8 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ), ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁Baby ▁H ue y , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁rock ▁and ▁soul ▁singer . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁front man ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁Baby ▁H ue y ▁& ▁the ▁Bab ys it ters , ▁whose ▁sole ▁LP ▁for ▁Curt om ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁hip ▁hop ▁music . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Richmond , ▁Indiana , ▁James ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Robert ▁and ▁Ernest ine ▁R ame y . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nin ete en , ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁several ▁local ▁bands ▁as ▁a ▁singer . ▁One , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁V ets . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁g land ular ▁dis order , ▁R ame y ▁we ighed ▁about ▁ 3 5 0 ▁pounds ▁( 1 6 0   kg ) ▁around ▁this ▁time . ▁His ▁size ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁stage ▁presence , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁health ▁problems . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁made ▁light ▁of ▁his ▁condition , ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁" B aby ▁H ue y " ▁after ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ' ▁giant ▁du ck ling ▁cart oon ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁R ame y , ▁organ ist / tr ump eter ▁Mel v yn ▁" De acon " ▁Jones , ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁Johnny ▁Ross ▁founded ▁a ▁band ▁called ▁Baby ▁H ue y