Its with a heart that we announce that our brother and friend Big Bank Hank passed today at the very early age of 57 years young. We will never forget the joy he brought to so many lives especially the lives of the people in the hip-hop, rap, and R&B community. August 5, 1957-November 11, 2014 Hank was born in the Bronx, New York City. He graduated from Bronx Community College with an A.S. degree in oceanography. While attending college, he won several championships in wrestling. After graduating from college, Hank found it very hard to attain a position in oceanography, so he worked at a pizzeria. He did his job so well that when the owner of the shop expanded his business to Englewood, New Jersey, he brought Hank over to head the Crispy Crust store. While managing for a local hip hop group, the Cold Crush Brothers, Hank was discovered by Sylvia Robinson. She was out trying to find an act for the new trend she had discovered hip hop through her son, and she heard Hank rapping some of the Cold Crush Brothers rhymes. When Sylvia asked him to join the group she was forming, Hank went to Grandmaster Caz of the Cold Crush Brothers for rhymes. Caz gladly gave him his notebook, hoping to eventually get something in return. Hank was 22 years old at the time when the Sugarhill Gangs self-titled album was released.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:24:42 +0000
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