Whodini'sJalil Hutchins (left) and John "Ecstasy" Fletcher (right) backstage in 1984. (Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images) A who’s-who of the hip-hop community took to social media Wednesday to mourn the ...
John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, cofounder of the early New York hip-hop group Whodini, who used electro-funk and R&B influences to expand the new genre into a commercially potent force, died Wednesday at age ...
Rap pioneer John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, of the seminal hip-hop trio Whodini, has reportedly died at the age of 56, according to The Roots drummer Questlove, who posted a fond farewell to the iconic ...
John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, the co-founder of the pioneering rap group Whodini, has died, the group confirmed Wednesday. He was 56. Fletcher’s death was confirmed by group member Grand Master Dee, ...
On this date, the Hip Hop world pauses to remember the life and legacy of Ecstasy, born Michael Wright, a pioneering voice and founding member of Whodini, who passed away in 2020. His influence ...
"My God, this one hurts me so bad," tweeted rapper Jermaine Dupri John "Ecstasy" Fletcher of hip-hop trio Whodini is dead, according to The Roots' Questlove. In a short, yet touching post, The Roots' ...
The rap community is mourning the death of John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, who is a member of the pioneer group Whodini. The Hip-Hop world lost a pioneer of the genre today. Legendary Whodini group John ...
On December 23, relatives announced the death of John Fletcher, a leading member of the pioneering rap group Whodini. Fletcher, who went by the stage name “Ecstasy,” was 56 years old. The cause of ...
The same way the deluge of horrid rap-metal in the late ’90s sent throngs of appalled rock fans scurrying for the comforts of Led Zeppelin and the Beatles — sometimes for the first time — hip-hop’s ...
Whodini's John "Ecstasy" Fletcher, center, at Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1986. (David Corio/Getty Images) John “Ecstasy” Fletcher, cofounder of the early New York hip-hop group Whodini, who used ...
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 ...
The hip-hop world is mourning the loss of another legend. On Wednesday, Questlove announced the death of John "Ecstasy" Fletcher, a co-founding member of the New York City hip-hop group Whodini. "This ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results