The Kangol Kid

Shaun Shiller Fequiere, better known as The Kangol Kid (b. August 10, 1966 – d. December 18, 2021), was an emcee, producer and break-dancer from New York City.

Born in Brooklyn to Haitian parents, Fequiere was mainly known for being part of the hip-hop quartet UTFO, whose 1984 song “Roxanne, Roxanne” became one of the first hits in the genre’s history, thanks to the long series of answer records it generated, started from Roxanne Shanté’s breakout track “Roxanne’s Revenge”.

The Kangol Kid also took his name from the brand caps he famously wore and helped popularize: in the process, he became the first hip-hop artist to sign an official sponsorship deal and inspired artists like LL Cool J to follow the same trend in the following years.

After many years of work in management and music production, The Kangol Kid also started a partnership between his Mama Luke Foundation and the American Cancer Society, in order to raise awareness and money for scientific research against breast cancer.

Unfortunately, fate struck harshly as the artist himself was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2021: he eventually passed away due to health complications from it on December 18, 2021.