DJ Big Kap, New York Hip-Hop Mainstay, Dead at 45
Funkmaster Flex posted on Instagram on Wednesday morning (Feb. 3) that DJ Big Kap, an NYC hip-hop culture OG, has died at the age of 45. There are no details about his death yet.
Kap was a force in the '90s New York rap scene; there's a good chance was your favorite DJ’s favorite DJ. The Notorious B.I.G.–affiliated turntablist was scheduled to DJ and host an event on Wednesday night.
Funk Flex and Kap dropped The Tunnel on Def Jam in 1999, a pioneering DJ-headlined album with verses by Tupac and Biggie (on the same song!), Eminem (a super early look), Dr. Dre, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, Nas, Angie Martinez (!), Capone-n-Noreaga, the Ruff Ryders, Raekwon and Method Man. It went to No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
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