Lovebug Starski is an American hip hop artist and one of the pioneers of the form. His career began as hip hop first appeared in the Bronx in the early 1970s and eventually became a DJ at Disco Fever, a famous club. He released his first single, "Positive Life" (Tayster), in the 1980s, and later released "House Rock", his debut LP. A jail term derailed Starski's career, but he returned to performing in the 1980s. According to some sources, Starski came up with the term hip hop.