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Sep 08 2008 4:00AM
by Gaylord Fields
Filed under: Rock Almanac
Spinner.com: On This Date in 1989: Rapper Keith "Cowboy" Wiggins, a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, dies from drug-related causes at age 28.The Almanac Advises for September 8: "When someone states that a cowboy 'died with his boots on', it...Read moreJun 09 2008 11:00AM
by David Chiu
Filed under: News, Exclusive, Book Club
Spinner.com: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five are without question the forefathers of hip-hop music. Best known for songs such as 'The Message' and 'Freedom' from the early '80s, the group brought hip hop music from the New York clubs to a wider stage. In...Read more
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