John Fletcher, who was known by the stage name “Ecstasy” while performing with the early rap group Whodini, has died, according to the group’s Grand Master Dee and numerous friends.
He was 56 and the cause of death was not revealed.“One love to Ecstasy of the legendary #Whodini,” wrote Roots drummer Questlove on social media. “This man was legendary and a pivotal member of one of the most legendary groups in hip hop.
This is sad man.”Whodini were among the commercial pioneers of rap music as contemporaries of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and Kurtis Blow.
Their hit singles included Friends, Freaks Come Out at Night, Magic’s Wand and The Haunted House of Rock. The group earned one platinum (a million units sold) and two gold albums
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