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Hip Hop Lost a Legend: Lord Sear

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Hip hop mourns the loss of Lord Sear, a influential figure who passed away at fifty-two. Known for his work with Kurious and Stretch Armstrong, Sear also toured with Eminem and voiced a station in Grand Theft Auto three. Friends and artists, including Fat Joe and DJ Premier, paid tribute to his impact. Meanwhile, Country Joe McDonald, co-founder of Country Joe and the Fish and writer of the Vietnam protest song I Feel Like Im Fixin to Die Rag, passed away at eighty-four. Shade forty-five plans a special tribute to Sear today.

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Hip Hop Lost a Legend: Lord Sear

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Hip Hop Lost a Legend: Lord Sear. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

This is Corey, here with your quick two-minute entertainment update. Hip-hop lost a key figure this week with the death of Lord Sear at age 52. Sirius XM confirmed the news on Wednesday, March 11th, calling him a force in the culture and a close friend to many. Sear built a lasting career starting in the 1990s with the group Curious and the underground radio show Stretch Armstrong and Bobby Toe. He toured worldwide on Eminem's anger management voiced the station in Grand Theft Auto 3 and worked as a DJ on Shade 45 for the past. 20 years. Friends and artists quickly shared their grief online. Fadjo called him a lifelong influence, comedian Godfrey named him one of the funniest around, and DJ Premier remembered a recent upbeat chat just. Days before. In other music news, Country Joe McDonald passed away on March 7th at age 84 in Berkeley, California due to complications from Parkinson's disease. McDonald co-founded the psychedelic rock band Country Joe and the fish and wrote their iconic

Vietnam protest song I Feel Like I'm Fixin To Die. Rag. Famous from his Woodstock performance. Meanwhile, Shade 45 plans a special tribute to Sear today from noon to 4pm Eastern with friends sharing stories. Dianne is sponsored by our partner. Comfort you can hear. Sound you can relax into. S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com.

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