Left us on this day (Sept. 8) in 1989: Robert Keef Cowboy Wiggins - TopicsExpress



          

Left us on this day (Sept. 8) in 1989: Robert Keef Cowboy Wiggins (heart attack related to drug addictions, age 28), best remembered as one of the founding Furious Five rappers from cornerstone hip-hop group, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (1982 US #4 R&B, #62 Pop & UK #8 political & social commentary single The Message, considered among the genres most influential songs); formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978, they were composed of one DJ (Grandmaster Flash) & five rappers (Melle Mel, The Kidd Creole, Keef Cowboy, Mr. Ness/Scorpio & Rahiem); their use of turntablism, break-beat deejaying, choreographed stage routines & lyricism was a significant force in the early development of hip-hop music; they released 1982 album The Message, broke up amid personal tensions in 1983, then reformed in 1987 to produce 1988 second LP, On the Strength; they were the first rap group ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (2007)…
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 20:56:28 +0000

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