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John Ecstasy Fletcher, of influential hip-hop group Whodini, dies at 56 Tyler Aquilina © Provided by Entertainment Weekly Leon Bennett/Getty Images John Fletcher, also known as Ecstasy, of the pioneering hip-hop group Whodini, has died at 56. The group s Grandmaster Dee confirmed the news to Variety after the Roots’ Questlove first announced Fletcher s death on social media on Wednesday. No cause of death has been given. A Brooklyn native known for his trademark Zorro hat, Fletcher formed Whodini with fellow rapper Jalil Hutchins in 1982, quickly rising to prominence in the early 80s New York hip-hop scene. Pioneering from the start their debut single Magic s Wand was among the first rap songs with an accompanying music video the duo was later joined by DJ Grandmaster Dee, and saw a breakthrough with their second album, 

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