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Juice Crew member Roxanne Shante said that famous singer TJ Swan has passed away.
His family also confirmed the news on his official Instagram account, confirming that he passed away on Friday morning (November 22).
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TJ Swan was one of the first artists to appear on some of today’s hottest records, and his contributions helped shape the sound of hip-hop in the 1980s.
According to MC Shan, TJ Swan was brought into The Juice Crew through Biz Markie.
MC Shan (“Left Me Lonely”) and Biz Markie (“Make The Music With Your Mouth Biz” and “Nobody Beats the Biz”) have achieved great success as collaborators thanks to the vocals of TJ Swan.
According to legend, TJ Swan recorded a full-length album with Juice Crew producer Marley Marl, but for unknown reasons it was never released.
News of TJ Swan’s death has sparked grief among many well-known hip-hop stars, including Jazzy Jeff, Killer Mike, De La Soul’s Posdnuos and Big Gipp (the latter of whom was featured on Nelly’s #### song Grillz” and Paul Wall worked with Ali to incorporate a melody from TJ Swan’s “Left Me Lonely” by MC Shan.
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