i hate 2020 man..fuck...i loved whodini...RIP Ecstacy
R.I.P Ecstasy From Whodini
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That hat>>>>>>
Yall young boys just don't understand
That was so dope to us
Homeboy rocked a Zorro hat and was the smoothest MF in the world.
You can't CREATE THAT
that's hip hop to the core
Dance moves, suits, fresh cuts, no cursing, songs the family could listen too (and some not!) But it was still all good.
Yall young boys just don't understand
That was so dope to us
Homeboy rocked a Zorro hat and was the smoothest MF in the world.
You can't CREATE THAT
that's hip hop to the core
Dance moves, suits, fresh cuts, no cursing, songs the family could listen too (and some not!) But it was still all good.
RIP
R.I.P. This group was at the very beginning of hip hop.
One thing I loved about 80s rap artists: they could strike a pose, produce a silhouette, and the fans would still be able to identify them. Not now.
RIP
RIP
RIP
"I always had to be home by 10, right before the fun was about to begin"
"I always had to be home by 10, right before the fun was about to begin"
Shit! Two of them down! What the fuck?!? This year can't end fast enough!
R.I.P.
Two of them??? Or are you talking about Educated Rapper, aka EMD from Jalil little brothers crew UTFO?
R.I.P... 2020 cant end quick enough
RIP
RIP Legend
Man, childhood memories. Magics Wand, Freaks, Friends, One love....
Man, childhood memories. Magics Wand, Freaks, Friends, One love....
RIP to Big Ex.
He died the same day as my close friend of 20+ years. My brother from another mother, Tony Brooks. A true Gentleman Of Distinction, for those that remember the NYC parties we used to throw.
As to Ex, he had one of the top voices in the rap game, ever. And while every other rapper was trying to rock Kangols cuz everybody ELSE was doing it, Ex goes in a different, trailblazing direction and rocks the best leather HAT ever seen on a rhymespitter.
One last time for the player.....
HUT, HUT, HUT!
He died the same day as my close friend of 20+ years. My brother from another mother, Tony Brooks. A true Gentleman Of Distinction, for those that remember the NYC parties we used to throw.
As to Ex, he had one of the top voices in the rap game, ever. And while every other rapper was trying to rock Kangols cuz everybody ELSE was doing it, Ex goes in a different, trailblazing direction and rocks the best leather HAT ever seen on a rhymespitter.
One last time for the player.....
HUT, HUT, HUT!
Yeah that Hat was his Sig..hell a lot of us bruh's wanted one of dem shitz
Early Hip-Hop Legend John ‘Ecstasy’ Fletcher Of Whodini Is Dead at 56
By Halle Kiefer@hallekiefer
Whodini’s Jalil Hutchins (L) and John Fletcher backstage at an October 20, 1984 show at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images
John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, member of the early, influential hip-hop group Whodini, has died at the age of 56, People reports. A cause of death has yet to be revealed. The first to publicly announce the rapper’s passing, Questlove took to Instagram Wednesday to memorialize Fletcher, who, along with bandmate Jalil Hutchins, founded the group in 1982. “One Love to Ecstasy of the Legendary #Whodini,” wrote The Roots drummer. “This man was legendary and a pivotal member of one of the most legendary groups in hip hop. This is sad man.” DJ Drew Carter, also known as Grandmaster Dee, who joined the group in 1986, confirmed the rapper’s passing to Variety.
Based out of Brooklyn, Whodini recorded six studio albums in total, producing 14 charting singles including “One Love,” “Friends,” “Five Minutes of Funk,” “Freaks Come Out at Night,” “The Haunted House of Rock,” and more, with crossover hit “Friends” cracking the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. Their song, “Magic’s Wand,” a tribute to New York DJ Mr. Magic, is credited with being the first hip-hop song with a music video. Whodini’s final album, 1996’s Six, was executive produced by Jermaine Dupri, who also posted in remembrance of Fletcher on Wednesday.
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“My God, this one hurts me so bad, I can’t even believe I’m posting this, Ex you know I love you,” Dupri tweeted, alongside a video of a baby-faced Whodini in 1985. “Thank you for every word, every conversation, every good time, may your soul Rest In Power.”
By Halle Kiefer@hallekiefer
Whodini’s Jalil Hutchins (L) and John Fletcher backstage at an October 20, 1984 show at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images
John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, member of the early, influential hip-hop group Whodini, has died at the age of 56, People reports. A cause of death has yet to be revealed. The first to publicly announce the rapper’s passing, Questlove took to Instagram Wednesday to memorialize Fletcher, who, along with bandmate Jalil Hutchins, founded the group in 1982. “One Love to Ecstasy of the Legendary #Whodini,” wrote The Roots drummer. “This man was legendary and a pivotal member of one of the most legendary groups in hip hop. This is sad man.” DJ Drew Carter, also known as Grandmaster Dee, who joined the group in 1986, confirmed the rapper’s passing to Variety.
Based out of Brooklyn, Whodini recorded six studio albums in total, producing 14 charting singles including “One Love,” “Friends,” “Five Minutes of Funk,” “Freaks Come Out at Night,” “The Haunted House of Rock,” and more, with crossover hit “Friends” cracking the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. Their song, “Magic’s Wand,” a tribute to New York DJ Mr. Magic, is credited with being the first hip-hop song with a music video. Whodini’s final album, 1996’s Six, was executive produced by Jermaine Dupri, who also posted in remembrance of Fletcher on Wednesday.
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“My God, this one hurts me so bad, I can’t even believe I’m posting this, Ex you know I love you,” Dupri tweeted, alongside a video of a baby-faced Whodini in 1985. “Thank you for every word, every conversation, every good time, may your soul Rest In Power.”
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Freaks come out night iconic terminology smh r.I.p
R.I.P.
Its good to see reading this thread that the brother's getting his just due which isn't always the case with these pioneers from our youth.
Its good to see reading this thread that the brother's getting his just due which isn't always the case with these pioneers from our youth.
Man, I remember when this tape came out. I walked around the neighborhood bumping it on my boombox. My homie had the cardboard just anybody wanted to test our breakdancing skills. Oh and 'D' batteries. plenty of 'D' batteries.
Rest Well Young Man!!! One of the best to ever do it!
Edit: Man, who wasn't in this video? I saw Donnie Simpson, he's a vampire.