Starski recorded his first single, "Positive Life," on the Tayster record label in 1981. (The British Group MARRS would sample this in 1987 with the #1 single "Pump Up the Volume".) Later, he recorded a song for the soundtrack of the 1986 film Rappin', which was released on Atlantic Records, before recording his first album, House Rocker, on Epic/CBS Records. This featured his most successful chart single, "Amityville (The House on the Hill)," a parody song named in reference to the film The Amityville Horror (itself based on alleged supernatural activities surrounding the DeFeo murder case). It was a #12 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1986.
Lovebug Starski and World Famous Brucie B also worked together at the Rooftop Roller rink in Harlem during the 1980s. In the 1990s, Starski began DJing again with his friend DJ Hollywood.
Starski died of a heart attack in Las Vegas on February 8, 2018, at the age of 57, while moving speakers out of storage into his apartment. Smith had recently relocated to Las Vegas, where he was working to revive his DJ career with gigs including a weekly residency at the rooftop lounge of Indian restaurant Turmeric. His final appearance there was just hours before his death, according to his manager, Jeremy Crittenden. He is survived by his mother, Martha Bowes; two sisters, Kim Shaw and Karen Rivers; two daughters, Tiffany Williams and Bryanna Smith; and three granddaughters and grandson
Albums
House Rocker (1986)
Singles
"Gangster Rock" (1979)
"Dancin' Party People" (1981)
"Positive Life" (1981)
"Live At The Fever" (1983)
"Live At The Fever Pt.2" (1983)
"You've Gotta Believe" (On Fever Records) (1983)
"Do The Right Thing" (1984)
"House Rocker" (1985)
"Rappin'" (1985)
"Amityville (The House on the Hill)" (1986)
"Saturday Night" (1986)
Videos
Amityville (The House on the Hill)
You Gotta Believe