Brother Marquis of 2 Live Crew , Dead at 58.
The rapper's death was confirmed by the group's manager on June 3, 'USA Today' reports. .
A cause of death has yet to be revealed.
2 Live Crew member Uncle Luke
took to X to pay tribute to Brother Marquis. .
2 Live Crew member Uncle Luke
took to X to pay tribute to Brother Marquis. .
My Condolence goes out to the
Family of Brother Marquis and so
many of his Fans from around the
World after learning his passing, Uncle Luke, via X.
We took on so many fights
for the culture (and) made
Great music together
something I would never forget. , Uncle Luke, via X.
2 Live Crew's 1989 album, 'As Nasty As They Wanna Be,' made history as the country's "first legally obscene album," 'USA Today' reports. .
Following the ruling, southern Florida
made it illegal to sell the album, but
that ruling was later overturned.
The group's fourth album, 'Banned in the U.S.A.,' was the first album to contain the "parental advisory explicit content" label.
2 Live Crew is presently embroiled
in a legal battle with Lil Joe Records over rights to their music, 'USA Today' reports. .
We had recently got back together
to take on another fight to get
back our catalog that was stolen
from us. We will continue that
fight in his name for his Family, Uncle Luke, via X.
The Brother Marquis that I
know would want us to celebrate his life (and) that’s exactly what
I’m gonna do. R.I.P My Brother, Uncle Luke, via X
