Funk Flex is more than just a DJ– he’s a hip-hop institution, a radio and club mainstay who’s helped break some of New York’s biggest artists and biggest hits and continues to keep his finger on the pulse of hip-hop and R&B. This year he’ll host his birthday party on Coney Island, featuring a coterie of throwback R&B artists from the ‘90s. GRAMMY-nominated singer Carl Thomas is best known for his 2000 hit “I Wish” from his debut album for Bad Boy Records, Emotional; Christopher Williams hit the top of the R&B singles chart with his song “I’m Dreamin’” from Mario Van Peebles’ New Jack City, a film he also appeared in; Soul for Real’s platinum-selling, Heavy D-produced debut LP Candy Rain spawned two hit singles, the title track and “Every Little Thing I Do”; Gina Thompson’s 1996 debut LP Nobody Does It Better featured production and features from Missy Elliott, and its lead single “The Things That You Do” cracked the Billboard Hot 100; Allure is an R&B girl group that formed out of LaGuardia High School in Manhattan, their biggest hit was a cover of Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam’s “All Cried Out” with Bad Boy R&B group 112.
It’s My Park at Westerleigh Park
Staten Island This It’s My Park season, volunteer with Westerleigh Parks Coalition to rake leaves and clean debris around Westerleigh Park. We look forward to cleaning up the park with you! Volunteers ...
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