Timbo King

Timbo King (born Timothy Drayton March 26, 1973 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York) is a Wu-Tang Clan affiliate MC, leader and founding member of Royal Fam and member of Black Market Militia. He released an EP titled United We Slam in 1993 with producer Spark 950. Formed the group 56 Platoon in 2005, along with some other ex-Royal Fam members. Has his own label, Fortknox. He released an album, From Babylon to Timbuk2, in 2011 largely produced by Bronze Nazareth.[1]

Timbo King
Birth nameTimothy Drayton
Born (1973-03-26) March 26, 1973
OriginBushwick, Brooklyn, New York, United States
GenresHip Hop
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
LabelsFortknox, Scotti Bros.
Associated actsRoyal Fam, Wu-Tang Clan, Black Market Militia, The Kraftsmen, Minéral Writes, Spark 950

Timbo King can be seen in the Forest Whitaker film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.

In 2013, he founded "The Kraftsmen", a hip-hop and rock band with French artists, Soulstreet and Adikson.

In 2016, he released a debut video and single as Mineral Writes, a group he founded with musician Gary Llama.[2][3]

Also in 2016, he began a mixtape series with Mic Journey and Karrmega called "The Beehive" under the production company Instastar, featuring songs with Cappadonna, iNTeLL, Mic Journey, Killah Priest, Young Dirty Bastard, Solomon Childs, Raaddrr Van and more.

He is related to Flavor Flav.[4][5]

Solo & Collaboration Albums
  • Timbo King & Spark 950 - United We Slam EP (1993)
  • Royal Fam - Black Castle (1996)
  • Royal Fam - Yesterday, Today, Iz Tomorrow (2000)
  • Timbo King - Gangster Chronicles Vol. 1 (2003)
  • Timbo King - Throw Black Series Part 1 (2004)
  • Timbo King - Throw Black Series Part 2 (2004)
  • Timbo King - Throw Black Series Part 3 & 4
  • Timbo King, Killah Priest, Hell Razah, Tragedy Khadafi & William Cooper - Black Market Militia (2005)
  • Timbo King - From Babylon to Timbuk2 (2011)
  • Timbo King, Adikson & Soulstreet (The Kraftsmen) - Les Artisans EP (2013)
  • Timbo King, Xkwisit & Ab The Audicrat - T.I.M. (Thoughts In Motion) EP (2020)
  • Timbo King & Tek (TNT) - Wu Camp (2017)
  • Timbo King & Shaka Amazulu The 7th - Verbatim (2022)

References
  1. AllMusic
  2. OldToTheNew
  3. Wu Tang Messageboard
  4. @FlavorFlav (December 1, 2012). "Timbo King Y'all ,!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Thread: Timbo King & Flava Flav related? (2005)". wutang-corp.com. Wu Tang Corp. July 3, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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