“Peace
to
Ron
G,
Brucie
B,
Kid
Capri/
Funkmaster
Flex
and
Lovebug
Starski…”
–
Biggie
Smalls
“Juicy”
The
Hip-Hop
community
mourned
the
loss
of
one
of
the
founding
fathers
of
Hip
Hop
culture,
Lovebug
Starski,
who
passed
away
on
this
date
four
years
ago
at
57
years
old.
Starski,
whose
real
name
is
Kevin
Smith,
allegedly
died
from
a
heart
attack
in
Las
Vegas,
but
the
cause
of
his
death
has
never
been
confirmed,
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Lovebug
Starski
is
one
of
only
two
people
who
is
said
to
have
coined
the
term
“Hip
Hop”
and,
along
with
partners
Brucie
B
and
DJ
Hollywood,
was
instrumental
as
a
DJ,
emcee,
and
producer
in
the
instructional
days
of
Hip
Hop
in
the
South
Bronx.
He
was
a
regular
DJ
at
Harlem
World
and
the
legendary
Rooftop
Roller
Disco.