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Kangol Kid (1966–2021), pioneering rapper with UTFO

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Kangol Kid was a rapper with the old school hip-hop group UTFO, known for their 1984 hit “Roxanne, Roxanne.”Born Shaun Shiller Fequiere, Kangol Kid got his start as a breakdancer, half of the duo the Keystone Dancers.

They appeared on “The Phil Donahue Show,” the first breakdancers featured there. Kangol Kid got his nickname early, for the hats he liked to wear, and he went on to influence hip-hop culture as the first rapper to make an endorsement deal when he signed with Kangol.

He and his dance partner, Doctor Ice, cofounded UTFO – the name was an abbreviation for Untouchable Force Organization – along with Educated Rapper and Mix Master Ice.

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