Positive K

Positive K (sometimes stylized as +K) (born Darryl Gibson on August 9, 1967) is an American MC and songwriter from the Bronx, New York City, New York, and one of the original artists of the First Priority Music camp. He is best known for his songs "I'm Not Havin' It" (a duet with MC Lyte) and his 1992 hit "I Got a Man".

Early life Darryl Gibson was born August 9, 1967, and was raised in the Bronx, New York and spent much of his childhood near Richman (Echo) Park where early hip hop DJs Grandmaster Flash, DJ Sinbad and Busy Bee would throw block parties. He was inspired as a child to rap when one day The Fearless Four were performing in his neighborhood and invited him to say a rhyme on their mic. Gibson's first musical endeavor was a short-lived rap group with his family named Disco Cousins, and he rapped under the name Baby Breeze. Positive K soon left First Priority Music, feeling there was favoritism happening with the owner's relatives on the label. "I Got A Man" reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1993. Meanwhile, he kept his Creative Control label in operation, signing and cultivating new talent.

Later that year, Positive K was featured in a remix of the song "Come To Butt-head" with Beavis and Butt-head on the soundtrack album for the film The Beavis and Butt-head Experience. The song is hidden at the end of the album on the same track as "I Got You Babe," performed by Beavis and Butt-head with Cher. The same year, Positive K briefly appeared in the Robert De Niro film A Bronx Tale as an angry protester During this time, he also worked with Outkast, Rampage and Puff Daddy. Its Teddy Riley-produced lead single "Black Cinderella" saw an independent label 1996 release on PosK Records but the full album never materialized.

Positive K has continued to release music over the last 20+ years without duplicating his earlier success of "I Got a Man," earning him the status of one hit wonder. In 2007, he appeared on Nas's track "Where Are They Now ('90s Remix)." In 2008, a compilation album Back to the Old School was released under the EchoVista label. In 2015, Positive K teamed with Greg Nice on his song "Make It Happen" which led to a pairing that would result in a full-length album in 2017, preceded by its lead single was "Bring It." The pair refer to themselves individually as PK Dolla and N.I. and collectively as Gr8te Mindz, but the album is sold online under the artist name "Positive K and Greg Nice."

Positive K told Unkut in 2013 that his next solo effort would be titled Pos K in the Extreme, but it has yet to surface.

Released: November 3, 1992 Label: Island, PolyGram Format: CD, LP, MC, digital download

Released: September 16, 2008 Label: Echo-Vista Format: CD, digital download

Released: March 10, 2017 Label: Brainbust Format: CD, digital download

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles Year Song USNL NZ UK Certifications Album Billboard Hot 100 R&B Rap 1987 "Quarter Gram Pam" — — — — — — — single only 1988 "I'm Not Havin' It"(with MC Lyte) — — 16 — — — — "Step Up Front" — — — — — — — 1991 "Night Shift" — — 17 — — — — The Skills Dat Pay da Bills 1992 "I Got a Man" 14 10 1 14 41 43 RIAA: Gold "Ain't No Crime" — — 16 — — — — 1993 "Carhoppers (Radio Version)" — — — — — — — 1995 "Mr Jiggalino" — — — — — — — single only 1996 "What You Want" — — — — — — — "Black Cinderella" — 92 — — — — — 1997 "How Yah Livin'" — — — — — — — 1999 "E & J" — — — — — — — "Feel Good 'Bout Myself" — — — — — — — 2001 "Supreme Alphabet" — — — — — — — 2009 "I'm Not Havin' It (re-recorded)" /"I Got a Man (re-recorded)" — — — — — — — 2015 "Make It Happen"(with Greg Nice) — — — — — — — 2017 "Bring It"(with Greg Nice) — — — — — — — Gr8te Mindz