Brother Marquis, 2 Live Crew Rapper, Dead at 57

Brother Marquis, a member of the hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, has died at the age of 57.

2 Live Crew’s manager confirmed Brother Marquis’ death to TMZ on Monday, June 3rd. The cause of his death appears to be the result of natural causes, but details were not immediately known.

Hailing from Miami, 2 Live Crew came under national scrutiny when their third album, 1989’s As Nasty as They Wanna Be, was declared legally obscene by a US District Judge. As a result, several merchants and retailers in counties that fell under the judge’s jurisdiction were temporarily barred from selling the album until a US Court of Appeals overturned the ruling.

2 Live Crew’s follow-up fourth album, 1990’s Banned in the U.S.A., was the first release to bear the RIAA-standard Parental Advisory warning sticker.

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