2 Stay Crew member Brother Marquis has died. Fellow member Uncle Luke confirmed his passing in an Instagram put up on Monday (June 3). He concurrently revealed 2 Stay Crew—which consisted of Luke, Marquis, Recent Child Ice and Mr. Mixx—was nonetheless preventing to get its catalog again.
“My Condolence goes out to the Household of Brother Marquis and so lots of his Followers from across the World after studying his passing,” he wrote. “We took on so many fights for the tradition made Nice music collectively one thing I might always remember .We had lately obtained again collectively to tackle one other combat to get again our catalog that was stolen from us.
“We’ll proceed that combat in his identify for his Household. The Brother Marquis, that I do know would need us to rejoice his life that’s precisely what I’m gonna do. R.I.P My Brother.”
Uncle Luke’s put up elicited loads of feedback from his followers and friends, together with DJ Premier, who wrote, “My man Marquis. All the time confirmed Like to Gang Starr. Relaxation Peacefully KING.” Luke shared one other Instagram put up with a pair of images of Brother Marquis however didn’t change the caption.
Brother Marquis performed a pivotal position in shaping the sound of Miami bass that outlined late ’80s period Hip-Hop. The raunchy and sometimes controversial group cemented their standing with the Miami bass hit “Throw the D” in 1986. The group’s notoriety soared with their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be, which turned the primary album legally deemed obscene. Their wrestle totally free speech culminated in a Supreme Courtroom victory in 1994, when their parody of “Oh, Fairly Girl” was dominated truthful use.
Brother Marquis and Recent Child Ice carried ahead their musical journey with new singles in 2016 and continued touring nationally even after main lineup adjustments. Recent Child Ice died in 2017 from problems associated to cirrhosis.
