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His best known single was "[[The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)|The Message]]". Produced for [[Sugar Hill Records (rap)|Sugar Hill Records]], this record featured legendary rapper [[Melle Mel]] and Duke Bootee. The label on the record marketed the song as [[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]], although the actual performers were Melle Mel and Duke Bootee. Later, he collaborated again with Melle Mel on the singles "Message II (Survival)",<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Melle-Mel-Duke-Bootee-Message-2-Survival/release/144055 Melle Mel & Duke Bootee Of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Message II (Survival) (Vinyl) at Discogs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and "[[New York New York (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)|New York New York]]", in which the latter was credited to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. |
His best known single was "[[The Message (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)|The Message]]". Produced for [[Sugar Hill Records (rap)|Sugar Hill Records]], this record featured legendary rapper [[Melle Mel]] and Duke Bootee. The label on the record marketed the song as [[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]], although the actual performers were Melle Mel and Duke Bootee. Later, he collaborated again with Melle Mel on the singles "Message II (Survival)",<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Melle-Mel-Duke-Bootee-Message-2-Survival/release/144055 Melle Mel & Duke Bootee Of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Message II (Survival) (Vinyl) at Discogs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and "[[New York New York (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song)|New York New York]]", in which the latter was credited to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. |
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After concluding his music career in the early 1990s, Duke Bootee obtained teaching certification and became an educator. As of 2014 he was an instructor in Critical Thinking and Communication at [[Savannah State University]] in Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dukebooteeproductions.com/about|title=About Duke Bootee|last=|first=|date=2014|website=Duke Bootee Productions|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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Duke Bootee | |
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| Birth name | Ed Fletcher |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1982–1992 |
| Labels | Sugar Hill Records |
Edward G. Fletcher, known as Duke Bootee, is an early hip hop and rap producer,[1] who produced some of the most early and important rap records [citation needed]
His best known single was "The Message". Produced for Sugar Hill Records, this record featured legendary rapper Melle Mel and Duke Bootee. The label on the record marketed the song as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, although the actual performers were Melle Mel and Duke Bootee. Later, he collaborated again with Melle Mel on the singles "Message II (Survival)",[2] and "New York New York", in which the latter was credited to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
After concluding his music career in the early 1990s, Duke Bootee obtained teaching certification and became an educator. As of 2014 he was an instructor in Critical Thinking and Communication at Savannah State University in Georgia.[3]
Discography
- Bust Me Out (1984)[4]
References
- ^ "DUKE BOOTEE". oldschoolhiphop.com. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ Melle Mel & Duke Bootee Of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Message II (Survival) (Vinyl) at Discogs
- ^ "About Duke Bootee". Duke Bootee Productions. 2014.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Duke Bootee - Bust Me Out (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs
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