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In keeping with fellow Juice Crew member Roxanne Shante, acclaimed singer T.J. Swan has handed away.

His household additionally confirmed the information on his official Instagram account, confirming he died on Friday morning (November 22).

T.J. Swan’s contributions helped form the sound of Nineteen Eighties Hip-Hop as one of many first crooners to seem on a number of the greatest data of the day.

In keeping with MC Shan, T.J. Swan was introduced into The Juice Crew by Biz Markie.

Due to T.J. Swan’s vocals, MC Shan (“Left Me Lonely”) and Biz Markie (“Make The Music With Your Mouth Biz” and “No person Beats the Biz”) discovered large success as collaborators.

In keeping with legend, T.J. Swan recorded a full album with Juice Crew producer Marley Marl, however the launch by no means noticed the sunshine of day for unknown causes.

The information of T.J. Swan’s passing sparked an outpouring of grief from numerous well-known Hip-Hop stars, together with Jazzy Jeff, Killer Mike, Posdnuos of De La Soul and Large Gipp, who was featured on Nelly’s#### tune “Grillz” with Paul Wall and Ali, which included a chunk of TJ Swan’s hook from MC Shan’s “Left Me Lonely.”