First heard it on a kay slay tape!Yo I almost forgot how low key big this song was
One of them died when they got hit by a car saving a kid in my neighborhood
Story that was told was that he pushed a kid out the way from getting hit by a car in board daylightThe Marlon Brando guy, right? I learned about that last night.
NEW YORK — Sporty Thievz member Marlon Brando, who rapped on the group's hit TLC parody "No Pigeons," died in a car accident in the Bronx early Friday morning.
Brando, whose real name was Marlon Bryant, was walking out of a deli around 3 a.m. when a minivan ran a red light, jumped a curb and slammed into him, according to Sporty Thievz DJ Gehai. The accident crushed both of his legs and sent his blood pressure plummeting — he died shortly after an ambulance arrived on the scene, Gehai said.
The rapper was 22 years old and the father of a newborn baby, according to Gehai.
Sylvia Reyes, a spokesperson for Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the South Bronx, confirmed that Bryant was pronounced dead early Friday morning. A police spokesperson was unable to provide details on the car accident or information on whether the driver will face charges.
Sporty Thievz had just released a new indie-label album, In Stores Now (F--- Sporty Thievz), and were going to celebrate at an album-release party this weekend.
Gehai described Brando as "the conscience" of Sporty Thievz and a driving, creative force.
"He basically came up with the idea for all the hooks, the concepts for the song," Gehai said. "Bran was the comedian of the group. He'd been through a lot of sh--, like everybody else, but you'd always see Bran smiling and cracking a joke."
Sporty Thievz's Marlon Brando Struck, Killed By Van
The Marlon Brando guy, right? I learned about that last night.
NEW YORK — Sporty Thievz member Marlon Brando, who rapped on the group's hit TLC parody "No Pigeons," died in a car accident in the Bronx early Friday morning.
Brando, whose real name was Marlon Bryant, was walking out of a deli around 3 a.m. when a minivan ran a red light, jumped a curb and slammed into him, according to Sporty Thievz DJ Gehai. The accident crushed both of his legs and sent his blood pressure plummeting — he died shortly after an ambulance arrived on the scene, Gehai said.
The rapper was 22 years old and the father of a newborn baby, according to Gehai.
Sylvia Reyes, a spokesperson for Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the South Bronx, confirmed that Bryant was pronounced dead early Friday morning. A police spokesperson was unable to provide details on the car accident or information on whether the driver will face charges.
Sporty Thievz had just released a new indie-label album, In Stores Now (F--- Sporty Thievz), and were going to celebrate at an album-release party this weekend.
Gehai described Brando as "the conscience" of Sporty Thievz and a driving, creative force.
"He basically came up with the idea for all the hooks, the concepts for the song," Gehai said. "Bran was the comedian of the group. He'd been through a lot of sh--, like everybody else, but you'd always see Bran smiling and cracking a joke."
Sporty Thievz's Marlon Brando Struck, Killed By Van