Dee teamed up with fellow Brooklyn natives Darren Robinson and Damon Wimbley to form the Fat Boys in the early 1980s, and the group went on to release seven studio albums.
The Fat Boys Prince Markie Dee Dead at 52
The Fat Boys Prince Markie Dee Dead at 52 They were figuratively (no weight jokes) the biggest act in hip hop at some point in time, wrote Questlove. Like the first act that showed this culture might have some real international legs to it
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Prince Markie Dee, a member of the pioneering hip-hop group the Fat Boys, died on Thursday, the group’s manager, Louis Gregory confirmed. He was 52. No cause of death has been given.
“Forever in my Heart. Prince Markie Dee was more than a rapper; he was one of my very best and closest friends,” Gregory wrote on Twitter. “My heart breaks today because I lost a brother. I’ll always love you Mark and I’ll cherish everything you taught me. Tomorrow is your birthday, swing my way big bro.”
The cause of death remains unknown, but his longtime friend Louis Gregory confirms the sad news through Twitter as writing, My heart breaks today because I lost a brother.