Writer and Producer of The Message, Duke Bootee, Dies at 69

1982's "The Message" was written by Bootee and Melle Mel to depict the dilapidated state of New York City at the time and respond to the transit strike.

kexp on X: Edward Fletcher, the rapper who performed under the moniker Duke Bootee, passed away Wednesday. Fletcher is perhaps best known as the co- writer of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five's

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Duke Bootee, co-writer and producer of Grandmaster Flash's 'The Message', dies, aged 69

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