JudynTX
11-11-2014, 02:07 PM
RIP :depressed
Sugarhill Gang founder Henry 'Big Bank Hank' Jackson has died at age 57 from kidney complications due to cancer.
The rapper was a founding member or Sugarhill Gang, which produced the first mainstream rap hit Rapper's Delight in 1979.
The manager for the group David Mallie confirmed the musician's untimely passing with Fox News.
'[Wonder Mike and Master Gee] had been in contact with him in the past year,' Sugarhill's rep told FOX411. 'They had some great times and created history.'
Wonder Mike and Master Gee released a statement, communicating their condolences: 'So sad to hear of our brother's passing. Rest in peace Big Bank.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2830358/Sugarhill-Gang-rapper-Big-Bank-Hank-dies-age-57.html#ixzz3Imx6QF5x
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Sugarhill Gang founder Henry 'Big Bank Hank' Jackson has died at age 57 from kidney complications due to cancer.
The rapper was a founding member or Sugarhill Gang, which produced the first mainstream rap hit Rapper's Delight in 1979.
The manager for the group David Mallie confirmed the musician's untimely passing with Fox News.
'[Wonder Mike and Master Gee] had been in contact with him in the past year,' Sugarhill's rep told FOX411. 'They had some great times and created history.'
Wonder Mike and Master Gee released a statement, communicating their condolences: 'So sad to hear of our brother's passing. Rest in peace Big Bank.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2830358/Sugarhill-Gang-rapper-Big-Bank-Hank-dies-age-57.html#ixzz3Imx6QF5x
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
http://youtu.be/cELt9nCWY_0