Luke Skyywalker of 2 Live Crew: Prominent Rapper and Hip-hop Pioneer Passes Away at 58

Miami, Florida, Florida United States of America
Born in Rochester, New York and joined the group in Miami in 1986.
He was a prominent rapper and member of hip-hop group 2 Live Crew.
Luke Skyywalker, real name Brother Marquis, passed away at the age of 58.
Luke Skyywalker of 2 Live Crew: Prominent Rapper and Hip-hop Pioneer Passes Away at 58

Brother Marquis, a prominent rapper and member of the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, has passed away at the age of 58. The news was shared on the group's social media accounts on Monday night, but no cause or location of death was provided.

Born in Rochester, New York, Brother Marquis joined 2 Live Crew in Miami in 1986 and performed under the name Luke Skyywalker. He became a notable member of the group alongside DJ Mr. Mixx (David Hobbs), Fresh Kid Ice (Christopher Wong Won), and their leader, Luther Campbell.

The group's third album,



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    • He joined 2 Live Crew in Miami in 1986 and performed under the name Luke Skyywalker.
    • In another case, 2 Live Crew faced copyright infringement charges for their rap version of Roy Orbison’s ‘Pretty Woman’. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in their favor, setting a legal precedent for parody within federal copyright law.
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    • He was born in Rochester, New York
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    • ]Brother Marquis joined 2 Live Crew in Miami in 1986[
    • The line-up of Brother Marquis, Fresh Kid Ice, Luke Skyywalker and Mr. Mixx saw the group's greatest fame and impact from late 1980s to mid-1990s
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    • Brother Marquis was born in Rochester, New York,
    • He joined 2 Live Crew in Miami in 1986 and performed under the name Luke Skyywalker.
    • In a 2017 interview, Brother Marquis reminisced about the group’s heyday and performing live.
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    • He was featured on Ice-T’s song ‘99 Problems.’
    • Their song ‘Me So Horny’ took their fair use fight to the Supreme Court in 1994.
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    • Brother Marquis died at the age of 58.
    • 2 Live Crew was founded in Riverside, CA in 1984 and moved to Miami in 1986 where Brother Marquis joined the group.
    • Brother Marquis made his record debut with 2 Live Crew in 1986 and appeared on albums like The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are (1986), Move Somethin’ (1988), As Nasty As They Wanna Be (1989), Banned in the U.S.A. (1990) and As Nasty as They Wanna Be Part II (1991).
    • Brother Marquis was born on April 4, 1966, in Rochester, NY.
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