Reports surfaced noting Hip-Hop pioneer Eddie Cheba passed away on February 13. According to Cheba’s sister, Sarah Shawn, the DJ passed early in the morning, with the news being confirmed by AllHipHop.
The legendary DJ’s sister confirmed the news on Facebook, and noted the pioneering New York DJ was sick for at least six months. Along with that, Eddie Cheba had previously suffered three strokes.
A close friend of Van Silk spoke to the outlet, saying: “I met Eddie back in 1975 the same time I met DJ Hollywood and Reggie Wells. Reggie Well and Eddie CHEBA grew up in Douglas Houses in Manhattan. My experience with Eddie Cheeba is very sentimental. He played for many of my parties and we did Broadway International together. Eddie definitely cannot be left out of the culture of Hip-Hop.”
Russell Simmons spoke on the loss of Cheba, saying, “One more legendary ground-breaking rapper has passed and the Hip-Hop community was too uneducated to give him the proper flowers he deserved it was Cheba or Hollywood and if u couldn’t get one of those definitely go get a smaller venue make sure u reach out and get love bug starsky (rip) and charge less but thats the fact.”
source: AllHipHop
