The Source Magazine

The Source Magazine Remembers Hip Hop Pioneer Lovebug Starski Five Years Later

On this date, five years ago, the Hip-Hop community lost one of its true pioneers, Lovebug Starski. At just 57 years old, the Bronx legend left behind an undeniable legacy that helped shape the ...
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Lovebug Starski, Early Advocate of Hip-Hop, Is Dead at 57

To hear Lovebug Starski tell it, he was there when the phrase “hip-hop” was coined, trading the two words back and forth while improvising lines with Cowboy of the Furious Five at a farewell party for ...
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Lovebug Starski, Co-Inventor Of The Phrase 'Hip-Hop,' Dead At 57

Starski, real name Kevin Smith, released a number of records throughout the '80s including the 1986 album House Rocker and the singles "Amityville (The House on the Hill)," "Do the Right Thing," and ...
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Lovebug Starski, Rapper And DJ Who Stood At The Vanguard Of Hip-Hop, Dead At 57

Pioneering DJ and rapper Lovebug Starski, who helped develop the nascent form of hip-hop in the Bronx in the late '70s, died Thursday afternoon of a heart attack at his Las Vegas home, his manager has ...
The Source Magazine

The Source Magazine Remembers Hip Hop Pioneer Lovebug Starski Four Years Later

The Hip-Hop community mourned the loss of one of the founding fathers of Hip Hop culture, Lovebug Starski, who passed away on this date four years ago at 57 years old. Starski, whose real name is ...