AllHipHop

RIP: Kangol Kid Of UTFO Loses Battle With Cancer

With heavy hearts, AllHipHop can confirm the passing of legendary rapper Kangol Kid of the seminal Hip-Hop group UTFO. The rapper, who shot to fame as a member of UTFO with the hit song “Roxanne ...
People

The Police Drummer Recalls Thinking 'Roxanne' Was a 'Throwaway Song' When Sting First Wrote the Hit

The Police's Stewart Copeland opened up about the origin of the track in a interview with 'The Bob Lefsetz Podcast' Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.
Ultimate Classic Rock

Stewart Copeland Thought ‘Roxanne’ Was a ‘Throwaway Song’

Stewart Copeland didn’t think much of “Roxanne” the first time he heard it, admitting he considered the tune a “throwaway song.” The Police drummer was recently a guest on The Bob Lefsetz Podcast, ...
Rolling Stone

UTFO Rapper Kangol Kid Dead at 55

Kangol Kid, a member of the Brooklyn hip-hop group UTFO whose 1984 song “Roxanne, Roxanne” sparked a legendary rap rivalry, has died at the age of 55. The emcee/producer born Shaun Fequiere’s death ...
popcrush

The Police Drummer Stewart Copeland Thought ‘Roxanne’ Was a ‘Throwaway Song’

Stewart Copeland didn’t think much of “Roxanne” the first time he heard it, admitting he considered the tune a “throwaway song.” The Police drummer was recently a guest on The Bob Lefsetz Podcast, ...