam. Joey Boy and Bakery Music issued an apology and the CDs were recalled and destroyed so as to not further inflame the already tense situation in the South Thailand insurgency. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184113,00.html "Thai rap song mocks Koran"] , Associated Press, February 7, 2006 (via Fox News, retrieved on November 23, 2006).]

Discography

Bakery Music

* "Joey Boy" (1995)
* "Joey Man" (1996)
* "See Ya Later" ("Celebrate No Million Copies") (1997)
* "Fun Fun Fun"
* "Fun Fun Fun/The Chinese Association Remix Single"
* "Fun Fun Fun 1,000,000"
* "Joey's Hit Pt. 1"
* "Bangkok" (1998)
* "Tourist"
* "Joey Boy Anthology"
* "The Greatest Beats 1994-2000" (2005)

Independent releases

* "Joey Rama"
* "JB" (EP featuring "LA/BKK")

Gancore Club/GMM Grammy

* "Gancore Club Various Artists'
* "Sorry, I'm Happy"
* "Raii Gor Ruk (ร้ายก็รัก EP)" (EP, 2006)
* "The Best of Joey Boy"
* "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: The Possible (อัลบั้มเพลงประกอบภาพยนต์ 'เก๋า เก๋า"' (2006)

ee also

* Thaitanium

References

External links

* [http://www.joeyboy.net/ Official site]