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RIP Mr. Ivan

hat jmd von euch die Gerüchte über Warren G und Nate Dogg gelesen? Gab ja da auch Gerüchte, aber scheinen nicht wahr zu sein.

Houston hip hop pioneer Eric “OG Style” Woods passed away yesterday due to complications stemming from a brain hemorrhage. Woods, pka The E, was one of the first acts signed to Rap-a-Lot.at the time OG Style was a duo including producer Big Boss, who also passed about a year ago.

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Hip-hop veteran ERIC 'O.G. STYLE' WOODS has died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. The rap pioneer was rushed to St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Texas on Wednesday night (02Jan08), but had to be put on life support after slipping into a coma following a brain haemorrhage. Various internet reports claim Woods' heart stopped several times while in the coma, but he was kept alive by the life support machine in order to allow visiting friends and family to say their goodbyes. Woods' condition failed to improve overnight and on Thursday (03Jan08), his wife gave permission for doctors to take him off life support. He passed away late on Thursday (03Jan08), aged 37. The star, a native of Houston, Texas, started out in the music industry in 1986. He performed as Prince Ezzy-E, before going on to form the group O.G. Style with the late producer/DJ Big Boss, and changing his moniker to Original E. The duo's one and only album, I Know How To Play Em', spawned the hit single Catch 'Em Slippin' in 1991. When Boss left in the mid-1990s, Woods kept the name and became known as a solo artist as O.G. Style. Woods continued working right up until a week before his death, and his teenage son, also called Eric, plans to complete the project - a collaboration with local rapper Smurk. Smurk says, "He (Woods) had another new album he was working on. This was just untimely, man. When I went to see him at the hospital last night, his son told me, 'We're still gonna get it done.' I told him I was gonna hold him to that." Woods is survived by his wife Shelley, their five children, his father and his three siblings.

R.I.P. To Philly Producer Clockwork 2/12/08

Up and coming Philly Producer Clockwork passed away earlier this month, we wanted to shine light on a man who was really on his come-up in the game. He has recorded tracks with Outerspace, Sheek Louch, and Reef The Lost Cauze and also held down the local Philly scene lovely. OuterSpace just leaked a song they did w/him and Reef for free download. To check that, head on over to the Outerspace Myspace page. For other tracks he did, head on over to the myspace page of Equinox & Rellik - two MCs he was working with closely before he passed. RIP To Clockwork!