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Duke Bootee, Whose ‘Message’ Educated Hip-Hop, Dies at 69 His 1982 hit about the “jungle” of urban poverty charted a new, grittier path for rap music in its early days. Edward Fletcher, better known as Duke Bootee, in 2013. He was a studio musician at Sugar Hill Records when he began writing “The Message,” which Rolling Stone has called the greatest song in hip-hop history.Credit...Geoff L Johnson Jan. 29, 2021 Edward Fletcher, who as Duke Bootee was the driving force behind “The Message,” the 1982 hit that pushed hip-hop from merry escapism toward chroniclin...

Duke Bootee, Co-Writer of Hip-Hop's Iconic 'The Message,' Dies at 69 Natalie Oganesyan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Duke Bootee, whose 1982 hit “The Message” changed the tone of hip-hop, died on Jan. 13 of heart failure at his home in Savannah, Ga., the New York Times confirmed. He was 69. Born Edward Fletcher, he began writing “The Message” in 1980, the same year he became a studio musician at Sugar Hill Records, which released the early work of groups such as the Sugar Hill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Fletcher also toured with the Sugar Hill acts and contr...

Edward Fletcher, who wrote and performed under the name Duke Bootee. Photo Credit: Geoff L Johnson Photography Duke Bootee, who co-wrote and appeared on Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s classic “The Message” died Jan. 13 at the age of 69.  Born Edward Fletcher, Bootee died at his home in Savannah, Georgia of end-stage congestive heart failure, according to his wife, Rosita Fletcher.  Fletcher wrote the song, originally called “The Jungle” in 1980 about a New York transit strike.  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were reluctant to record the song, but it became a hit...

R.I.P. Duke Bootee, Rapper and Co-Writer of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s “The Message” photo by geoff l johnson Duke Bootee, the moniker of rapper Edward Fletcher, passed away in his Savannah, Georgia home from end-stage congestive heart failure on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The news was confirmed by Fletcher’s wife Rosita to Rolling Stone. He was 69. Among his many accolades, Fletcher is likely most known for co-writing Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s “The Message,” one of the most iconic and influential hip-hop singles of all time. The song began as a demo penned...

Duke Bootee, Composer of ‘The Message’, Dead At 69 Edward G. Fletcher (aka Duke Bootee) has died at the age of 69. The rapper was best known for writing the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five hit ‘The Message’. While ‘The Message’ was credited as Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five featuring Melle Mel and Duke Bootee the track itself was just Melle Mel and Duke Bootee. ‘The Message’ was inspired by the 1980 Transit Strike in New York City. Fletcher stopped his music career in the early 1990s and became a teacher. He was working at the Critical Thinking and Communicati...