The Fall of Kidd Creole: Inside a Rap Pioneer’s Tragic Descent

The New York Times – Music:

As a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, he helped invent hip-hop. He spent the rest of his life trying recapture that glory. Then, in seven minutes on a Manhattan street, it all came to an end.

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