| Flavor Unit's Rapper Apache Dies |
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| Saturday, 23 January 2010 21:17 |
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“Apache was the string that tied all of Flavor Unit together. Without Apache none of this would be.” Apache was one of the three original rappers in Flavor Unit, which also counted Queen Latifah and Latee as early group members. The rap crew expanded and consisted of groups or rappers like Lakim Shabazz, Lord Alibaski, Chill Rob G., Naughty By Nature, Freddie Foxxx, Nikki D and Queen Latifah. Apache's appearances included collaborations with Naughty by Nature, Fat Joe, Tupac, and A Tribe Called Quest. The exact cause of death was not disclosed, but we are told that it was a SUDDEN passing. Here is how MTV is reporting it: "I got a call from Shakim [Compere] this morning, Queen Latifah's manager," Vin from Naughty by Nature said. "He was really feeling it. He told me, and I spread the word to Kay and Treach and the rest of our camp." "I'm at a loss for words," Apache's best friend, Trick, said."I still don't believe it. I'm numb." Those close to him said he'd shown no signs of illness. "They really don't know yet.It's so new - it just happened,"Trick said about his friend's cause of death. "I'm waiting to hear back from his mother. We don't know if it was a heart attack or what could have happened. We don't know. We're waiting to hear how the coroner is gonna rule." Trick had just spoken on the phone with Apache late Wednesday night."He was his old self," Trick, who noted that Apache had planned to be married in the near future, said. "We was laughing, joking, talking about Tupac. He said people wouldn't believe them stories from back in the day.They started out as roadies together-'Pac with Digital Underground and him and Treach with Latifah. He's on 'Pac's first album, on Fat Joe's first album. He's gonna be missed." Our prayers go out to Apache's family.. R.I.P. Follow us on www.twitter.com/rappages |
| Last Updated on Saturday, 23 January 2010 21:35 |
Flavor Unit emcee Apache, born Anthony Teaks, passed away on Friday, January 22 after a protracted illness. As an original member of Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit, Apache first appeared on 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit and his best known single “Gangsta B**ch” peaked at #11 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. Shakim Compere, CEO and Co-Founder of Flavor Unit Records, remembered Apache. “Without Apache there would have been no Queen Latifah, no Naughty By Nature, no Chill Rob G., no anything” Compere told RapPagesMagazine.Com. 