{"id":3464,"date":"2025-08-03T02:39:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T02:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/03\/hitman-howie-tee-pioneering-hip-hop-producer-behind-special-ed-chubb-rock-dies\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T02:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T02:39:33","slug":"hitman-howie-tee-pioneering-hip-hop-producer-behind-special-ed-chubb-rock-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/08\/03\/hitman-howie-tee-pioneering-hip-hop-producer-behind-special-ed-chubb-rock-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitman Howie Tee, Pioneering Hip-Hop Producer Behind Special Ed &#038; Chubb Rock, Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s37284.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-8-2-25-at-6.53-PM-1240x930.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hitman Howie Tee, the Brooklyn-raised producer behind \u201cI Got It Made\u201d and \u201cTreat \u2019Em Right,\u201d has died, leaving behind a legacy of beats that defined Hip-Hop\u2019s golden era.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Brooklyn\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hitman_howie_tee\/?hl=en\">Hitman Howie Tee<\/a> helped define the sound of late \u201980s and early \u201990s Hip-Hop, has died. The cause of death has not been revealed at the time of this writing.<\/p>\n<p>Born Howard Thompson in London, he was raised in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Howie Tee was 61.<\/p>\n<p>Questlove of The Roots sang Howie Tee\u2019s praises. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cI feel like Howie was such an unsung MONSTER of a producer during hip hip\u2019s early development\u2014\u2014I know De La was a life changing moment for us but Howie was a cat who definitely crossed the aisle when it came to unusual music: I mean for Special Ed he put The Beatles &amp; Ripple in the same box I was mind blown. Not to mention all those little cartoon &amp; showtunes interstitials on \u201cBang Zoom\u201d &amp; \u201cBuggin\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mixing in tv themes &amp; Mel Blanc &amp; showtunes showing Pop ear candy over the hardest beats.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Truly an unsung hero.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hitman Howie Tee made his mark as one of Hip-Hop\u2019s most versatile, influential and low-key sonic architects. He was a master of beats and a king of turntablism.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Howie Tee crafted hits that helped launch the careers of artists like Special Ed, Chubb Rock, The Real Roxanne, and U.T.F.O. He shaped a generation of Hip-Hop fans, artists and producers.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1980s, Howie Tee emerged as a member of electro-rap group CDIII, which dropped a pair of singles on Prelude Records. He soon shifted gears to another bubbling rap act out of BK.<\/p>\n<p>A production partnership with U.T.F.O.\u2019s Kangol Kid pushed him into true prominence. Together, they introduced the world to Whistle, a trio whose 1985 single \u201c(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin\u2019\u201d became a global b-boy anthem.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whistle - (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin&#039; (Lyrics)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_2WPd8_C3I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>Soon thereafter, Howie Tee became the in-house producer at Select Records. It was there that he created his most recognizable songs \u2013 Special Ed\u2019s breakout single \u201cI Got It Made\u201d and Chubb Rock\u2019s dance hit \u201cTreat \u2018Em Right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both tracks climbed the charts and proved Howie Tee could balance the streets with commercial appeal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Special Ed - I Got It Made (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N_9GuiE5Fck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>By 1991, Howie Tee struck platinum pop success. He co-produced the Billboard Hot 100-topping \u201cI Wanna Sex You Up\u201d by Color Me Badd. <\/p>\n<p>The record\u2019s style helped set the tone for early \u201990s R&amp;B \/ Hip-Hop fusion. He would later produce or remix tracks for artists like Madonna, Heavy D, M### Priest and Little Shawn, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Howie Tee also served as a mentor, helping shape the next wave of Hip-Hop creators. Most notably, he guided a young Spencer Bellamy, who later found cult fame under the moniker East Flatbush Project with the underground smash \u201cTried by 12.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The East Flatbush Project feat Des &quot;Tried By 12&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXBckFyiMyU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>Though often overlooked by mainstream media, Howie Tee\u2019s fingerprints are all over the golden age of Hip-Hop. His sample-driven, funk-rooted beats were the backdrop to some of the culture\u2019s most formative records.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of publication, details surrounding his death have not been publicly disclosed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee \u2013 Bang Zoom! 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