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“They were figuratively (no weight jokes) the biggest act in hip hop at some point in time,” wrote Questlove. “Like the first act that showed this culture might have some real international legs to it”
“Without him, there would be no dancehall, no hip-hop, no rap, no Afrobeat,” Mad Professor says
Dominican-born musician helped popularise salsa around the world with his work with Fania All-Stars and Celia Cruz
He sang with Diana Ross and Cyndi Lauper, collaborated with Boy George, and opened for Chaka Khan during his career
Keyboardist helped Miles Davis usher in the fusion revolution and founded his own revolutionary groups, including Return to Forever
A member of Jennings’ band the Waylors since 1964, he is essential to the story of Waylon, who referred to Albright as “my right hand”
“Mr. Ray was the second-hardest working man in show business,” James Brown estate says
Powell photographed New York’s vibrant downtown arts scene in the Eighties and Nineties, but was best known for his work with the stars of rap’s golden age
“He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago,” actor’s agent says
Beloved Los Angeles underground rap duo called it quits in 2019
