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    DJ Mark the 45 King, iconic hip-hop producer, dead at 62

    by Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times Oct 19, 2023 3 minutes

    Hip-hop pioneer DJ Mark the 45 King, whose iconic tracks have been sampled repeatedly by the music genre, has died. He was 62.

    The record producer's manager confirmed Thursday in an email to the L.A. Times on Thursday that "he passed." No additional information, including his cause of death, was made available.

    DJ Premier of rap duo Gang Starr announced Thursday on Instagram that the Bronx-born producer died Thursday morning, just days after his 62nd birthday.

    Premier mentioned that his fellow producer had been

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