Kid Sensation

b. Steven Spence, Seattle, Washington, USA. Rapper who first came to fame as Sir Mix-A-Lot's DJ and keyboard player, before scoring a minor success with his own debut album. After graduating in 1988, he became part of the Sir Mix-A-Lot posse behind 1988's platinum-selling Swass set. It encouraged him to embark on his own career, which was soon rewarded when his debut album provided three hit singles, ‘Back To Boom', ‘Seatown Ballers' and ‘Prisoner Of Ignorance'. His self-aggrandising title was reflected in the cool braggadocio of much of the material on offer, but by the adven...