The Timex Social Club, a U.S. group formed in 1982 by students of Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California, . The group was originally known as The Timex Crew with members Marcus Thompson (founder), Gregory "Greg B" Thomas, Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel and Darrien Cleage. By 1985, Samuel, Cleage and Thomas were out and both Alex Hill and Kevin Moore were added to complete the group and the name Timex Social Club was born.

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  • The Timex Social Club, a U.S. group formed in 1982 by students of Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California, . The group was originally known as The Timex Crew with members Marcus Thompson (founder), Gregory "Greg B" Thomas, Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel and Darrien Cleage. By 1985, Samuel, Cleage and Thomas were out and both Alex Hill and Kevin Moore were added to complete the group and the name Timex Social Club was born. They specialized in both old school rap and the merger of urban R&B with hip-hop rhythms, which were later known as new jack swing. The group's first release was the mega hit 12inch single entitled Rumors/Vicious Rumors (JAY 001). The success of the single Rumors, prompted rap impresario Russell Simmons to hire the group as the opening act on Run DMC's Raising Hell Tour the summer of 1986. Other acts on the tour were: The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J and Whodini. Besides solo dates, the group also opened for suchs groups as: New Edition, Midnight Star, The S.O.S. Band, Kool & The Gang and Jermaine Jackson. Later that year, the group released the Vicious Rumors album. Vicious Rumors (Danya 9645) had one major hit on it, "Rumors", which hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, August 30, 1986 with Michael Marshall as the lead singer. The single also reached #13 in the UK charts and hit #1 on both the R&B and the U.S. dance chart. The two following singles "Thinkin' About Ya" and "Mixed-Up World" both reached the R&B top 20. Over the years, their hit "Rumors" has spawned a host of parodies and remakes: "Jealousy" Club Nouveau "Roaches" Bobby Jimmy and The Critters "Rumor Rap" (Yeah Yeah That's It) Vicious Rumor Club "Rumors" Jo De La Rosa "Rumors" (Jealous A. Remix featuring Michael Marshall) Father Dom "Stop Hatin'" Master P Also, their single "Thinkin' About Ya" was redone by Club Nouveau "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (off the Life, Love and Pain/Warner 9255311 album) and is easily one of the most sampled slices of 80's R&B: "Lifestyles Of The Rich and Shameless" - Lost Boyz "I Got 5 On It" - Luniz "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters remix, featuring 50 Cent) - Jennifer Lopez "Irresistible" (So So Def remix, featuring Lil Bow Wow) - Jessica Simpson "Satisfy You" (featuring R. Kelly) - P Diddy "Thinking Bout U" (featuring Mia X) - Master P Film and TV: (1986) Modern Girls (2001) The Proud Family Disney (Season 1 Episode 3 - Rumors) (2008) The Hills MTV (Season 4 Episode 16 - You Did This) UPDATE: The Timex Social Club is still performing. Check their official website for details.
  • I Timex Social Club sono stati un gruppo musicale hip hop statunitense formatosi nel 1982. I suoi membri erano: Gregory Thomas, Marcus Thompson, Kevin Moore, Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel, Darrien Cleage, Alex Hill. Il gruppo si specializzò sia nella vecchia scuola rap e nella mescolanza di rhythm and blues urbano con ritmi hip hop, questa fusione fu poi conosciuta come New jack swing. Il gruppo era legato alla etichetta discografica Danya Records, ed il loro unico album Vicious Rumors fu pubblicato nel 1986. Il singolo "Rumors" in esso contenuto raggiunse la posizione numero otto in classifica sulla Billboard Hot 100, con Michael Marshall cantante. I due singoli che seguirono "Thinkin' About Ya" e "Mixed-Up World" non ebbero la medesima fortuna ma raggiunsero entrambi la classifica dei primi 20. Il loro produttore Jay King poco dopo li abbandonò, costituendo lui stesso una nuova band, un gruppo R&B chiamato Club Nouveau. A soli cinque anni dalla sua costituzione, il Timex Social Club si sciolse.
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  • The Timex Social Club, a U.S. group formed in 1982 by students of Berkeley High School in Berkeley, California, . The group was originally known as The Timex Crew with members Marcus Thompson (founder), Gregory "Greg B" Thomas, Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel and Darrien Cleage. By 1985, Samuel, Cleage and Thomas were out and both Alex Hill and Kevin Moore were added to complete the group and the name Timex Social Club was born.
  • I Timex Social Club sono stati un gruppo musicale hip hop statunitense formatosi nel 1982. I suoi membri erano: Gregory Thomas, Marcus Thompson, Kevin Moore, Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel, Darrien Cleage, Alex Hill. Il gruppo si specializzò sia nella vecchia scuola rap e nella mescolanza di rhythm and blues urbano con ritmi hip hop, questa fusione fu poi conosciuta come New jack swing.
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