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Tuesday 17 July 2018

Hip Hop Tuesdays: Too Poetic

Anthony Ian Berkeley (November 15, 1964 – July 15, 2001)

Trinidadian born Rapper and Producer, Too Poetic, was a founding member of Gravediggaz and Brothers Grym. His solo career began in 1989 and included a period of homelessness. He had success with Gravediggaz and worked continuously up to his death from colon cancer in 2001. Please take a listen here and Happy Hip Hop Tuesday: God made me funky and Savior

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Ian_Berkeley
Background information
Birth nameAnthony Ian Berkeley
Also known asGrym Reaper
BornNovember 15, 1964
Trinidad and Tobago
OriginLong Island, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 15, 2001(aged 36)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
GenresHip hopR&B
Occupation(s)Emceerecord producerCEO
Instrumentsrapping
Years active1989–2001
LabelsTommy Boy/Warner Bros.(1989)
Gee Street/Island/PolyGram Records (1994–1996)
Gee Street/V2/BMGRecords (1997–1999)
Empire Musicwerks/BMGRecords (2000)
Associated actsBrothers Grym
Gravediggaz

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