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oi-Prakash KL
Hip-hop
producer,
DJ
Clark
Kent
passed
away
at
the
age
of
58
on
Thursday,
his
family
announced
in
a
post
on
Instagram.
He
was
battling
colon
cancer
for
the
last
three
years
and
breathed
his
last
on
Thursday
evening.
Credit:
DJ
Clark
Kent
Account
“It
is
with
deep
sadness
that
we
share
the
passing
of
the
beloved
Rodolfo
A.
Franklin,
known
to
the
world
as
DJ
Clark
Kent.
Clark
passed
away
Thursday
evening
surrounded
by
his
devoted
wife
Kesha,
daughter
Kabriah,
and
son
Antonio.
Clark
quietly
and
valiantly
fought
a
three-year
battle
with
colon
cancer,
while
continuing
to
share
his
gifts
with
the
world.
The
family
is
grateful
for
everyone’s
love,
support,
and
prayers
during
this
time
and
ask
for
privacy
as
they
process
this
immense
loss,” the
family
announced
the
news
of
his
death
in
an
Instagram
post.
Who
was
Clark
Kent?
Kent,
who
was
born
Rodolfo
Franklin,
started
his
in
the
1980s
in
Brooklyn,
and
worked
a
DJ
for
rapper
Dana
Dane.
He
got
his
major
break
in
the
year
1995
with
Junior
M.A.F.I.A.’s
hit
single
“Player’s
Anthem,”
which
featured
Biggie
Smalls
and
introduced
Lil’ Kim
to
the
world.
A
year
later,
he
was
a
key
producer
on
Jay-Z’s
debut
album
Reasonable
Doubt,
delivering
hit
tracks
such
as
“Brooklyn’s
Finest”
and
“Coming
of
Age.”
He
teamed
up
with
Mariah
Carey
on
her
hit
single
“Loverboy”
from
the
Glitter
soundtrack
in
2001.
In
his
succesful
career,
he
worked
with
with
artists
like
Queen
Latifah,
Ye,
Redman,
50
Cent,
and
Estelle.
Mourning
his
death,
Questlove,
the
Grammy-winning
musician
from
The
Roots,
said,
“Clark
will
forever
be
the
culture.” Rapper
Foxy
Brown,
who
was
also
Kent’s
cousin,
wrote,
“LOVE
YOU
KESH!
MY
BIG
COUSIN
WHO
STARTED
ALL
THIS
SH–
FOR
US!
WE
LOVE
YOU
TONY!”
It
has
to
be
noted
that
Kent
was
passionate
about
sneakers.
He
had
collected
about
3500
pairs
of
sneakers
and
had
collaboration
with
major
brands
like
Nike,
Adidas,
and
New
Balance.
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