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Dolemite, RIP!

mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
edited October 2008 in Strut Central
"AllHipHop.com has confirmed that influential comedian Rudy Ray Moore AKA Dolemite passed away on Friday (October 17) due to complications from diabetes. Moore began his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1960s, and first gained international notoriety after co-writing and starring in the 1975, signature blaxpoitation film Dolemite. Through characters like Queen Bee and the fast-talking, street rapping Dolemite, the movie has gone on to achieve cult status and provided a blueprint to assist emcees like Snoop Dogg, Lil Kim, and Too $hort in the development of their stage personas. The success of the film spawned a 1976 sequel, Human Tornado AKA Dolemite II. Moore recently completed a third film titled The Dolemite Expression, which is slated for release this spring. Aware that Hip-Hop was an extension of his rapid-fire street punchlines (??????rappin??? and trappin??? is my game!???), Moore embraced the culture and since the late 80???s has collaborated with 2 Live Crew, Big Daddy Kane, Insane Clown Posse, and Snoop Dogg"b,121b,121a href="http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/10/20/20602351.aspx" target="_blank"1http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/10/20/20602351.aspx/a1

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  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
    That's a shame, RIP
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    Thats too bad. Rudy was a real origina.
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    r.i.p.
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
    wow. RIP!
  • Strider79itStrider79it 1,176 Posts
    RIP to the one and only Human Tornado
  • TheeeCasualMaleTheeeCasualMale 2,564 Posts
    Rest in peace. Glad I got a chance to see him perform a few years ago.
  • roistoroisto 881 Posts
    Damn.b,121b,121RIP
  • pknypkny 549 Posts
    Now who am I going to vote for????b,121b,121img src="http://www.shockingimages.com/dolemite/albums/images/dolemite4pres_x_front.jpg"1b,121b,121RIP
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    RI mothaf*ckin-P....
  • magneticmagnetic 2,678 Posts
    RIP
  • VeeEightVeeEight 325 Posts
    damn son that is terrible RIP homie
  • Tonearm_RobberyTonearm_Robbery 699 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121Rest in peace. Glad I got a chance to see him perform a few years ago. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cos3ve.gif" alt="" 21b,121b,121r.i.p.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    One of my fondest memories wss getting to hang out with him on the set of [i]Chic-A-Go-Go/i1 (an all-ages dance party cable-access TV show in Chicago)...when my friend Bob went to pick him up at the place he was staying, he graciously let me come along for the ride...Rudy was a genuinely nice guy, and seemed to be unusually on top of his business affairs (he was WORKIN' that cell phone)...when we got to the studio, it was the ONLY time I've ever seen the man work clean...he even told one of the children present, something like "NOW YOU CAN SAY YOU MET DOLEMITE!" (I know I'm messing it up, but it was something like that)...R.I.P.
  • El PrezEl Prez NE Ohio 1,141 Posts
    RIP...as I cue up "Signifying monkey"....
  • LuckLoopLuckLoop 103 Posts
    RIP
  • rootlesscosmorootlesscosmo 12,848 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!! b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121this sucks. in addition to Dolemite he had some great standup.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!! b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121this sucks. in addition to Dolemite he had some great standup. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b,121I knew "Dolemite" as a standup routine before I even heard of the movies.
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!! b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121RIP to a man who gave me a lotta laughs.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    As a young kid in the early 70's I used to sneak into my grandfather's closet and borrow his Rudy Ray Moore and Skillet & Leroy LP's.......even then I had vinyl in the blood.b,121b,121RIP and thanks for the great memories.
  • nzshadownzshadow 5,526 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!! b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121RIP to a man who gave me a lotta laughs. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1
  • the_average_manthe_average_man 675 Posts
    I shouted out "oh no" as soon as I saw this thread title img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" 21
  • kalakala 3,362 Posts
    that sucksb,121b,121R.I.P to a dirty filthy foul mouthed mutherfuckkkering comedic genius
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    I met RR Moore at a 70s convention and where all the other celebs were charging $10-$20 for autographs, he signed for free. He also was the nicest, softest-spoken, non-cursing and friendly man when not onstage. RIP to a true legend.
  • ariel_calmerariel_calmer 3,762 Posts
    A life lived to its fullest. RIP. b,121b,121embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"1/embed1
  • coffinjoecoffinjoe 1,743 Posts
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    Quote:/font1h,121b,121I met RR Moore at a 70s convention and where all the other celebs were charging $10-$20 for autographs, he signed for free. He also was the nicest, softest-spoken, non-cursing and friendly man when not onstage. RIP to a true legend. b,121b,121h,121
    font class="post"1b,121b,121when NAIRD & NAIRM conventions were in DC & NOVAb,121around 91 + 93b,121somehow i worked a table next to his twiceb,121he was one of the nicest guys everb,121i never tired of hearing his rap to the fansb,121"you must be soul brother #2 because James Brown is soul brother #1, etc"b,121although most of the attendees were industry squares & oblivious to the man's greatnessb,121there were a few who were as facemelted as i wasb,121one of the years was an election year & he had a ton of b,121rudy ray & dolemite for prez buttons & stickersb,121b,121a few years back Norton brought him to WFMU fairsb,121& he had the longest lines all weekend
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