As a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, he helped invent hip-hop. He spent the rest of his life trying recapture that glory. Then, in seven minutes on a Manhattan street, it all came to an end. Source:…
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Kidd Creole, a Hip-Hop Pioneer, Sentenced to 16 Years in Killing
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2022
Nathaniel Glover, who had been a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, stabbed a homeless man on the way to his copy-shop job. Source: New York Times
Kidd Creole, Member of Pioneering Rap Group, Is Convicted in 2017 Killing
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2022
The founding member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of a homeless man. Source: New York Times