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Richard William Stephen Shaw (December 8, 1966 – June 9, 2019), better known by his stage name Bushwick Bill, was a Jamaican rapper. He was a member of the Texas hip hop group Geto Boys, a group he originally joined as a breakdancer in 1986 as Little Billy.
Jun 9, 2019 · Bushwick Bill, a member of the Houston rap trio Geto Boys, passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2019. The rapper, who was born with dwarfism and shot himself in the eye in 1991, was known for his hardcore lyrics and horrorcore influence.
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Jun 10, 2019 · CNN — Geto Boys co-founder Bushwick Bill has died. He was 52. The Jamaican-born rapper began his career with the Geto Boys as a dancer before he joined the group as a rapper. He’s known for...
Jun 10, 2019 · Houston rapper Bushwick Bill, a founding member of the pioneering rap crew Geto Boys, died on Sunday evening in Colorado, his publicist, Dawn P., confirmed with NPR. A cause was not given...
Jun 10, 2019 · June 10, 2019. Bushwick Bill, who helped inject vivid psychological horror and lightly morbid comedy into Southern hip-hop storytelling in becoming one of the genre’s most recognizable...
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Jun 10, 2019 · The one-eyed hip-hop star, who was known for his gritty and violent lyrics, passed away at 52 in a Colorado hospital. He had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in February and was working on new music despite his illness.
Jun 10, 2019 · Bushwick Bill was a rapper, dancer and producer who rose to fame as a member of the Geto Boys. He was known for his distinctive voice, his tragic eye injury and his honest lyrics about his struggles with mental health and addiction.
