Ecstasy from the legendary rap group
Whodini. The sad news was brought to the world via musician Questlove on Wednesday (12-23-20) in an Instagram tribute.
“One love to Ecstasy of the legendary #Whodini,” he said. “This man was legendary and a pivotal member of one of the most legendary groups in hip hop. This is sad man.”
Ecstasy, 56 (born on June 7, 1964), along with Jalil Hutchins, formed Whodidni in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1982. In 1986, DJ Grandmaster Dee joined the group. As of this posting, there’s no official word on the cause of death, but some are speculating that his death – after a bout he had with pneumonia last year – was COVID-19 related.
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Late into the evening of November 7, 2020, after four long, sleepless nights of ballot-counting and browser-refreshing, a huge crowd gathered outside the White House. Brandishing their You’re Fired placards, the overjoyed revelers came together to celebrate the tense, long-awaited announcement of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. In a year ravaged by lockdowns, police brutality, and an ongoing pandemic, these scenes were a moment of brief yet beautiful respite from political chaos. Fittingly, they were soundtracked by mass chants of the year’s most important track: WAP, the record-breaking collaboration between Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.
The sound of
Mobb Deep. It didn’t fade so much as mutate. For Amani & King Vision Ultra, it’s as if Mobb Deep’s insomniac grind finally wore out. There’s no nostalgia on ‘An Unknown Infinite’. The album might be birthed from that New York sound, but the city, it’s legacy, they respect it too much not to add something to it.
‘Scrapes’ is a kind of boom bap comedown. An aftermath. I love the bass on this: lethargic but dub heavy, Keith Hudson heavy. There’s this other presence too. Noise that doesn’t disrupt so much as seethe alongside. Then comes ‘Holyfield’, the first we hear from Amani.