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Fact #169849

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Short story:

After a struggle with his addiction to crack cocaine, Cowboy (Keith Wiggins) of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five dies at Elmhurst Hospital, New York City, USA.

Full article:

Grandmaster Flash : That was probably the last time we were all together - at his funeral. That was rough, it was way rough on me, he was my first baby, my first MC. I still miss him today. When Cowboy died, some of my fire just wasn't there any more. Although he wasn't a primary writer in the group, he had the best voice, he had such commanding stage presence. We couldn't even think of replacing him.