TeeRoy's 2 Cents:
- The Fat Boys were legendary. They helped bring hip-hop mainstream with their movies.
- In addition to his career with the Fat Boys, he also wrote and produced for Mariah Carey,J-Lo and Mary J. Blige and later became a radio host.
Fat Boys rapper Prince Markie Dee passed away Thursday at the age of 52.
The group’s manager,Louis Gregory, also known as Uncle Louie, confirmed the news via Twitter, where he wrote, “Forever in my Heart. Prince Markie Dee was more than a rapper; he was one of my very best and closest friends… My heart breaks today because I lost a brother. I’ll always love you Mark and I’ll cherish everything you taught me. Tomorrow is your birthday, swing my way big bro.”
There are reports that the cause of death was congestive heart failure. In the hours after the world learned of his passing, tributes poured in via social media.
Fat Joe:“I would be walking and all of a sudden I would hear music ricochet off the walls, it would go ‘huh huh huh ha huh Hu Hu ha Fat Fat Fat boys , Fat Fat Fat boys,’ this was the first song they would play at the block party to summon you to appear… Today’s news is sad the last member of the Fat Boys’ Prince Markie D morales has passed on he was a great guy a Legend and pioneer God bless my fellow Boriqua brother till we meet again.”
Questlove:“They were figuratively (no weight jokes) the biggest act in hip hop at some point in time… Like the first act that showed this culture might have some real international legs to it … They were so dope we just took them for granted. They did dope routines & dance steps, albums went gold & platinum. Did movies & tv & commercials. They explored territories for the first time that today just seems like *yawn* a Tuesday.”
El-P:"rest in peace to the great Prince Markie Dee of the legendary FAT BOYS."
Juicy J:"Wow I did a zoom interview with the legend a month ago R.I.P. Prince Markie Dee of The Fat Boys."