Kangol Child, a member of iconic New York Metropolis hip-hop group UTFO, died on Saturday on the age of 55 after a battle with colon most cancers.
The Brooklyn-born rapper, whose actual identify is Shaun Shiller Fequiere, died peacefully round 3 a.m. on Saturday at a hospital in Manhasset, New York, 10 months after he was first identified, in keeping with an announcement from his household.
As one of many 4 members of UTFO, or Untouchable Drive Group, Child left his mark on the early days of economic hip-hop with Nineteen Eighties hits such because the extremely influential “Roxanne, Roxanne” and “Ya Chilly Wanna Be With Me.”
Recognized for all the time sporting his common Kangol headwear, Child was additionally recognized for serving to elevate consciousness for most cancers each earlier than and after his most cancers prognosis by way of the Mama Luke Basis.
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