Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsErick Morillo, the producer and DJ known for the 1993 number “I Like To Move It” that was featured in Madagascar, was found dead Tuesday morning in his Miami Beach home.
He was 49. A cause of death has not yet been confirmed.The musician, who was arrested in August and charged with sexual battery in December, was set to appear in court on Friday, Miami’s Local 10 reported.Morillo was born in New York and began making music in the early 1990s as Reel 2 Real.
In 1993, the musician collaborated with Trinidadian singer Mad Stuntman for his 1993 hit “I Like To Move It,” which helped Morillo leave his mark on the music scene.
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