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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bushwick_BillBushwick Bill - Wikipedia

    Bushwick Bill was a Jamaican rapper and a member of the Geto Boys hip hop group. He was known for his dwarfism, his self-inflicted gunshot wound, his conversion to Christianity and his death from pancreatic cancer.

  2. www.cnn.com › 2019/06/10 › entertainmentBushwick Bill, Geto Boys co-founder, dead at 52 - CNN

    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...

  3. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-newsGeto Boys Rapper Bushwick Bill Dead at 52 - Rolling Stone

    Jun 9, 2019 · Bushwick Bill, a member of the Houston rap trio Geto Boys, has died at the age of 52. The rapper born Richard Shaw recently revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4...

  4. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › musicBushwick Bill: The incredible story of the 3ft 8in Geto Boys...

    Jun 10, 2019 · Learn about the life and death of Bushwick Bill, a member of the Geto Boys who lost his eye in a bizarre incident in 1991. Find out how he claimed he "died and came...

  5. www.npr.org › 2019/06/10 › 731076691Bushwick Bill Of Geto Boys Dead At 52 : NPR

    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 pending...

  6. www.nytimes.com › 2019/06/10 › obituariesBushwick Bill, Rapper Who Told Harrowing Tales in Geto Boys, Is...

    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...

  7. www.cbsnews.com › news › bushwick-bill-one-eyed-geto-boys-rapper-died-52Bushwick Bill, one-eyed Geto Boys rapper, has died at 52

    Jun 10, 2019 · Bushwick Bill, the diminutive, one-eyed rapper who with the Geto Boys helped put the South's stamp on rap with hits like "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" and "Six Feet Deep," died on Sunday at the...

  8. pitchfork.com › news › geto-boys-bushwick-bill-confirmed-dead-at-52Geto Boys’ Bushwick Bill Confirmed Dead at 52 - Pitchfork

    Jun 10, 2019 · Geto Boys ’ Bushwick Bill died Sunday evening, his publicist confirmed to Associated Press and on Instagram. Earlier this year, he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 52....

  9. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-featuresBushwick Bill's Impossible-to-Forget Legacy - Rolling Stone

    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...

  10. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesBushwick Bill: The 3ft 8in giant of rap who once shot himself in...

    Jun 26, 2019 · Bushwick Bill, the Jamaican-born rapper and producer who lost his eye in a shooting, died at 52. He was a pioneer of gangsta rap and horrorcore with the Houston-based group Geto Boys,...