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does anyone know about papa lee van cliff

his career and how he died

he died as a crackhead...

i heard a couple of months that you want some informations regarding the late pupa lee van. here it is :
he worked on killermanjaro sound based in jamaica but was quick to make the move to NY.
he was known for his early use of the newly popularized "gun talk" ; the man of gun lyrics the man who assumed the clint eastwood era movie villain s title (actor lee van cliff) and the man who left the jamaican yard for something better was himself gunned down in NYC. he camed up on sound systems like gemini and virgo

big bout ya ... big super