Don Newkirk, the American musician best known for his songs De La Soul and 3rd Bass, has died at the age of 56. On November 26, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five hip-hop musician Rahiem announced the His death on his Facebook page:
“My sincerest condolences to the family of my brother Don Newkirk on his passing. Don Newkirk was one of the first R&B musicians to sign with Defjam. You can rest in peace.”
Rahiem explained to AllHipHop how he knew about Don Newkirk’s death.
“One of our close friends called me and told me that Don’s daughter had called to tell him.”
Newkirk is known for De La Soul’s 1989 debut 3 Feet High and Rising and 3rd Bass’, The Cactus Album, where he sang The Gas Face. The musician has also released his solo album, Funk City, under the name OBR/Columbia Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam Records. Sweat You and I Desire, two of his most successful hits, came from the aforementioned album.
Don Newkirk expects his hosting career to be more successful than his singing career.
Don Newkirk talked about his solo album Funk City and how he experimented with his voice in areas other than rapping with AllHipHop 2021:
“Because I’ve never been a singer.” I have always been an MC. But then I just felt that I could better convey what I was trying to capture through the song. So it came out as Funk City, I think it’s great because it gives people a new side of me. And just the whole duration of what’s going on with our team.”
When asked about his profession, he said:
“Perhaps I’d have had more success. If I had continued to lead, 3 Feet High and Rising would come out and ‘Gas Face’ would come out. And so I was in that whole camp, almost in a language camp. mother tongue , but not quite the mother tongue camp , because I am singing , not spitting ”.
Then he said:
“But I’m glad it turned out that way because it left a legacy that I now know had an impact I didn’t even know existed at the time because we didn’t have the Internet. “
The slain 56-year-old released his second album, Between Love and Lust, in 1992, but it was shelved when Def Jam Records sold it to its subsidiary. Don joined the short-term pilot project BROOKZILL! 2016, along with Prince Pavlo, Ladybug Mecca and Rodrigo Brando. Before breaking up, they collaborated on the album Throwback To The Future.
Don once again teamed up with Prince Paul on the score for the Netflix documentary Who Killed Malcolm X. They previously worked on and wrote the music for the 2004 film The Best Thief In The World, as well as the standalone film. Set up a pressure cooker. In addition, the group wrote the theme song for the podcast Mogul: The Life and Death of Chris Lighty and contributed to Chris Rock’s Grammy-winning album Never Scared.
Netizens pay their respects to Don Newkirk after learning of his tragic death.
Following news of Don Newkirk’s death, Twitteratis expressed condolences and remembered the artist’s contributions to the music business. Not only fans but also celebrities in the music industry also expressed their condolences to the late singer.
RIP Don Newkirk
Known for his vocals on De La Soul’s song, Three Feet High and Rising, and 3rd Bass’s song, “The Gas Face”, he was also featured on the “Say No Go” remix ” by De La Soul. He has also performed basic, lead and keyboard lines on Stetsasonic’s “Talking All That Jazz”. pic.twitter.com/DONCPipAM1
– Boulevard (@SebastianAvenue) November 26, 2022
RIP Don Newkirk. Aside from his collaborations with Stetsasonic, De La Soul and 3rd Bass, his 1989 R&B album “Funk City” was an absolute success. Bad news. https://t.co/swVKSfmctN
– Ryan Proctor (@RyanProctor75) November 26, 2022
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