Ronan Rocks The Charts
Changes Name To "Fluff Daddy"

In honor of Ronan's departure, we would like to reprint this article from the August 1998 nOse.
Thursday nÓg crooner Ronan "Fluffy" Quinn has taken the Boston music charts by storm under his new name, "Fluff Daddy." Critics are hailing his unique hybrid of traditional Irish and urban hip-hop music as the most important musical breakthrough since Run DMC and Aerosmith released "Walk This Way" over a decade ago. Fluff Daddy's first cut, "The Old F**kin' Triangle," has been perched atop the charts for two weeks already. The track features a loop of frequent nÓg visitor Tom "DJ TJ" Jordan singing his well known version of the classic Irish tune. Over this phat groove, Fluff Daddy kicks down dope rhymes in his unique Irish accent. With this track embedded at number one, his fresh jams can be heard pumping out of bars from Roxbury to Somerville, and the young and old alike are raving about his new sound. The album, "Keeping It Real Irish," features many other eclectic choices. There is the reggae version of "Summer In Dublin," and the Irish version of "Get Up, Stand Up." Also not to be missed is Fluff Daddy's collaboration with nÓg embarrassment Mike Barrett on "Black Is The Color," where Barrett plays the song double-speed over Fluff Daddy's slower, introspective version. Plans are already being made for Fluff Daddy's follow up album, "It Takes A Nation Of Hundreds To Pour My Pints," which is expected to feature such guest artists as Murph-Ez and 20 Ounce. In the meantime, look for the current album in record stores everywhere, or in Fluff Daddy's trunk. We hear that Fluff Daddy is currently planning a nationwide tour that will start next month right here at the Tír na nÓg and take him to Irish bars and urban clubs across the land. We wish him the best of luck, and hope that he doesn't forget his roots.